New-York tribune., 1922-05-05

decision to Insist That
France Declare Policy
Reached by Premier in
Conference With Aids
Return of Rarii,ou
TO Bring Crisis
fa''ure 10 A gree Held 10
Invite General Scra,n-
bic; Warn of Isolation
By Arthur S. Draper

hENOA, May 4.-The British
government has decided to force 2
complete showdown with the poin-
care ministry on the question Of
Germany's war bill and the proposed
general agreement With Russia.
he decision of the Paris Cabinet
yesterday not to sign the Allied note
to Russia which Louis Barthou. head
OF the French delegation here, helped
to draft. and It's intention. an
nounced to-day, of agreeing to a non
aggression pact only with reserva-
ton that will still permit France to
invade the RUIN Valley at viii. have
left Premier Lloyd George fight
ing mad
Lloyd George had long confer
ence this morning with Sir Laming
Neutrality-suspicious., Secretary for
War, and Lord Birkenhead. Lord
High Chancellor Lord Birkenhead,
who is just back from London. where
ne sounded out political opinion. told
the Premier that an enormous Par
hamentary majority was standing
behind him in the policies he had
launched at Genoa, only to find those
policies driven on reef by the
French, assisted by the Belgians.
Decide to Force Issue
A. the council of British government
| leaders it was decided n force 10
cision on the points at issue with the
French when Barthou returns to Gonoa
Saturday from Paris where he has
been discussing the results Of the cor
ference with the Paris Cabinet As
viewed by Lloyd George. tnore is every
reason why ne should persist in the
policies that he has been following
With only two exceptions he has everl
nation in Europe behind him. and his
only problem is to overcome the oppo-
sitlor Of the French ard Belgians. Not
only is Premier Poincare running
counter to opinion outside of his coun.
try, but there Is considerable differ
ence of opinion in his own Cabinet
Lloyd George VIII make it PLAIN to
Barthou when he gets back here that
Great Britain can make separate
agreement with Russia at any time she
desires, but she prefors a general set
Element II will insist that there must
be 8 reconsideration of the Allies al
titude toward Germany or the recon
struction Of Europe cannot be accom-
plished.
In deciding to-day 10 accept the non
aggression dea the French Cabinet an
nounced that it would sign provided
there was no reopening of old treaties,
that rights granted by existing treaties
shall not be foregone. that Russia sign
the pact, that boundary lines already 4
delmited shall not be reconsidered and +
that penalties now in force agsinstS
Germany shall not be lifted
Crisis When 3arthou Returns
The British are not sympathetic
toward part Of this program of reserVa-
tions and Lloyd George intends 70
force a crisis as soon as Barthou gets
back here. IN fact, it was announced
to- day that, despite the decision OF
Premier Poincare not to come to Genoa
before May 81 for meeting Of the Al
lies to consider the reparations ques-
ton, the meeting VIII be held. anyway,
either here or elsewhere before that
date.
There are two Fundamental points
that Lloyd George viii make in has con
ference with Barthou The first is that
Great Britain would like to continue
the relations with France that kept
these two countries in the closest ALI
ance during the war and the perio6 m
mediately after, but the British Pre-
mer will not permit Poincare to block
his plans for the general rcconstruc-
tion Of Europe.
The second point is that the Genoa
conference is going to end either in
general agreement between the West
ern powers and Russia or in a scram-
ble to make separate terms with the
Bolsheviki Unless France plays with
Lloyd George and the rest Of Europe
statesmen she VIII have to play lone
hand The Bolsheviki realize this and
are making capital of the situation.
Plan Action Without France
The British believe that once Poin-
care realizes fully just what his posi-
ton is entailing he will revise his
views. But if he doesn't, the British
are planning to proceed without
| France. However unsatisfactory such
break might be, Lloyd George has TO
alternative unless he is willing to ac-
cept the greatest failure Of his career
as an international diplomat
! Lloyd George took up the non-a ag-
gression pact this afternoon with the
| German delegates, headed by Chan
/ celor Wirth and Foreign Minister
! Rathenau. He asked the Germans to
accept it when it came to vote He
also promised TO present Cermany's
F! financial needs to the meeting OF in
ternationai financiers at Paris fort
night hence, which j. P. Morgan viii
| attend.
The Bolshevik delegation TO day pre-.
sented to the finance commission oi
the conference a long memorandun
sketching Russia's needs for the re,
construction Of railways, industrie.
and agriculture. II said that for agri
culture 100000, 900 was required II
the next three years, two-thirds of thii
to be spent for machinery. For trans