Evening star., 1922-05-21
The Story the Week Has Told

Of doubt Is justified as to whether those gov
ernments will consent to participate in the
mixed commission Tchitcherin and viscount
the situation in the Far Eastern Republic dur
Ing the ANAL days Of the conferences. and one
doubts that Ishii was pleased by the attitude
displayed by Lloyd George on those occasions
Lloyd George. hitherto SO patient with the
hopes il his real mind at the p1enary session
When you are asking for credits at The The
bolshevist delegation up and down. II advise
that you do not accompany your request by
sn on o dsss # Russia %sns n
must accept the code of honor which has de-
It was hard on Tchitcherin to send him of
with that flea In his ear
The invitation to The Hague was received
by government on May II and the reply
was dispatched within twenty-four hours.
The following two paragraphs are q lethal
criticism of The Hague plan and gave great
pleasure to the much -maligned French and
Relgians, and must have correspondingly de-
pressed Messrs. Garvin and Sidebotham:
This government is unable to conclude that
II can helpfully participate in the meeting at
tinuance under different nomenclature. OF
the Genoa conference and destined to en-
disclosed in tbe Rtssian memora rdnm n ~ Wav
II remains unchanged.
The inescapable and ultimate question
would appear ITO be the restoration of pro-
of which are still to be secured and must in
sa herself" 'e' " ''''''' "'"'" nus
That same evening. in an address to the
ington. Secretary Hoover expounded at length
and with extraordinary lucidity the grounds
hours before. senator sorsh had o.red is~ tSs
following resolution in the Senate: Resolved.
recognition of the present soviet government
of Russia"
supporting speech. l discreetly refrain to
comment.
Germnny.-The German government has
replied to the repsration commissions note of
April 1s, The following the most important
passages of the German note
''The German government regrets that.
owing to the absence of several of its members
at Genoa. it is impossible to observe some time
limits laid down by the reparations commits
sion.
recent heavy increases in taxation. to impose
10000, 900, 900 marks fresh taxation before May
81 as the commission has demanded. Germany
Is prepared before that date to submit to the
commission a complete scheme to ex-
penditure without further monetary imitation.
1.-The German government notes with sat
isfaction that the commission desires to sup
port Germany in regulating her finances and
mission all the facilities for investigation it
may ask for. and will be prepared to consult
tne commission Will regard TO legislative
projects planned by the German government
in respect to financial matters.
"In view of the German economic stua-
tton and financial obligations abroad. it is
inevitable that the important payments due by
Germany in foreign currency cannot be met
without the aid of foreign loans"
The Germans were evidently sparring for
time. trying to placate the commission. postpon-
ing commitments until hope against hope" Of
something favorable from the Genoa confer
ence should be proved fallacious. until the
port of the bankers committee (noticed by me
two weeks ago). regarding the feasibility of
an international loan. should be rendered.
They did not definitely refuse to impose
the additional 10000 100000 marks taxation.
merely it couldn't be done before May 81 AS
to allied financial control. which the commits
sion finds necessary. they said nothing about
1t. They would afford facilities for fnvesti-
cation. they would be prepared to consult
couldn't trust themselves to utter the OBJ
noxious word.