Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
FRANCE MAYP[AY
y. S. R0LEAT GENOA
Expected to Prevent Any Agree
msnt Leading to Exploita-
!, ton Of Russia
PARIS FEARS SHINES GAIN
By CLINTON W, GILBERT

Washington, March 11.-E'rance an.
parently is the chief reliance Of thi.
\ country in preventing any agreemen,
I being reached at the Genoa Confer.
snce, which will lead to the exploita
ton Of Russia. International afinitie.
! ore shortlived. A few weeks me-
France was the evil spirit which wa.
bent upon wreckins the Washington
Conference. Today you hear kint
words about France.
One high official deeply Interested ir
the problem remarked yesterday tha,
Z France was right iu maintaining q
large army SO long as the Soviet Gov
1 eminent kept big force under arms,
From this situation has come the hapny
thought of approaching Eur0pc's
troubles through a land disarmament,
conference which Russia would be In
1t is only suggestion which Il will
not 90 to take too seriously, for France
! u after all Keeping her army not 20
much against Russia as debt collect.
ing agency against Germany. The mn .
tions OF the world cannot approach dis.
armameht IN Europe without consider
cannot consider reparattons anart fron,
: the American holdings of allied lobtS
, 10 there you are. The same old vicinu.
circle always leading back to the allied
debt. Land disarmament in Eurono ;a
dream until this country enters n
conference with the debts in It's hands
Fear United States Left Out
The suggestion Of a disarmament
conference for Europe is nut oit as =, n
sort OF counter to the Genoa Confor'
ence which the Administration bos coma
to regar1 with some anxiety as ,iLeIv
10 lead to a settlement of Russia with
the United States left out. WV"
automatically the situation is obort
like this: We have said, whenevcr "n.
preached. whether regarding tbo
League OF Nations or the allied debt
Europe is for the Europeans. let En-,
rope settle its own problems.
AZ last Europe is replying. "AI,
flsnt; then Europe is for the Enropcan =
fair "'ope ~
And then we are not entirely bannv
ana suggest n limited sort of European
conference that We might sit in on jis.
arming France and Russia.
i have said that Europe ia making
tals answer, but not quiet all Euronc
no one knows where France stands
france has n certain interest in patch. .
ing up an agreement with Russia. The
payment OF Russian bonds held In
france would be immensely popular. II
snmcient assurance could be got that II
would be made. "' -
On the other hand the exploitation Of
Russia's resources by GERMANY o.no
cially by SHINES, which this admits.
tratiOn fears, would be fenroJ h,.
France. France does not want a strong
Germany. ''''"s
United States to Back France
II France proves as obstinate Mt
Genoa MS Mt Washington, she will have
st least sympathy and. perhaps. quiet
support from Washington. Washing.
ton would like to see the Genon Ocn-
ference fail: ut least SO far as Russia
Is concerned.
Preserving the open door in Russia
has become the big problem of Amer
lean diplomacy. And this country IL
not well placed to secure its end. 1t is
not participating in the Genoa confer.
ence. 1t Is not taking a hand in the
II is difficult TO influence doternins.t s t;"m. E,
regarding Russia from THE isoiatoJ a,t
post. ~ '''' '''"'eu '"''
W. ,,,,s , ,
and o,, i1%,a ,ho uSe settie nussia. reparations
Ms nr;no ri, '"e we resi- Oh II II we would pay
n ~ nav % tho WI m,I,n nave r aeciihed repeatedly
~ so, "a! ths price; Every move In Eu-
rope is directed toward forcing our
SE.' Wr IihAans InNI US pay the price:
RuS.,. M i!oya George, moving to settle
T. JS,% sSOuin, u. "ehoa , on European basis,
s,t w'ns nmr ns,' Vs. II ne cam that we cant
mIndins I"Ne us ,.a anu nav. nave II. ne Is re.
IN is his no.. us - that ~ mere are things over
n. S nr,po part t,.t Tt .ne world that are worth
liz pns. p,se Mnich we nave refused to pay:
snlv uSe ona itase h,s nus success at Lemon, and
~tS. ~ 'ne n,,ou p's ; success IL possible. Russia
concesSi"n open aoor IN RUSSIA no exclusive
rsnitsI ohs r.. or monopoiies to foreign
been wi,,;na me Soyiet government has
nomjc Dsa ~',,ms s,,nns an along to buy the eco
ccssio,s supt'rL ne OF Europe thr0ugh con-
susst;"n VI 'rh h.h thls kind; And 1t is q
sn,or D. Mnet"er Ioreign capital Will