The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-05-05
CR|S|SAT GENOA
AGAIN IS PASSED
Germans Will Not Answer En-
tente Note Attacking Recent
Pact With Russia.
ALLIES THREATEN TREATY
Would Declare Null and Void Clauses
Contrary to Existing Conventions.
Italians Avert Rupture-Pre-
mier Is Responsible.

Genoa.-Another crisis in the eco
nomic conference was passed when
the German delegation announced
after a long session of its delegates
and frequent communications with
the Russians and Italians, that the
Germans would not reply to the note
of the ten powers stipulating that the
signatories expressly reserve for
their governments the right to declare
null and void any clause in the Russo
German treaty which may be recog-
nized as contrary to existing treaties y
The Germans also decided to settle
by private negotiations the differences
between Nj. Barthou, head Of the
French delegation, and the German
chancellor, DIR. Wirth, which arose
through NJ. Barthous written charge
that the Germans had made untruthful
statements.
Premier Facta and Foreign Minister
SchanZer of the Italian delegation, are
believed tc have been responsible for
this peaceful settlement of what
threatened to be hopeless barrier to
real progress in the conference on eco
nomic and financial work.
A member of the German delegation
said the Allies had their "fan fare" in
the note to satisfy the French and
that the Germans had decided they
would not encourage 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 bad day
for the Genoa conference Easter SUN
day brought the signing of the Russo
German treaty, which created much
disruption, and last Sunday 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. This note was
written to satisfy the French demands
for the more definite exclusion of Ger
many from all discussions relating to
Russian problems. 1t also asserts spe-
cifically that it had never been sug-
gested that the London proposals af-
forded no basis for discussion in the
conference, or that the German dele
rate treaty with Russia. After maxi
ing the reservation with respect to the
Russo German treaty, it declares:
THE incident may now be regarded
as closed"
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
a time Premier Lloyd George and the
presiding officer of the conference,
Signor Facta, were confronted by Sc
rious situation.
Premier Bratiano of Roumania,
speaking for the little entente, present
ed the text of the note to Germany in
the meeting of the ten powers. lie
urged the necessity for solidarity
among the nations which had estab-
lished peace, but strongly advised that
the Allies. who insisted upon maintain
Ing peace, StlOuiu uOt Ntik Ill uu IN-
elusive spirit at Genoa, but should get
all such annoyances as the Russo-Ger-
man treaty out of the way, so the real
work of the conference could proceed.
Premier Lloyd George, who second
ed NJ Bratiano's motion, agreed with
all the Roumanan premier had said.
He wished to let the world know that
the British empire was anxious to
work in close cooperation with the
Allies, but this cooperation must be
for peace. In other words, co-opera-
ton must be TO forward the objects
of the Genoa conference.
He declared that if the British house
began to feel that cooperation with
the Allies was tending to perpetuation
of feuds in Europe, the English point
Of view would Immediately change lie
felt in duty bound to make it plain
that the British empire was set on
peace and determined to surmount all
obstacles.