M. TCHITCHERIN INTERVIEWED.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 27 April 1922, Page 5

M. TCHITCHERIN INTERVIEWED.

RUSSIA'S DIFFICULTIES.

(Received April 27, 5.50 a.m.) PARIS, April 26. M. Tchiteherin, interviewed, said a general agreement, as envisaged at the beginning of the conference, was no longer possible. The o'bstatde -»v.as Roissia's fundamental principle regarding "the non-existence of private property. The chief object of the Conference was the establishment of~an international regime permitting co-opera-tion with Russia and other eoimtri.es. Por that object reciprocal! abstention from interference in internal affairs was indispensable. Unfortunately, Ttlie European States desired to impose measures which, in Russia, would be entirely contrary to their legislation. Eussia was not disposed to sign with each ■ nation at Genoa an agreement .•similar to the RapaUo Treaty.