The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
RUSSIA HAS TAKEN MORAL LEADERSHIP
 AT GENOA FARLEY
Tchitcherin Is Now Majority Leader of Conference, With Lloyd George Acting as
 Moderator
By WILLIAM A. BIRD Special Cable to The Age-Herald (Copyrleht. 1922, by The Age-H Herald)

| Copyright, 1922, by The Age-Herald)
 Genoa, Italy, April 15.-The worlds resurrection from the cru cifixion of the war awaits demon stration from this ancient munich pality that the nations of Europe can roll the stone away from the tomb. They may do this, but to succeed they need one more strong arm to help, namely, that of America.
 Premier Lloyd George stated plainly that the regaining of the confidence of the United States was the principal object of the confer ence. The chief of the soviet delega- tion, Georgevitth Tchitcherin, imme- diately seized the moral leadership of the assembly by opening discussion of two subjects that were not on the agenda. They contained, nevertheless, the essence of the whole scheme, namely, disarmament and preparation for other offices wherein America would be represented
 There has been only single ple- nary session. It was followed by the appointment and organization of the various committees and the confer ence stands adjourned for Easter. Enough already has happened how ever to indicate that the conference will be a triumph for Tcheritcherin Or will end in nothing at all. The Russians have succeeded in making it abundantly clear that the greatest obstacle to be encountered the con- ference will be the self sufficiency of the French, coupled with that dele gation's disregard for the opinion of the world and that unless France, under the combined pressure of the people of the world can be compelled to put her fortunes in the common pool, then peace by the Genoa route Is impossible.
 Deep Game of Propaganda
 It Is a very serious mistake to imagine that Russia is playing some deep game of propaganda with the purpose of dividing the allies and compelling disintegration of their agreements. thereby hastening the world revolution the soviet rulers have been charged with promoting. The Russian delegates frankly con- fess that their own situation is des perate and that failure of the Genoa gathering would be a calamity for Russia far more than fir any other nation. Moreover the Russian pub licity bureau here isamazingly in- competent and disorganized. Thedele gates overwhelmed with work seldom can find time to grant interviews. The entire representation boasts of only two stenographers while their head quarters are located an hours jour ney from Genoa% The delegation has a single automobile TO that all of the members, with the exception of the chiefs, are obliged to spend hours daily on trains.
 It is true that they have been in duced to engage a room in a Genoa hotel where they could receive news paper correspondents but through lack of sufficient staff there is seldom anybody there. Even journal ists representing newspapers enter taining communistic views are unable to get the bare news, let alone any propaganda material.
 Far from desiring to bring about split in the jed camp Tchitche n says that the allies were sadly split before the conference opened and that it is the task of the Russians to bring them together. This task mar rows down to inducing the French to adopt the majority attitude.
 Attitude of Barthou
 Another mistake Is to suppose that M. Barthou, on behalf of the French delegation, is anxious to sabotage the conference. Despite his trusque man ner and maladroit badgering which forfeits the sympathy of American opinion. he is quite ready to accept real solutions so far as the limited Cannes program will permit but he strongly opposes going further than that though all of the others know that Geona Is only preliminary and superficial
 It was Lloyd Georges reference to other and later conferences that stirred the French for they foresee that the next time when Russia comes as one of the converting powers and not as an invited guest; and when the United States also will have a hand in framing the program naturally declining to accept the treaty of Versailles as a framework ing and announces 1t Is working to- ward bringing about a nunirinaI