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Show Russians peeved over delay by powers I LLOYD GEORGE GETS SPECIAL GROUP ON JOB Hope to Harmonize French and British Government Demands. IrUSS DEBT BIG TOPIC I French Cabinet to Hear Report Re-port of Work From Louis Barthou. GENOA. April 29 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press ) Foreiqn Minister Min-ister Tchitt hcrln of Russia toda sent Premier Facta of Italj, as president of the economic conference a note ex pressing the dissatisfaction of tho Russian Rus-sian delegation with the delay ln replying re-plying to Its note of April 20. and saying the noto would be withdrawn and the Russians would, resume theli i initial position unless they were assured as-sured that the credits necessary to restore re-store Russia would be granted. ln line with Prime Minister Lloyd George s declaration that the new allied al-lied proposals to the Russians must be considered as a whole a special drafting draft-ing committee endeavoring today to frame a decree which would harmonize harmon-ize the differepecs the demands suom.tt. d by tho BrtWsh and French d legations, )i;i Min.i: COMFIJSTED The preamble was completed last night and the remaindei of the draft was expected to be ready for submission submis-sion to the full Bub-com mission on Russian affairs, scheduled to meet to day. While the French document stated that ' agricultural reconstruction should come before other things " the British program dealt more tully with ei dlts for Russia, favoring a reduction reduc-tion in her war debt and conceding that foreigners formerly owning property prop-erty ln Russia be granted the use of it instead of a return of actual ownership own-ership which would conflict with tho Soviet principle of nationalization. Franco would demand that, If private pri-vate property cannot be restored the owners be given indemnity. The French further desire an arrangement for payment on tho Russian state bonds. Failing an agreement before December 31, next, ihe matter would bo decided by a mixed arbitration tribunal with an impartial chairman I IGHT POINTS IN DEMAND The correspondent of the centrul news says he learns that the demands to Russia set forth . Ight polnLs, tho principle Of which Is that Russia shall -recognize all of her debts and after a moratorium of five years, pay two per cent Interest for five years, and then four per cent for another fivo -.irs The document does not specify that Russia must accept the principle of private ownership, but demands long leases of private property to its form-. form-. r owners, a credit scheme to fl-hance fl-hance trade would be favorably con-lJored con-lJored if Russia accepted the pro-posals. pro-posals. M Tchltcherln. the chief Soviet dele gate, at first refused to comment on the proposals, according to the correspondent cor-respondent anl then looking at tho Kn 11. h draft, h- shook his head as though dismissing it entirely, Louis Barthou. chief French dele grate, took occasion yesterday formally to deny rumors thu he Inteded to qui'l the cabinet. CABINET MLI.TS PARIS, April 29. (By the Aso-elated Aso-elated Press. 1 v meeting of the en-tin en-tin French cabinet has been called for Sundtt night w hen Vice Premiei Louis Barthou, head f the French Qonos deli ration, will outline the con-ference con-ference situation. The Echo de Paris understands tha? m. Barthou is inclined to accept certain cer-tain concessions to the Russians relative rela-tive to war debts, formulated by the British delegates, because (.,. has received re-ceived assurance that the British gov-eminent gov-eminent 1-. disposed to reduce or can-til. can-til. In the same proportion, France's w:ir debts to Great Britain. It is insisted in-sisted In official circles that M Barth- ou's return to Paris is on his own Initiative Tho reticence of officials here has given rise to speculation as to possible pos-sible differences between the head 01 tho French delegation and Premier Poincare. due to tho difference between be-tween the environment at Genoa and the political situation in France |