Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-27

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Unable. To. Thrust. Her VIII
Above That of 265,000
Other Europeans
BY HARRY N. RICKEY

GENOA, April 27.-Having sur
vived half a dozen crises in two short
weeks, Lloyd Georges alleged eco
nomic conference for restoration of
peace and industry in Europe still
lives. But that is about the best that
can be said of it.
The meet result to date is treaty
between Germany and Russia-un-
der protest and in open defiance of
the allies.
Admittedly this treaty draws Ger
many and Russia closer together,
mont only commercially but also po-
litically Potentially it is a threat
to western Europe that 225 100000
Germans and Slavs are out to doml-
nate the continent
Assuming a generation of co-opera-
ton between the Germans and Rus
SLAMS, with the formers genius for
organization and the latters' man
rower and natural wealth, western
Europe will face at least 00,000,00t
organized and aggressive people.
France has visualiped this from
the first and ever. since the treaty
was sprung has been making heroic
efforts to circumvent it, threatening
several times to leave Genoa and
break up the conference.
France Near Isolation
But, France has been unable to
change the course of events for the
simple reason that the rest of Eu-
rope is fed up thoroughly on the
French policy.
France is nearer to isolation today
than at any time since the war. Even
England is showing less and less
sympathy and marked disinclina-
tion to sacrifct, for Frances sake,
her chance to get in with Germany
on Russia's ground floor"
Fngland's growing impatience with
France eliminated when Lloyd
George said significantly fnat unless
attempts to break up the conference
were stopped he would make state
ment to the world putting the blame
where it belonged.
A break with the British is the one
thing the French cannot afford if
they hope to keep their position as
first class power and collect repara-
tions from Germany. So they have
submitted to the inevitable and con-
sented not 20 press their demand that
the German-Russian treaty be abro-
gated.
This was bitter pill for the
French, and they make no secret
Of it.
Cooperation Necessary
At the same time everybody in
Europe, excepting possibly the
French, realizes that permanent
peace and restoration of normal IN
dustrial and financial life is lmpos-
sible without the cooperation of the
Germans and Russians.
Together they comprise more than
half the population of the continent,
and much greater proportion of or
BanlHlHS SSlluf1 iIIANH'i ie'i N'AO- %
and natural wealth.
While the arrogant position they
have taken here has amazed and
shocked Lloyd George as much as 1t
has anyone else, it has demonstrated
the necessity of keeping the confer
cnce together to work out an all
European compact including a nom
aggression agreement.
Otherwise the net result of Genoa's
conference would be increased mill
tarism and financial chaos growing
out of fear of the German-Russian
menace.
The Germans and Russians are
perfectly aware that they have run
diplomatic circles around the allies
and have them in a corner.
They are no wopeniy playing the
game together One day last week
Tchitcherin visited Wirth and Ra-
thenau three times at the Germans
hotel. Each time he was received
with almost royal honors.
Undoubtedly the Russians demand
chat the Soviet government be fully
recognized by the powers of the Sc
Wet guarantees payment Of pre-war
debts, was worked out by the Ger
mans and Russians together
The logic of this demand is unas-
sailable, but it was a shot aimed di-
recetly at the friendly relations be-
tween the British and French.