The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-24

: contrary to existing treaties"
 The Germans also decided to set tie by private negotiations the diff ferences between NJ. Barthou, head of the French delegation. and the German chancellor, Dr. wirth. which arose through M Barthou's written charge that the Germans had male untruthful statements.
 Premier Facta and Foreign Min ister Schanzer of the Italian delega- ton are believed to have been re- sponsible for this peaceful settle ment of what threatened to be a hopeless barrier to real progress in the conferences on economic and IT, nancial work.
 A member of the German delega- ton said the allies had their fan fare in todays 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 pro- ceed with it's useful work in the hops
  rope might be bettered.
 Sunday Bad Day
 Sunday has been rather a bad day for the Genoa conference. Easter Sunday brought the signing of she Russo ( German treary which created much disruptlony and today came he note from the big and little sntentcs 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 the German dei- egation from discussion of Russian problems. It also said that It had never been suggested that the Lon don proposals afforded no basis for discussion in the conference, that the German delegation was about to con olude separate treaty with Rus sia. After making the reservation with respect to the Russortierman f ftreafy ft deciares: srhe Incident may now be regarded as closed"
 Both Germany and Russia wero very unwilling to concede the rigat of the powers siguatory to the Yer sai1les treaty to limit the treaty making powers Of Russia and Ger many and for a time Premier Lloyd George and the presiding officer ot the conference. Signor Facta. We're confronted with a 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 among the nations which had estap- lished peace. but strongly advised that the allies, who insisted upon maintaining peace. should not work in an exclusive spirit at Genoa. but should get all such annoyances as the Russo German treaty out CT the way so that the real work of the con ference could proceed.
 Lloyd George Agrees
 Premier Lloyd George. who sec onded M. Bratiano's motion. agreed with all the Rumanian premier had said. He wished to let the world know that the British empire was anxious to work in close co-opera- tion with the allies, but that this CO., operation must be for peace. In other words cooperation must be to for ward the object of the Genoa confer ence, He declared that if the British public began to feel that co-opera- ton with the allies was tending 10 perpetuation of feuds in Europe. the. English point or view would lHneui- ately change. He felt in duty bound to make it plain that the British em- pire was set on peace and deter mined to surmount all obstacles. NJ Barthou expressed his approval of Lloyd Georges words and gave assurances that the French delega- ton was animated by the same mo- tives as the British.
 The note apparently was acceptable to all 10 powers which assisted in its preparation. The 10 powers also considered the French refusal to sit with the Russian experts until an explanation was offered of the Pus- sian reply to the London experts re- port on Russian reconstruction. which seemingly was in conflict with M Chicherin's note stating to the conference what the Russians would be willing to accept as basis for further negotiations.
 A letter from the Russians was read explaining that their old post tion had been superseded by M. Chit cherln's note, and NJ. Barthou agreed to permit the French experts to sit with the Russian experts this aft ernoon.