Evening star., 1922-05-02
EXPECT PO|NCARE
AT GENOA SESSION;
BARTHOU DEPARTS
French, However, Do Not
Think Premier Will Talk
Reparations.
LOOK FOR FINAL ACTION
ON RUSS PLANS TODAY
Lloyd George Insists Barthou I'm
press Need of Allied
Council Meeting.
By the Associated Press

Council Meeting.
By the Associated Press
GENOA, May 2.-It was annoanc-
ed by the British representatives
here this afternoon thnt the mem
Orandum to be handed to the Rus
SLAMS "embodIes the maximum the
| powers are willing to give the
Russian government and the mimi
mum which the powers will accept
from RUSSIA"
"If the soviet delegates do not
accept the general lines OF this
| document" 1t was added. ..then it
is certain all negotiations with
Russia will be suspended for some
time, probably until another form
Of government arises i'm Rnsyia..
By the Associated Press.
| GENOA. May Premier Poincare
of France may come to Genoa for
the closing sessions of the economic
conference. President Millerand's
return from his African trip will make
it possible for the premier to leave
the capital. and the question whether
he will join the other premiers here
will be a subject he viii discuss with
M. Barthou, head of the French dele
cation here. who is leaving today 70,
several days conference in Paris.
The most important question to be
talked over by NJ. Barthou and his
chief, it is understood, is that OF
Frances attitude on the non-aggres-
sion pact proposed by the British
| prime minister. Mr.. Lloyd George
| Whether NJ. Poincare will consent TO
a meeting of the signatories Of the
treaty of Versailles to discuss Ger
| man reparations before May 81 is an
other subject for the parley in Paris.
Not Likely to Talk Reparations.
| Frenchmen here believe it unlikely
that N. Poincare will agree to talk
| reparations at Genoa.
i The subcommission on Russian af-
fairs was to meet this afternoon for
final approval of the memorandum to
the Russians. the. details of which
! memorandum will probably be sent TO
the Russians later IN the day. :.
The document provides for estab-
aishnAnt OF mixed arbifraf commit
! sion for controlling the debts owned to
holders Of Russian government bonds.
the Chairman of which would be
named by Chief Justice Taft of the
United States Supreme Court. Mixed
tribunals will be set up to deal
with the question of property of for
eigners in Russia. which has been
nationalized.
! France Abnndons Objection. i.
Belgium alone was against the later
feature. France abandoning her OBJ
jections to Great Britain's project.
The Belgians insisted on restitution
Of nationalized property to its former
owners.
| Vice Premier Barthou. head of the
French delegation. left for Paris to-
Poincare and the cabinet. He, is ex-
! pected back Sunday or Monday morn
ing. Before leaving he conferred with
Prime Minister Lloyd George.
George took place at the Villa de Al
bertis, an hour before NJ. Barthou's
4 departure. The atmosphere of the
meeting was said to be most cordial.
Mr.. Lloyd George. it is understood.
impressed again upon his French col
league his view Of the desirability
that meeting of the stgnatories of
the treaty of Versailles be held at the
earliest possible moment in some
Mediterranean town.
Russian Status CruL.
NJ. Barthou's reported decision not
| to return before the end OF the week
| was in view Of the status of the Rus
sian negotiations. it was said, as the
Russian reply to the memorandum the
allies will present Is not expected be-
fore Monday next.
NJ Barthou is due to reach Paris at
1880 o'clock tomorrow morning. Be-
fore leaving he answered the letter
written by NJ. Tchitcherin on April
80, in which the Russian foreign min
lister denied the existence of secret
military or political clauses in the
| Russo-German treaty and declared
there was no real reason why the
most friendly relations should not be
established between Russia and
| France.
M. Barthou In his reply voiced his
ed the French government and people
were only dissatisfied with the Ras-
SLAMS who had signed the Brest
Litovsk treaty, and desired to main
tain only the most cordial relations
with the Russian people generally.
VIII Ask Taft to Act.
Chief Justice Taft of the United
| to name the chairman of the mixed
| arbitral commission to be established
for controlling the debts owed by the
Russian government to foreign bond
J nOIucTSs dCCOTuiuB " lHc pan ar
ranged. The other members Of this
commission will represent all the
l bondholders and the Russian govern
ment respectively. sa
The commission will have power to
remit interest and decide all questions
affecting foreign bondholders and
Russia's ability to meet her obliga-
/ tions: time limit will be fixed in
| which bondholders may make their
own arrangements with the Russian
government. II they desire.
Mixed arbitral tribunals, one for
every interested nation, will be set
up to deal with the question Of the
property Of foreigners which has
been nationalixed: the chairman OF
each will be named by the chairman
I.of the mixed arbitral commission.
In the plan adopted practically ev-
4 erything which savored of capitula-
/ tions or infringement Oh Russia's
sovereignty was waived. The French
suggestion of a provisional administra-
tion, pending Russia's establishment Of
courts on the basis desired by western
Europe, was not approved. ~
I George Tchitcherin, head of the
Russian soviet delegation here, sent
Foreign Minister Skirmunt, chief OF
i the Polish delegation. another note
treiterating the soviet protest against
Poland's action in Joining the great
! powers in questioning the right OF
Russia and Germany to sign the Eas-
ter treaty at. Rapallo. The note an
nounced that Poland's recent reply
to the soviet delegation did not sex !
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