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Show 'BENDA MEETING IS NEARING END PLAN PROPOSEL TO ADJOURN ECONOMIC PARLEY TO RECONVENE RE-CONVENE AT THE HAGUE Move Believed to Be An Effort to Induce the United States Government Govern-ment to Participate in Further Meetings Genoa. The Genoa economic conference con-ference will be reconvened on June 15 at The Hague to discuss Russian questions, if the plan agreed to Sunday Sun-day afternoon at a private conference of the inviting powers be accepted by the subcommioslon on Russian affairs. The decision to postpone action relative rel-ative to Russia Is prompted largely by the desire of the European powers to induce the United States to participate, parti-cipate, and apparently is merely a means of dissolving the Genoa conference con-ference without admitting that the differences between France and Great Britain regarding treatment of Russian Rus-sian problems cannot be reconciled In Genoa. Sir Edward Grigg announced that this compromise plan suggested by 'Premier Lloyd George had been accepted ac-cepted by the inviting powers and will be passed on by the subcommission on Russian affairs. Only vague details are given as to how the proposed commission or commissions com-missions to discuss the Russian ques-tio ques-tio will be formed at The Hague, and the entire scheme seems to be still In the twilight zone, awaiting America's Amer-ica's decision whether she will help Europe straighten out the tangle. Sir Edward added that all the powers pow-ers attending the Genoa conference will be asked to send representatives to The Hague, where they will agree upon members of the commission vho ore to sit with the Russian representatives. represen-tatives. Present at the meeting at Mr. Lloyd George's villa in addition to the British Brit-ish prime minister, were M. Barthou, of France, Foreign Minister Schan-zer, Schan-zer, Italy ; Viscount Ishli, Japan, and M. Jaspar, Belgium. After the morning morn-ing session Mr. Lloyd George said that considerable progress had been made toward effecting a compromise of tho commission or commissions proposed by the consideration of Russian finances. fin-ances. At the conclusion of the afternoon session it was announced that the meeting had "satisfactorily settled all business submitted." It was agreed to ascertain whether the United States was inclined to participate in the commission com-mission and that no separate agreements agree-ments should be concluded with Russia pending the work of the commission which must report within three months. A proposal for a nonaggresslon truce on a reciprocal basis during the labors of the commission also was adopted. In his statement on the proposed mixed commission. Sir Edward Grigg explained that it was practically Impossible Im-possible for all the powers in the conference con-ference to have representatives consequently conse-quently they would designate a limited number to handle Russian affars just as was done at Genoa, and that the Russians doubtless would be allowed more members in their panel than any other power would have in the mixed panel. In the meantime a truce will operate and ail the nations are to refrain from making separate agreemonts with Russia. Rus-sia. The economic conference seemingly will last only a few days longer. Several Sev-eral delegates declared Sunday that this week would probably bring it to a close. Four months will be the maximum time of the truce suggested In connection con-nection with Russian affairs. The proposed pro-posed plan of The Hague meeting provides pro-vides that a decision must be rendered within three mouths of June 20-L'O, and an additional month will be allowed within which the power may reject or ratify the decision. Consequently October 20 will be the extreme limit of the truce. |