The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-03
RUSSIANS PLOT
t! DICTATE OWN
TERMS. AT GENOA Il \

Fear OF Future German
Russian Aggression Ex-
pccted to Aid.
BY HARRY N. $RtCkEY
| Copyright 1922. The West Vlr-
! giniansl
GENOA May before Lloyd
George left London for Genoa ne
made a speech in Parliament out
lining his plans. One of the oppo'
sition remarked that in attempting
to bring the Russians back into the
family OF nations, the premier was
embarking on dark and difficult
mission. 55i
There lis reason to believe that
Lloyd George now knows how e1-
actly true that prophecy was
It is doubtful whether he Won d
have made the attempt in Just the
way ha4has if he could have known
that he would have to face a Ger
man-Russian com bination and
guard his rear against a French al
tack
British premier has been put IN the
most critical position in his career
He has gone. too far to turn back;
Slipping Toward War
Now lie must successfully con
clude treaty with Russia. in which
other European powers Will join.
The anern alive is not only person
al defeat which would probably
cost him the premiership. but
Europe as a whole will be further
from permanent peace and. norma nal.
industrial life than at any -ne
since the war
This last is not a loose state.
ment. made for the purpose of
sensation: It is a literal TACT.
Two Of the highest officials OF
the British government speaking
with authority to American and
british newspaper men, have point
ed this out as the irresistible logic
or the situation created by the
German-Russian attitude since the
treaty was signed
Russians the Canoe
This attitude. even more than
the treaty itself is what is causing
the allies to take such grave
view Up to the time the treaty
was signed the Russians seemed to
he in a livery reasonable, even a
conciliatory, mood And the Ger:
mans: were so quiet that it looked
as though it would be a compare
lively simple matter to line up the
whole OF Europe on a sane program
OF peace and reconstruction.
#35 Since signing the treaty with With
Germany, the Russians have en-.
stirely changed their attitude, and
there seems to be no doubt that
every move they make is the re-
suit of decisions between them;
selves and the Germans They
have maze definite pronosals to the
then withdrawn them J. !.
They have made direct answers 20
+han allied proposals-and then in
sisted tupon fantastic inHeTpreta-S
lions of these answers ,55s f $50
NJ. The Russian policy seems to be
IA take the fullest advantage OF
the position which their alliances
With Germany gives them and to
force the rest Of Europe---through
fear Of future German-Russian mil
;tarv aggression-to make treaty
With tam on Russias own terms.
# TheszY terms, so far as they can =
re- deciphered from Russias vari--f
nro,1nosals. answers and propa-
randa. Include full ecognition Of
theS Soyiets and the n granting OF
larpa credits BY other European
nations il return II for which sst he
ssnViets agree to recognize pre-war.
debts, payment to 8 be de i ltel Z
thirty years without interest
sThey insist upon having all their
var d ebts wiped out and are very
hazy as to how they sr y pay OF
a SIC nationals for property which
they have confiscatsd sin sine &c Inc me
revolution. y FL !. q, 5.5 VI.
d, The. Russians whole idea now
seems to be that by shreWtd q d diplo-
macy and the German alliance ace they
are@in as position to dictate terms ms
ia the rest Of Europe, and q especc--
5iaIIyS TO Great Britain
French Fairly M &C
,,r,e French reac ton to this may
~ i'm rined The French see n
= : a iiberate d German poll OF
cheating hem out OF IN oney loaned
driving a swedges between
Isranc and England. and finallysa
cnajif;on Of eastern Europe againsL
ttham N6r Military aggression
- IVA FFrench are fairly insane
y, ~ !, !. i ger q. one OF the evid ences
;tea;np thss speech OF Premier Poin-
care at Bar le Duc.
The British on the other nam,
while fully apprecta, hng tne
ravity OF the situat ON ana t l1eals
Iespon sibility In ca1ling the conferT
Sance. are determin ed ot&to break
swith sRnsst aa erei ssa al g q
Spossihf fsEs az avoid ISL