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Show ALLIES MAKE FINAL UFFER ! TU RUSSIANS I .Cards Laid on Table to Clear Up Bothersome Situation Ibolsheviki firm Proposal to Soviets Includes Plan for Financial Assistance 1 GENOA, April 88, (By The Associated Associ-ated Press) Vn.e Premier Barthou. head of the French delegation here, conversed at length during last nlfiht over the long distance telephone with Premier Polncare in Paris and as a result It v as stated this afternoon that ' ,'h- official viewpoint of France with regard to the reply to Russia had been, ha rmohlzed ; GENOA April 2S t By the Associated Associ-ated Press) The conference sub-corn-I mission on Russian affairs today had under consideration the draft document docu-ment of the allied powers' 1 final pro-posals" pro-posals" to soviet Russia as framed at .yesterday's notable conference In Mr I Lloyd Georges villa The sub-commission was expected to approve thf (document, which explains exactly what jthe powers are prepared to give and whit they must have in exchange In thus laying their cards on the' 'table, the allied lenders hope to put, an end to the present uncertainty and clear up Ihe Russian question, ihei most important suojeci remaining o-'fore o-'fore the conference. The document 1- the result of deliberations participated partici-pated in, besides the British prime minister, bj m Barthou, for France M. Schanzer for Italy . M Jaspar for Belgium, and Baron Hayashl for Japan Jap-an Kl SSIANS ST! BBORN An indication that the Russians will Insist on maintaining the principle princi-ple of nationalist ion of property in Russia one of Ihe most difficult angles an-gles of the situation, Involving as it does the ownerships of properties Claimed by Ihe nationals of the allies and olher countries even to the extent ex-tent of withdrawing from the conference, confer-ence, was given In their statement of .last niKht. "Russia has not tin: lea.st dsire for a rupture," said the statement in 'part, "but she is determined 'o ?afe-I ?afe-I guard the principle ,.r sow r gn lights and the principle of re iproclty which , Is the only possible b isls of a commu-nlt) commu-nlt) of people and economic reconstruction." recon-struction." While bending his main efforts to ending the Russian deadlock Mr. Lloyd George Is not neglecting his plans for non-asresslon pact and several tentative outlines of such a document have hern drafted. ne of these would provide an international military force to protect weak nations from aggressive neighbors bul thil li understood to hie small chance of adoption II VI PROPOSALS VR1 . The Italian pivss today gives Indi-e.nions Indi-e.nions of what the allied proposals to Russia arc. First, It Is asserted, no loan will be offered lo so let Russia, but It will be suKKcxtod that an International consortium con-sortium he formed to finance trade with Russia through combinations of firms and Individuals of the various countries represented Germany will be included in the consortium. con-sortium. It Is declared, and provision made that the L'nlied States may Join. This plan contemplates the economl-zatlon economl-zatlon of Russia, with guarantee that the autonomy and sovereignly of thei soviet government will not bo Infrlnt;- j ed upon The divisions of trade will be arranged in such a way- thai the countries participating In the consortium consor-tium will have the opportunity of deil- lug with the sections of Russia situated situ-ated nearest Ihem, for example Grea' Britain would be given the opportu-1 nity to trade Northern Russia through Archangel and the Baltic ports, while Ihe southern countries would be given j advantages In the Black Sea ports |