The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-05-11
SEE GENOA MOVE
TO AID GERMANS
Said That Plans Are Under Con-
sideration for AmeIiorating
Reparations Situation.
ACTION BY LLOYD GEORGE
British Premier Holds Long Conferences
With Heads Of Berlin Delegation.
soviets May Accept Allied
Offer. 1t Is Said.

Genoa.-The German chancellor, DIR.
wirth, and the German foreign minis
ter, DR.. Rathenau, were summoned to
Premier Lloyd Georges villa and re-
mained for several hours in conference
with the prime minister, Lord Birken-
head and Sir Edward Grise. Both Ger
mans and British were noncommun-
cative regarding the subjects discuss
ed, but rumors are current that plans
were considered for ameliorating Ger
many's reparations situation.
The English delegates have announc-
ed that they still adhere to the sug-
gestion for meeting of the signatories
of the Versailles treaty, either at Ge-
noa or a neighboring city, before May
81, to take under advisenent meas
ures which may be necessary respect
ing the German reparations payment
due on that date, which Germany has
announced inability to pay.
The longer the Russians study the
memorandum on Russian reconstruc-
ltion the less it seems to appeal to them.
Rakovsky, Tchitcherin and Litvinon
have expressed their surprise at some
of the sections, and the divergence be-
tween the Allies caused by France and
Belgium holding out on Article vi has
greatly strengthened the Russian posi-
ton.
II is expected that the Russians will
reply to the memorandum on Saturday !;
meanwhile they are using their advan-
tage skillfully. Their experts are d.
gesting the various sections at Santa
Margherita, where the whole delegation
is working steadily.
There is much speculation on
frances position since the conference
between Premier Poincare and Nj.
Barthou. Lloyd George and the entire
British delegation are still optimistic
that the Allies will agree on the Rus
sian memorandum and that the Rus
SLAMS will accept in such manner as
to reopen Russian trade.
Signor Schanzer and Lloyd George
mad conference lasting an hour and a
half at the villa de Albertis. They
took occasion to denounce the cam
paign of certain English newspapers,
which have taken the pretext, 1t was
asserted. of the Itslo-Turkish treaty
in order to attempt to wreck the con-
ference and undermine the good rela-
tions between Italy and Great Britain.
LLOYD George and Schanzer, 1t is an
nounced. are in perfect accord and are
determined to do everything possible
TO check any attempt against the sue
cess of the conference.
II is learned that word reached Lon
don from an authoritative source that
Italy had concluded with the Angora
government treaty similar to that
which NJ. Franklin -Bouillon had con-
cluded in behalf of France. The Brit
ish foreign office, not knowing that a
communication had been made person
ally on the subject by Signor Schanzer
70 Lord Curzon, sent note to Italy
on April 81 asking for explanations.
The situation was soon clarified, 1t
is now explained, and England does
not object TO the economic agreement
concluded by Italy with the Turkish
government at Constantinople, for con-
cessions to be granted to Italian firms
in Asia Minor.
1t was brought out at the interview
that Mr.. Lloyd George intended his
nonaggression pact to be the crcwning
work of the Genoa conference, but that
its presentation, approval and efficacy
were subordinate. frat, to peace with
Russia. and, second, to settlement Of
the frontier disputes from the Baltic
10 the Black sea. or at least an agree
ment on the methods to be followed
for solving the questions of Bessarabia,
Eastern Galicia, Wilma and Memel.
The Soviet representatives here an
nounced that the terms Of the allied
note to Russia had been telegraphed
10 Moscow, says the Exchange Tele-
graph, which adds: "It is stated that
possibly Premier Lenlne will accept,
demanding simultaneously full recogni-
ton"