New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Poincare Likely
To Ask Par1ey
On Genoa Issue
Silence of Lloyd George
About Elimination of Eco
nOmic Conference Leaves
France i'll IL Qua1ldary
Sure To Be Postponed
Fall of Bono1ni to PLAY
nn important PART i'll Fate
of New Open Diplomacy
Special cuaic to Tho Tr.oa,,,

Copyright. 1928, New York Tribune In.
PARIS, reb. lS.--Ihc failure Of Tie
British government 20 reply in any way
20 Tie lrench memorandum Of eleven
days ago. setting forth Premier Poin-
cares attitude toward the Genoa eco
No,nic conference, Is c4i:aing consid
eraJle d:squictudo here. france has
been pvt in a position OF Involuntary
vajchful waiting and cannot proceed
with any negotiations or arrangements Is
Tor the conference.
The suspicion has begun TO grow ~
unofficial quarters mere that Premier
Lloyd George is using th;s method o.
silence to protest agninst the poincnre
idea OF holding concentrations through
tie embassies instead Of by pelaonsl
conferences. And rs & result ii is be-
lieved that NJ. po:nc*re may ugrac t.
meet Lloyd George for y conference
v:thi, the next fortnight IL either
laris o. nondoa.
Regardless OF fr. L.oyl George
motive n keep.n. quiet, certain It is
that poincare's telegraplic diplomacy
has not bornc s.uy results and mas only
served 70 put (rance III IN cmtarrass-
ing position Il IS understood thate
Colonel Gc st. lAulaire, french A.nbas-
sador u London, hss notified The Lon
dcn Foreign Office that It's silence mus.
be regarded by Irance as sipnifyinq
that England approves Of the Trercl.
position.
Il is generally conceded that the
Genoa conference win be POSTPONED,
n.thcrgl. the Italian political situation.
given New turn BY Donomi's finsl fall
yesterday, i going 10 play a.. ;mpor-
tant p&rt ii deciding the mater dea-
uitcly.
Split Over Bo,sheviii
II Giolitti succerds Ecnolni as italian
Premier, :5 is understood to be highly
probable, he would readily agree to /.
postpoNenenl OF the meeting.
Po'nc"le mas lost the support o. the
Little L.tenve for his desire to impose
conditions on tne Bolsheyiki, prior to
Tie Genoa meeting. tAat might he ob-
stacie7 to better relations With Russia
IN tie future. This Was made clear
this week b. Premier Bcncs OF Czecho-
Sloval:ia, who has row gone 20 London.
iho Czech spokesman rold PoiNcarc
tA@t his country 81 least Vas not will
ing TO assume I. hostile attitude toward
the BolsAsvi';i, il view OF the active
ccmIMer,ial relations tnat we're being
cstab lished. lie insisted Wat some
middle ground be sought between the
recognition proposed by Lloyd George
and TIE probaticnal syatenl suggested
n Pa..s.
"lc Temps Attacks British
The attitude Of Switzerland toward
lsussia is nov clearly defined as ag~ins
aesinet Britisl, silence on the sHnu,s Genoa
negotiations. The British Cabinet has
often spoken aeainst secret diplomacy,
says the newspaper, and foreign jour
nails have pretended thai the Poincarc
M memorandum was q torpedo destined to
slnk the conference. Denying that this
IS Ike intention Of the French govern
!aent lie Temps" continues:
That which viii irrevoca5iy wrec,.
the Genoa conference will be suspicion
suttained BY silence. The day the ma
ilons OF the world realize that even
tho promoters OF the pro- lect are un-
willing TO explain publicly their irten-
tons they Will begin to think that the
conference IS 1 trap. and 81 the good
work possible al Genoa would be con-
denncd to failure in the lace oi the
~or.~ clstrUat. In thc Genoa pro-
gram it is said, The l,Ations will vor.
TO restore confidence. But the conf
Gence Is not obtained either By force
or surprise III finance. Il is possible
only to those who speak frankly"