Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-05-06
Wrangling and Politics Mark the
Doings of the Genoa
Conference.
RUSSIA'S GREEDY DEMANDS
France Threatens Independent Action
Against Germany and Lloyd George
Is Angry-Centenary of General
Grants Birth Celebrated
Great Battle lmpends
in China.
BY EDWARD w. PicKARD

Russia may be forced 10 quit the
economic conference at Genoa. France,
which Is becoming more aud more dis
satisfied with the way things are go
ing there, may withdraw her delegates.
Put Il Is announced that Lloyd George
and his British fellow delegates viii
stick to the end. determined to get
some results from the conference.
with true Oriental vile, tie Rus
slams are bargaining with the other
powers and last week succeeded in
bringing about a deadlock To end
this condition the representatives Of
the big ana little ententes and Portu-
gal drew up what amounted to an
ultimatum, warning the soviet dele
gates that II they would not accept
the propositions made to them. the
Russian phase of the conference would
come to an end,
Briefly stated, here Is what the Rus
SLAMS proposed First the powers must
recognize the soviet government de
jure, and must grant it sufficient loans
10 enable Russia 10 rcorganize her
national life Russia viii recognize
her pre-war debts. but demands "a thir-
~ years moratorium on these. with
cancellation Of arrears OF interest and
Of interest during the moratorium.
Russia abandous her claims against
the powers due to the anti BolShevik
campaigns and In return expects that
her war debts % other powers win be
written dows' 100 per cent Russia
refuses TO restore condscated property
because this Is contrary TO their policy
Of naturalization, but claims Russians
have the right 10 possess property In
foreign countries which are under q
bourgaoise regime In short. Russia
would take nil and give nothing.
Though the British declared some
sort OF settlement With the Russians
must be made. NJ Barthou, chairman
OF the committee handling the m0tter.
abruptly called halt To further dis
Cussiun OF the Russian debt. The
French, backed by their government
were absolutely opposed 80 recognize
ing the soviet government and e
granting it credits, and. according %
dispatches from Paris. Japan would
support them in this stand. and prob.
ably also Belgium Hungary Poland
Serbia, Rauania and Csech0slavabia
This only increased rhe widening
breach between France ana Great
Britain and each predicted that ths
policy of the other would lead % an
other war They agreed that tll.
would result trom combining of Rus
sia and Germany The German tele
gates had accepted The command Il
keep ont OF the discussion of Russian
affairs because uf their separate
treaty with Moscow, bu, this WAS no.
enough The Russian de5gLates wer,
enraged by the fact that palant io.ne.
I'll this disciplinary measure ana iu t6,
note >lEat3 by eleven af the uavyr
reSerytHe the right to declare nun uu.
void any clauses of the EauH''a rae
held &c be ia violation 0t toe treaty o.
Versailles or any other treaty In
note 10 the Poles, the Russians de
clarea that the soviet government
could i'm NO case permit treaties mad
by It "to depend FOR their legality en-
the action &c powers uat slyuNorv.
Considering that Russia has powerful
forces massed on the Polish frontier
the language OF the note WIS Eaken 81
carry a distinct threat ~ ao~aH,ay