Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-15
GENOA DELEGATES
INSIST THAT j. s.
JOIN HAGUE PARLEY
Ambassador Childs Sends For
NAL Invitation From Allies 70
Washington Today.
CABINET MAY ACT SOON
By Assoclated press % Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Washington. May i5.--S communi-
cation from American Ambassador
Child, reporting that the United Sta.cs
had been invited 10 par
ticipate in the newly planned Economic
Conference at The Hague. was receive
ed today at the state Department. but
officials indicated that no immediate
decision regarding 81 would be reached
Untn they had an opportunity 70
study the proposal In detail officials
would make no comment regarding
II. The general impression given by
them was that the question probably
viii be discussed AZ tonorrow's Cabi-
net meeting and that some action
might follow.
Throughout the Genoa Conference
tho American government has en-
phasized through Ambassador child
that the United States would nor bs
bound by the decisions reached there.
Whether The Hague invitation. when
It's full text is received. will ernbody
that stipulation in such definite form
as TO meet the views of the admins
tration, is question upon which m
official viii make prediction on fhs
basis of the information AZ hand
At the State Department particular
pains were taken 10 ennphs size hat
the invitation was a complete surprise
here. officials declaring that the Wash
ington government not only had not
suggested Il. but was completely unln-
formed regarding the plan until today.
The communication from Amhas-
I co. dCy- L.
vance summary 81 the official text of
the invitation. II was understood that
various details regarding tho COM
munication which led up 20 the move
still were TO come. and that the de-
partment would take no action until
1t was fully advised.
in the references 20 The Hague Con-
ference. officials would not indicate IN
what degree they considered the case
analogous to the Genoa Negotiations
into which the United States refused
10 enter.
II was assumed that President Har-
ding and his advisory would adopt a
similar policy OF non-participation
should the new conference appear 20
be merely reproduction OF that az
Genoa
| On the other hand information ra-
cetved here In press dispatches has
Indicated that a stipulation expressly
excluding the United States from any
of the effects OF decis,ons reached az
The Hague might be included in ths
invitation in such way az 20 change
the basis OF the whole problem.
Genoa. May 15.-The political SUBJ
commission OF the Economic Confer
ence today unanimously approved 0t
the agreement reached yesterday
among the convening powers to hold
another meeting at The Hague. be-
the Russian question.
The plan provides for the creation
of two commissions 70 assemble at
The Hague to consider Russian fnaR-
ciaI problem.
The plan, as approved, also provides
that an invitation to participate De
extended TO the L. s.
A copy was forwarded 70 the Rus
slams, who called a meeting OF their
delegation this afternoon 10 consider
liz.
What the Genoa Conference has fall
ed TO do-solve the Russian question
it is hoped to accomplish at another
meeting II the United States will par
ticipate. \ formal invitation 20 tho
new conference to be held at The
Hague was handed to the American
Ambassador, Richard Washburn Child
last night. and today all eyes were on
Washington, for upon the question Of
American participation the chance for
an agreement with the Russians Is be-.
Eeved to depend.
All the powers now represented here
viii be asked to send Delegates 20 The
Hague meeting. the date for which g
tentatively set at June Is. Other de-
tails for the gathering are unsettled,
but at the suggestion OF Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George OF Great Britain a
non aggression truce for four months
or until the new conference ends is
labors. has been approved informally
The sub-commission on Russion affairs
met today TO vote On this and the
other features of the plan approved
at the private conversations partlcl-
pated in by Mr.. Lloyd George and ths
other representatives Of the FIVE invit-
ing powers.
1nasmuch as the Russian question
was the main topic up for settlement
at Genoa, the failure Of the present
negotiations viii bring the conference
to a quick end. and adjournment prob
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