New-York tribune., 1922-04-06
France Firm in
Stand on Berlin
] Pleas at Genoa
Will Refuse to Listen to Any
/ Discussion of Repara-
! tions, Armament or a
/ Revision of the Treaties
Poincare Instructs Envovs
Official British Mail. Said
Z to Include ParIey Pro-
& gram, Stolen From Train
Special coo,e 10 7hc rr,bme

|, : Copyright 1872. New York Tribune IncD
7 : PARIS, April 5.-On the eve of the
Il departure of the French delegates for
l Genoa it seems certain that if Ger
haany is building any hope for relief
! of it's reparations burden at the con
|; ference she is doomed to disappoint
i nlent. The delegates are under in
| structions not to take up this matter
I at all. On the other hand. there is
|. avery reason to believe that Russia
| vill obtain some measure of recogni
4 ton along the lines indicated by Lloyd
|. George in his speech before the House
I of Commons on Monday.
( A strict observance of the program
j laid down at Cannes and elaborated at
/ Boulogne will be maintained. This
| s,eans that there will be no discussion
| o. reparations, treaties or armament so
! far as France is concerned. Further
/ the delegates will not have plenary
/ powers, but are required to report each
I important step back to the government
!, and anything that they do will not be
/ considered binding until the French
i Parliament has put the seal of approval
I upon it. In other words. the policy of
7 the Allies, so far as its negative as
I poets are concerned is we'll defined
i The positive policies, If there are any,
I sre still nebulous and await the con-
! Vocation OF the conference.
Il To Ratify Cannes Agreement
i It was announced here that on the
I Sunday previous to the first session
!, the Allied delegates would meet and
L assure the enforcement of the Cannes
L agreement. This program alrady has
i been accepted by the Little Entente and
|. Poland, thus forming a formidable bloc
/ standing on the negative policy. AS
!. other nations invited, including Russia.
/ have not dissc nted. the view taken
I here is that they automatically accent
/ ed.
/ ( Premier Poincare this afternoon
/ called in the five delegates accredited
| to Genoa and gave them instructions,
I notably on the point that they must
I refer back to the government all i'm
I portant phases of the negotiations be-
/ fore making decisions. The Premier
/ made it clear that the governments
|; position is subordinate to any action
/ that the French parliament chooses
I 70 take, and therefore France is not
/ bound by any action taken at Genoa
until the parliament has chance to
+; pass upon and approve such action
4 Uncertainty Over Genoa Results
I Aside from the prelimnaries out
/, ilned the conference seems enveloped
/ in a fog in which hundreds of dele
/ gates must gather before any clear
/ view can be taken Of the work in hand.
+ The Temps" which is normally hos
1. tile to such conferences reflects this
Z uncertainty, saying:
/ ut is by results that one Will be able
/ to Judge the intentions of the pro-
|, noters. but during the three months
/. since the conference was projected they
I have been unable to outline any definite
~ 1ln al, rox
/ big screen showing the words Recon
!, struction of Europe which turn either
/ rose colored or black according to the
/ nanipuiations of the magic lantern
|. We believe that the partisans in the
|, conference should have done better in
/ these three months to assure the sue
cess Of their undertaking. Let us, for
I the moment, think that all countries
are turning toward Genoa awaiting the
i realizations of their hopes. 1t is es-
/ scntlal that the promoters make the
Il conference success"
4 British Mail Stolen
/, Circles inclined to be suspicious of
1 she dealings between Russia and Ger
Il many are pointing to the robbery Of
/ she mail train between Paris and
! staly. from which thirty sacks of Off
/ eial British mail was stolen. The rob
|, carly to-day. Skeptcs ask who other
4 Than the Germans and the Russians
i gre Interested in the British program
i at Genoa, which was reported TO be
Il locked up in ono of the sacks
II With suspicion pointing at the Rus
1 SLAMS and Germans the French govern
Il pent put its best detectives at work
= 70 recover the booty. 1t is also pos
!, sible that the government felt some
/ anxiety lest suspicion should turn upon
!, Che French.
Il 2 The Paris press. while accepting
Il Lloyd Georges statements before the
+ blouse of Commons. is unwilling to be-
/ aleve that the Welshman is going to
Il Eenoa without some trick up his sleeve.
il Like the conference itself, therefore,
i lloyd Georges activities are still re-
Il garded as still behind a curtain of haze
!, rnd the newspapers have adopted the
i missouri attitude: "ShoW me"