Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-14
THE A B C SCHOOL AT
GENOA

THE following article which pur-
l ports to give the anti-bolshevik
view of the Russian proposals at
Genoa comes from the Russian In
formation bureau at Washington
and is written by A. J. Stack, author
of THE Birth of the Russian Dem
ocracy," and an anti-bolshevik Rus
sian writer:
"The Genoa conference has prov
ed very useful as an elementary
school Of politics and economics
for those statesmen and groups in
Europe that have forgotten, prob
ably through the shocks of the
Great War, the A B c of politics
and economies. The Genoa confer
ence is helping greatly in re-estab-
fishing the lost elementary knowl-
edge.
"As is acknowledged, the central
problem before the Genoa confer
ence is the Russian problem. Now,
what in a nutshell is the Russian
problema It is just this: Due to
the turmoil of a revolution, a great
nation is temporarily under the rule
of a small, fanatical political sect
which, in the endeavor to impose
its ideas upon Russia, has destroy
ed the country politically and eco
nomically. The economic destruc-
ton has gone SO far as to endanger
the continuation of the bolshevist
rule. Therefore, the bolshevist dele
gates have come to the Genoa con-
ference to ask for recognition and
credits. Under the circumstances,
they are more interested in credits.
than in recognition. Were some
one to offer Mr.. Tchicherin the
choice between recognition without
credits, and credits without recog-
milton, Mr.. Tchicherin would un-
doubtedly choose the latter.
1.-THE bolshviki need, according
to their statements at Genoa, not
less than two billion dollars. In
his address before the British par
lament on April s., Mr.. Lloyd
George, while emphasizing Russia's
need for capital, made clear the
elementary truth that Russia will
not get capital without security,
confidence and peace, internal as
we'll as external The behavior of
the bolshevist delegation at Genoa,
as was to be expected, does not
inspire such confidence. The boil
sheviki are pursuing at Genoa. at
one and the same time, two oppo-
site policies: one of apparent con-
citation, and another of open def
ance. Immediately after the prom
Using, almost 'pacifist' address by
Tchicherin at the opening of the
conference, German-bolshevist
treaty was concluded, the plain
meaning of which is that if Ger
many and b%olshevist Russia do not
come to an agreement with the al
lies. they will do without the allies
and, if necessary, act against the
allies. Immediately after this, Mr..
Tchicherin donned his silk hat and
posed before a camera in a hearty
handshake with the king of Italy.
After that, on April rs he issued
a statement declaring that Russia
has gone far in its concessions, but
it cannot return to the old social
and economic SYSTEM i. e., the sys-
TEN of capitalism. simultaneously,
press dispatches announce that in
addition to the treaty with Ger
many, the bolsheviki r carrying
on negotiations with Turkey, Hun
gary and Japan.
THUS, it may be said that the
main result OF the Genoa conference
thus far has been a clear demonstra-
ton to the entire world Of the
double-faced Janus of bolshevism.
If MI. Tehicherin represents its
cultured face, made up for foreign
consumption, Mr.. Rakovsky, this
strange Bulgarian-R oumanian rep
re~sentative' of bolshevist Ukraine,
represents the real, militant face
of bolshevism, not satisfied with
the ruin of Russia and still dream
ing of a universal communist revo-
luton, j. e.. ruin throughout the
world. It was this inimitable Ra-
kovsky who at the meeting of ex.
perts OH April rs explained that
not only would the bolsheviki re.
fuse to give back confiscated for.
eign property. but would demand
that other countries hand over to
thorn all nronertv on their terri.