Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
ANOTHER CRISIS T.
PASSES AT GENOA
Teutons Decide Not to Reply
To Latest Note
FRENCH ARE APPEAsED
Russians' Explanation OF Their Reply
To London Experts' Report Ac-
eepted And French Again Meet
With Soviet Delegates.

Genoa.-Another crisis in the Eco
nomic Conference was passed when
the German delegation announced aft.
er long session Of its delegates and
frequent communications with the
Russians and Italians that the Ger
mans would not reply to the note of
the 10 powers stipulating that the sig
natories expressly reserve for their
governments the right to declare null
end void any clause In the Russo-Ger-
man treaty which may be recognized
as contrary to existing treaties"
The Germans also decided to settle
by private negotiations the differences
between. M. Barthou, head of the
French. delegation, and the German
Chancellor, DR.. Wirth, which arose
through M. Barthou's written charge
that the Germans had made untruth.
full statements.
Premier Facta and Foreign Minister
Schanzer, of the Italian delegation,
are believed to have been responsible
for this peaceful settlement of what
threatened to be hopeless barrier to
real progress in the conferences on
economic and financial work.
A member of the German delegation
said that the Allies had their fan
fare" In the note to satisfy the French
and that the Germans had decided
they would not encourage a battle OF
notes but would remain silent and let
the conference proceed with its useful
work, in the hope that the economic
situation in Europe might be bettered.
Sunday has been rather a bad day
for the Genoa Conference. Easter SUM-
day brought the signing Of the Russo
German treaty which created much
disruption, and today came the note
from the big and little Ententes and
Portugal to Germany, which for the
moment reopened the old wound that
had partly healed.
Both Germany and Russia were very
unwilling to concede the right OF the
powers signatory to the Versailles
treaty to limit the treaty-making pow
ers of Russia and Germany, and for
time Premier Lloyd George and the
presiding officer Of the conference,
Signor Facta, were confronted by
serious situation.
Premier Bratiano, of Rumania,
speaking for the Little Entente, pre-
sented the text Of the note to Ger
many In the meeting of the 10 powers.
He urged the necessity for solidarity
tho xryhio oh IaJ
lished peace, but strongly advised that
the Allies should not work In an ex-
elusive spirit at Genoa, but should get
all such annoyances as the Russo-Ger-
man treaty out of the way so that the
real work of the conference could pro-
ceed
The 10 powers also considered the
French refusal to sit with the Russian
experts until an explanation was of.
fered of the Russian reply to the Lon.
don experts report on Russian recon
struction, which seemingly was in con.
f1ict with M. Tchitcherin's note stating
to the conference what the Russians
would be willing to accept as a basis
for further negotiations.
A letter from the Russians was read
explaining that their old position had
been superseded by M. Tchitcherin's
note. and NJ. Barthou agreed to permit
the French experts to sit with the Rus
sian experts this afternoon.
Japan, through Viscount Ishii, added
her voice to the discussion OF the Rus
sian memorandum
Viscount Ishii said that Japan had
had plenty of experience with Soviet
methods during the negotiations be-
tween Japan and representatives of
the Chita Government at Dairen. A
majority Of this Chita Government, he
declared, was Of distinct soviet color
ing, and Japan learned during the
pourparlers at Dairen, which she re-
Gently was compelled to break off al
together, that care must be taken to
get the Bolsheviki to say exactly what
they mean.