Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-18
TREATY SIGNING
BY TEUTONS AND
RUSSIA MENACES
GENOA MEETING
Announcement Has Caused
Profound AStoniShment
and Resentment Among
the Allied Delegations,
SIGNATURE BRANDED
AS A DISL0YAL ACT
Program of the Conference
Is Changed and the Stu
alton Is Said to Be EX-
treneIy Grave,

Genoa, April II (by the Associat-
ed Press 1.-The signing of a treaty
between Germany and Russia
which nullifies the Brest -Lltovsk
treaty and re-establishes fun dip.
lomatic relations between these twl
countries On a basis of equality, has
caused profound astonishment AMI
resentment among the allied dele
lgations. The ministers of the pow
ers which convened the conference
decided at meeting held tonight
to have a committee Of experts cX-
anime this treaty tomorrow morn
ing, to determine whether it con-
ticts with the Cannes resolutions oI
the treaty OF Versailles.
Subsequently the convening pow
ers will meet with Poland. Czecho-
Slovakia, Rumania and -Slavia
to ascertain the views of the Lessee
powers and deal with the report of
the experts.
May Impcril Conference.
The British and French delegates
declared tonight that they cousid-
cred the signature of the treaty Il
disloyal act. Apparently it may
imperil the conference.
1t is stated that the signing OF tie
treaty which took place at Rapallo
yesterday, was unknown to the al
lied leaders, when Lloyd George,
Barthou. SchanZer and Theunyt
met this afternoon to consider the
reply which the Russians might
make to the conditions imposed on
that country, but as soon as the
I, pI lHorpnI Of thn ~
their program was changed, and
the situation. which is considered
extremely grave, fully discussed.
NJ. Bartnou, head of the French
delegation, is seeking further in.
Istructions from his government at
Paris, and declared that he would
not sit beside Russians in semi
official meetings. while NJ. Colrat,
French under secretary of state,
speaking TO the correspondents,
said:
II have taken all necessary meas
ures to cancel the meeting of the
third commission. over which | pre-
side, as the members of the pres
ent one do not want to sit on the
same commission as the Germans
and Russians"
Almost stunning Effect.
The action of the Germans and
Russians, on first announcement,
had an almost stunning effect on
the allies. Premier Lloyd George
said he knew these countries had
been negotiating for months, but
was not aware they had signed a
treaty until late this afternoon.
The situation is so critical that
the most prominent delegates are
Ireserving their opinion until after
the experts examine the new docu-
Iment, which is generally regarded
in allied circles as an infringement
of the Genoa agenda. because 1t has
to do with reParations and affects
insisted that neither of these
things should be discussed. Clearly
there are stormy times ahead.
Treaty Provisions.
The treaty provides for renunci-
alton of war expenses, damages and
expenditures incurred through war
prisoners, and renunciation. also, OF
all claims of German individuals or
the state itself against the soviet
rights. Resumption of consular
and diplomatic relations is to take
place immediately; commercial re-
lations are to be regulated on the
mcst favored national principle and
the right Of the nationals of both
countries in the territory of the
other are to be conserved.
The two governments will assist
each other in their economic diff
culties and the German government
declares itself ready to facilitate
economic contracts between private
enterprises in the two countries.