Evening star., 1922-04-18
Reporting Drafting Note to
Soviet and Berlin Demand
ing Renouncing Of Treaty.
PROPHETS SEE DISASTER
IF POLICY is ADHERED TO
Powers Attach Significance to Po'
litical Possibilities
Calls Cabinet.

GENOA, April 1S.-The allies
have decided thnt Germany having
effected her own arrangement with
Russia in the treaty signed Sum
day MT Rnpallo Is debarred from
further participation In the dis
cussiOn of the conditions OF the
agreement between Russia and the
various other countries represent
ed Mt the economic conference.
PARIS, April 1S.-A high offic:nl
of the government declared this
afternoon there was no possibility
of continuing the discussions mt
Genoa unless the RussO-G O-German
treaty were cancelled. Even IL 1t
were annulled. he declared. the
of the parties to the conference
maneuverinE on side to fOrestall
the conferences work.
PARIS. April 1S.-A Havas dispatch
from Genoa this afternoon says the
allies are drafting note to the Ger
mans and Russians. notifying them 1t
will be impossible for the Germans
and Russians to continue to partici-
pate in the sessions of the Russian
affairs commission of the conference
If they persist in maintaining the
Russo-German treaty.
GENOA, April 1S.-The consterna-
tion caused by the German-Russian
coup in concluding the treaty at
Rapallo supplanting the Brest-Li-
tovsk pact, showed no signs of abat-
ing as the economic conference dele
gates continued their deliberations
today.
On the contrary. as the different ma
tional groups examined the text of
the new agreement and deliberated
ON its possible effect upon the future
balance of power in Europe, they were
impressed with the deep Importance
the signing of this separate pact was
likely to have on the general po-
litical situation.
See Disaster Ahead.
The prophets who when the eco
nomic conference was inaugurated
predicted that it would result either
in great good or disaster to Europe
were inclined today to take the view
thdl tuS SOHSEcSS SSSHeu 10 De
headed in the direction of disaster,
which only the GOODNESS of Prime
Minister Lloyd George of Great Brit
ain and other conference leaders
could prevent. Some men in allied
circles read into the Russo-German
treaty. and especially the manner in
which it was signed, a future al
lance between these two countries
Drsyo lot h
self went SO far as to say the pact
was step in the direction of divid-
ing Europe into separate camps. the
very thing the conference wished to
avoid.
Germans Deeply Disappointed.
Apparently the Germans were
deeply disappointed at not being able
to take part in the private conference
of allied leaders with the bolsheviki
in an endeavor to lay down the gen.
eral lines of agreement before bring
ing the discussions into the confer
ence commissions. thus reducing the
chances of a break.
Probably the Germans thought the
allies were trying to make a secret
separate agreement with the soviets.'
said a British delegate today to the
Associated Press, but nothing was
further from our thoughts. We were
merely trying to expedite the work
of the conference, especially seeking
by all possible honorable means to
make the Genoa conference a sue
cess. England, like every sane ma
ton of the world today. knows some
thing helpful must emerge from Ge-
noa.'
Jnnanese Not Present.
AS these preliminary conversations
with the soviets particularly con-
cerned Europe, the Japanese leaders
were not present, but they were Kept
informed concerning developmepts.
They participated in yesterdays re-
union of the allied leaders, and now
that the situation has assumed a
broad international aspect by virtue
of separate action on the part Of
Germany, Japan, as well as the mem
berS of the little entente, will sit with
the allies and give of their counsel.
The organizers of the conference
today were attempting to grope their
way out of the debris and conf. sion.
The judicial experts of the powers
which organized the conference met
DdCl
violates the stipulations of the treaty
of Versailles or conflicts with the
resolutions of the supreme council at
Cannes on which the present CONFER
ence is founded and which all the ma
tionS coming to Genoa were expected
to accept as the basis of the meeting.
VIII Report to All.
The experts later were to report
to an assembly which included not
only the chief representatives of the
five inviting powers-Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and Belgium
but also the leading delegates of the
little entente nations, who were es-
pecially invited because Of the vital
character of the question to be dealt
with and its possible effects on CEN
trail Europe.
without exception the delegations
of the tkirty-four countries REPRE-
sented here are wondering what the
real effect Of the surprise treaty will
be on the conference. The pact con-
stitutes recognition by Germany of
The Russian governments question
forming one of the chief points of
:. the conference agenda.
Termed DislOyal by British.
Hence. the terms 'dishonorable" and