ANOTHER CHANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 May 1922, Page 5

ANOTHER CHANCE.

NEW OFFER TO RUSSIA. MEETING AT THE HAGUE. GATHERING OF EXPERTS. GENOA POSTPONED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 16, 5.5 p.m. London, May 15. Mr. Lloyd George, addressing AngloAmerican journalists, said the Allied and Russian Commissions would sit at the same table and discuss the proposals, but there naturally would be occasions when each would sit separately. It was not his intention personally to attend the The Hague meeting, and the Allied panel would probably be confined to experts only. He had handed the proposals to the American Ambassador, with an invitation to America to participate in the The Hague Conference. Then he would decide the line of action, without laying down principles for the panel, who would explore the whole question. The current negotiations between European States and Russia would not be interrupted, but new agreements would be barred, although there was no power to prevent individuals making agreements. If the Russians refuse the present proposal matters will be at an end. Later, at a meeting of the sub-commis-sion, M. Barthou protested against two commissions instead of a mixed one. M. Tchitcherin’s statement was based on an entire misconception. There was no idea of excluding the Russians; they were invited to The Hague on a footing of equality. The sub-commission decided to invite the Russians to attend to-morrow’s meetM. Barthou intimated that the French would not attend, as they had not approved of the original memorandum. M. Jasper (Belgium) intimated a similar Belgian attitude. Other Genoa reports state that Mr. Lloyd George declared that if the Russians agreed to the The Hague Conference it would be a prolongation of Genoa; if they did not, the conference would be finished. Mr. Lloyd George and Signor Schanzer clearly pointed out that the Russians were free to continue the negotiations already commenced for agreements with Sweden, Japan and Czecho-Slovakia, but the Allies will not sign nor make further agreements.

Although M. Barthou will not attend to-morrow, he has undertaken, if Russia accepts the The Hague scheme, to Recommend Paris to adopt the proposal.—Aus.H.Z. Cable Assn. SUCCESSFUL COMPROMISE. POSTPONEMENT WITHOUT RUPTURE. TASKS FOR HAGUE meeting. Paris, May 15. The Petit Journal says the agreement reached at Genoa is almost miraculous, since it satisfies everybody. The French Government is satisfied because it obtains a postponement of the conference without the responsibility of a rupture. Mr. Lloyd George is satisfied, because in a month’s time the conference will begin again at The Hague, under the form of a convention of Allied experts, and at the same time a commission of Russian experts will sit. That is what Mr. Lloyd George wished. The Governments represented at The Hague will undertake to abstain from propaganda, and all kinds of aggression, so England gains. Genoa, May 15. A Russian note has been delivered, intimating that the Russians are unable to agree to the idea of two separate commissions, on Russia. The British delegation says the Russians have misunderstood the position, and ex-

pects the difficulties will be removed by explanations. Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed, said he agreed that the The Hague meeting would be a prolongation of the Genoa Conference, but it would only deal with Russia. Its work would be only preliminary, exploring the possibility of agreement. The Russians would meet the other Powers after Ju -e 26 on a footing of absolute equality, but if the Russians refused to participate they would have nothing more to say. If an agreement with Russia were concluded he hoped to convert the truce into a permanent pact. The sub-commission has adopted a reply to the Russian Note, based on the following recommendations: That the convening Powers represented at Genoa, excepting Russia and Germany, meet at The Hague on June 15 for a preliminary exchange of views and to consider the line of action which the commission of experts should adopt towards the Russians. It proposes that on June 26, when the Allied Commission meets the Russian experts, if no joint recommendations are submitted within three months, or if such recommendations are not accepted by the Governments within a month after the date of the recommendations, each Government will ■'le at liberty to make a separate agreement with the Soviet. MR. LLOYD GEORGE. RETURNING TO ENGLAND. Received May 16, 8.5 p.m. London, May 16. The Daily Express states that Mr. Lloyd George returns on Friday and makes a speech regarding the Genoa Conference Ln the House of Commons at an early date.— An*.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WHAT THE RUSSIANS SAY. CHANGE OF VENUE WANTED. Received May 16, 8.5 p.m. Genoa, May 15. M. Rakowhki (Russia), interviewed, said the Russians would protest against a separate commission. An embargo on separate agreements was equivalent to a new blockade, hut it would be accepted with the other proposals. The Russians would endeavor to change the venue from The Hague to Riga or Stockholm. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FEELING IN GERMANY. WILL THE HAGUE SUCCEED? Received May 16, 8.5 p.m. Berlin. May 15. The German public is asking where fies the guarantee that The Hague conference will be more successful than Gexwa, which has taken Ave week# of

confabulation and intrigue to produce the Russo-German treaty. The Boersen Courier says the n-.ost important result of the Genoa Conference is the fact that a second conference suggests as a logical result a permanent conference, which will eventually be converted into a world larliament. This idea, which was first expressed by Herr Ebert at the Leipzig Fair in March, is becoming the new ideal of the modern German politician. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.