The New York herald., 1922-04-08
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Premier Lloyd
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the Soviet Foreign
that life will be in
conference by bring
ms up for debate in
disquieted by the re-
lloyd George may not
irst session, or, IL he
be only in reply to the
come.
lment already has been
becialy in German circles,
eating Of the delegates in
ence hall in the Palace San
The Ave Allied nations will
e raised PLATFORM in the mid
e hall and this platform will
|unded by "a yrpund table at
he other delegates will sit.
EXPLANATION for this arrangement
the Allies did not wish TO he
Alphabetically and, chose to re-
ogether as hosts or the conference.
a they are-to, me in an elevated
or, and are the five victor nations
hentc on this fact has been unavoid-
he want OF certainty concerning the
session. is characteristic o. The
ect Of the entire conference. The
rase, Athe. greatest conference since
ersailles" is heard on many sides, Dus
B one appears to have any lucid Idea
, to why It will be the greatest con-
Ztrence or what can be accomplished.
gHven conference veterans are perplexed.
lS Russia the Cynosure.
l The two new factors which will have
s3a's presence and the first attendance
ns delegates from neutral nations. Rus
sia already has been ranked as the
feature Of the conferences but it still Is
1pssible that the sReutrals will take
apited action TO attain tive, important
ends. They may, insist on talking
ffankly1 about Gerimany's financial
.tfoubles and they may raise The issue of
toe League of Nations:
I, Frank talk about cermany's business
situation is sure to, lead to, the brink OF
tlie forbidden reparatior topic. and there
is4 much speculation as{to1 how far the
french would permit discussion of this
md to proceed before they retired from
the conference. The SGermans are de-
teTmined TO talk about their financial
predicament as openly as possible, and
have been ransacking their minds for
ways OF doing this, so that every one
can gather without their actually say
Ing So that they .hinkethe reparations
duestion Is the root Of s3htheir troubles
Il 1rhe Scandinavians.t, 1dtch and Swiss
being directly1aneckRd by Germany's
" eelfare. also are sexgected to speak
petty freely possbbsAsir the same man
ner by intimatonS rotfier than direct
a sl<ed whether the neutral nations, with
British initiative behind them. may not
ssk direct appeal to have the repara-
tiens problem ventilated.
III League Disturbing Factor.
H srhe League of Nations may prove one
aG the surprises of the conference, if
fliat question comes up. Germany. con-
frary TO her former position. probably
~ill decline to join even II invited to
Id so. Public opinion in Germany has
Undergone a fundamental change since
tide League presided over the partition
0M Upper Silesia. Besides the German
ssSvernment figures on the League be-
ing unpopular in America, whose finan-
dial help is awaiteds
" The Germans now look upon the
L6ague of Nations as a French instru-
fnknt which, can be of little service 10
Gdrmany. III Germany's admission to
il1e League were to be bound up with
far reaching concessions such as evac-
liation Of the Rhine provinces Chan
cs5lor Wyth would accept with alaerity.
hi 4 is said In German circles that
there Is little prospect OF Germany
jpyning under conditions much less
fasorable than that.
N yrhe Italians remain sanguine In their
bdlief that the conference will bring i'm
pdrtant results and still have faith that
America will join after she sees that
tssngible results are forthcoming, In
PETITIONS OF this sort BY America are be-
ing read into Ambassador Child's assign