New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-13
Branting Hopes
Disarnning will
Follow Council
Europe Cannot Maintain Big
Armies and Also Achieve
Economic Rehabilitation.
Says the Swedish Premier
Urges Burial Of Hatreds
Admission of Germany and
Russia to League Advo-
Gated as Wise Politics

Copyright, 1879. New York Tribune Inc.
GENOA, April TT hope the dis
armament idea will be stimulated bv
the conference, even though it il not
IN the agenda,' said Premier Hjalmar
brantng Of Sweden to-day to the
Tribune correspondent. Europe can
not maintain its great armament and
at the same time achieve economic re-
hablitation Unless the conference ia
broken up We certainly shall see a
great advancement in the disarmament
idea before it ad.ourns.
~ hope Poland and Rumania will be
the first to pave the way for disarma-
ment The reduction of their armies
would be sure to lead to a reduction of
the Soviet forces, as we'll as those Of
France and this would 90 a long way
toward clearing up the general at
mospherc and open way for concert
ed action on the economic problems of
Europe
in giving his Impressions Of the CON
ference thus far Brantine said he did
''N' >S'''N
hope, but that the last few days had
made him feel decidedly optimistic
There has. been distinct tone of
good will among the delegates" he as
serted, land although there are rocks
ahead we may say that we arc on the
way toward concerted action in the
main purpose of the conference"
NcutraIs Anxious for Success
After paying n warm tribute to
Lloyd George for his masterful part in
the conference thus far, he said
I'VE neutrals are determined to do
all in our power to keep the confer
cnce going until it he's achieved def
mite results. Especially we desire to
see the wiping out of all hatreds be-
tween former bclligerents. We do not
hesitate to express our satisfaction at
the failure of the attempt to deprive
Germany and Russia Of position of
equality with the other nations in the
conference.
"The admission Of Russia on the
basis of full equality is particularly
important, for while we have no ilu
sions on the score of Russia and are
not altogether sure that the Soviet
policy of good will, we feel that the
restoration of Europe is unthinkable
without the entrance of RUSSIA as an
active creative force in European at
fairs. Everything now depends upon
the attitude Of Russia toward the con-
dltions worked out by the Allied eX-
perts at London and presented to the
conference. Should Russia accept
these conditions the recognition of the
Soviet government becomes a mere
formality. I hope also that recogni-
ton will lead the Soviet govern
ment to modify its political methods at
home so that Russia can close its
period of civil war and begin an era
of democratic reconstruction.
Would Open Gate to League
81 know most of the Russian dele
gates personally and they are intelli-
gent men. krassin is especially valu-
able for the purposes of the confer
ence. Germany's admission to the
conference on q basis of full equality
means the re-entrance of that nation
as one Of the great powers. hope
that this will soon lead to admission
to the League of Nations and that Rus
STA also will be invited to enter the
league. Above all | hope that the
conference will produce basis for the
revision of all treaties arising out of
the war particularly those which at
feet the economic life of not only the
conquered and the victorious nations
but that Of the neutrals rs we'll.
Il know that America is watching the
peace proceedings here with keen in
terest. | hope the results will prove
sufficient inducement to the United
States to help put the world back on
its feet"