The New York herald., 1922-04-13
Delegates Want to Criticize
Limitation of Program,
but Dare Not.
NOW SHOWING RESERVE
Object to Exempting France
il Ten Year Truce Is
Adopted.

Special Cable 10 THE NEw yo.K HERALD.
Copyright. f922. bg TIE NEW YoRK HERALD.
GENOA. April 12.--TEe German head
quarters at the Eden Park Hotel Is
one of the few gloomy places in Genoa.
1t has become apparent to the Ger
mans that there Is small likelihood of
anything more being done here beyond
clearing the air OF Europe and estab-
fishing a new moral tone. 1t was in
the air that Chancellor Wirth would
leave for Berlin In a few days. dis
couraged at the outlook for Germany
here.
But what the German Reichstag
will ask of the Chancellor when he re-
turns is concrete proof that German
currency will be stabilized and that
Germany can borrow money to meet
the 20,000.000 gold marks reparations
payments this year Because of this
the Chancellor's friends fear that the
Cabinet may fall and that an end will
be put to Germany's policy of full
fillment
Leading members OF the German dele
cation expressed themselves to-day as
realizing fully that the Genoa confer
ence as q station aong the way Of
European reconstruction bids fair to
achieve brilliant success and that
than il was ever able to hope before.
But it Is precisely the word hope on
which the life of the German Govern
ment may stumble. 1t has been the one
word with which the German Liberals
have kept themselves In power and as a
political force it has lost its charm.
At Genoa the members OF the German
delegation ire between the devil and
the deep blue sea They want to criti-
cize the limitations OF the conference
program which forbids the discussion
OF reparations, but II they do they are
open to attack for impeding the con-
ference. II they praise the work being
done they open themselves to attack In
Germany for praising the conference
which is believed there to be conooct-
ing palliatives and no cures. The result
of all this Is that the Germans are
showing reserve.
They will have much to saw at the
subcommittee sessions and will intro
duce financial plan OF their own. And
when II comes TO a ten year truce, from
which France Is to be exempt as far as
marching into Germany Is concerned.
they will issue an appeal which they
hope the whole world win hear.
So far the Germans end Japanese are
the only two great nations not holding
press conferences This is partly due
H. u~rtk Il
eign Minister. believes in playing safe
and partly because the Germans do not
feel themselves to be In a position to say
what they think.
GENOA. April 10 (Assocfated Press, -
Chancellor Wirth Is returning 10 Ger.
many within few days. disappointed
and gloomy about the conference" ac-
cordine to the report current in confer
ence circles tonight. This decision f.
said to he due to apprehension over the
political situation In Germany. The i'm
preston here Is that Germany will D.
unable to pay the reparations due IN
Nav.
The German delegation appears to b.
about as unhappy as the Russian dele
gates over the London experts repor.
on the plan for the reconstruction OF
Russia. and contend that 1t IL highly dis
crinrina tory against Germany.
The report recommends that all fac
tory properties In Russia held BY for
eigners In 1917 shall be restored to them.
German factory properties in Russia
were not held by the Germans. but were
in the hands OF the Russian Govern
rient at that time. consequently the Ger
rians would not be allowed to recover
them under the report, II adopted as II
stands. Nor would Russia be allowed
to claim reparations from other coun-
tries but would be permitted to collect
from Germany, thus increasing Ger
many's burden.
The Bolshevist delegation, upon u
further reading OF the London experts
report. are apparently more dissatisfied
than ever with 1t. One prominent Rus
sian declared 1T carries capitulations
and tyrannical domination over fl
nances."