Evening star., 1924-08-05
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their supporters had been strongly
! optimistic in their statements and
| belief had been created that treaty
between Russia and England would
be signed shortly.
There has been much speculation in
diplomatic circles as to what Secre-
tary of State Hughes might have said
to Prime Minister Macdonald, during
the Secretary'S recent visit here. with
regard To Russian recognition. Like
wise the German delegates here for
discussion of the Dawes plan are
eager to know whether the break
down of the Anglo-Russian negoti-
ations will affect their own negoti-
ations with the allies.
The collapse of the Russian negoti-
ationS here was almost as sensational
as the signing of the treaty of
Rapallo by the Russians and Ger
mans during the Geona Conference.
Like Former Conferences.
The negotiations at London be-
tween the British and the Russians
did did not differ basically from the ne
ment of all the great powers at
Genoa and Lausanne
For nearly four months the same
arguments have been repeated in va
rious forms. The Russians wanted
loans aggregating G50000,000 and
wanted England to guarantee them;
they also wanted the G10.0o0.00O be-
longing to Czarist Russia which is in
NJ. Rakovsky and his associates.
however, apparently were unable to
make any satisfactory pledges about
the payment of Russia's pre-war
debts and were not willing to enter
into any agreement which might
have been construed to imply that
the Soviet government had no legal
right to conflscate foreign property
The breakdown of the negotiations
for a new trade agreement leaves the
Soviet government exactly where it
stood before the negotiations began,
in so far as its relations with Great
Britain are concerned. The English
banks will not turn over the czarist
gold
The special Russian delegation will
return to Moscow, NJ. Rakovsky re-
naming as trade commissioner, just
as he did before the negotiations
opened.
The Anglo-Russian conference in
London was convened on April IA
following recognition of the Soviet
regime by the labor government un-
der Premier Macdonald in fulfill
ment of what was virtually a cam
paign pledge The purpose of the
conference was to settle all the out
standing claims between the two
countries. some involving pre-war
debts on the part of Russia and 9TH
ers growing out of the Soviet gov
ernment's seizures, under it's nation
alization policy. of property belong
ing to British subjects.
Proceedings Dragged.
The proce edings dragged from the
start, despite the efforts of the Brit
ish to speed them up.
The Russians made efforts to Sc
cure a loan, which they desired the
British government to guarantee
This guarantee the British fatty re-
fused to give. Mr. Macdonald declar-
ing that the British bankers de-
manded recognition Of Russia's pre-
war debts as a prerequisite to any
advance. -.---
Another of the stumbling blocks
was the Russians insistence that the
British recognize extensive counter
claims based on damages suffered IN
consequence of armed foreign inter-
yention in Russia after the revolu-
ton. The campaign of Gen. Deni-
kin, Admiral Kolchak and other anti
Bolshevik leaders were cited IN this
connection.
Last Attempt Looked Hopeful
Christian Rakovsky, the chief Soviet
delegate, after a hurried trip to Mos
COW returned to London last week
bearing a new set of proposals, WHICH,
it was hoped, according to MOSCOW
DISPATCHES, would remove the OBJ
stacles to an understanding. 1t was
thought by the Russians that these
terms, described as more liberal,
would satisfy the British holders of
the old Russian bonds and result
eventually in a loan under British
government guarantee.
In framing the new proposals. how
ever the Russian commissars. it was
added, were particularly careful to
conserve the Soviet laws on national
ization of property, as they were
against sacrificing any OF their revo-
lutionary principles.