The New York herald., 1922-04-20
Nationalistsi Rejoice ait the
Allies Discontinue and
Assail Note.
SOME DOUBT -EXPEDIENCY
See Loss of Good Will-M0urn
Opportunity Given Aflies to
Rebuke Germany.

speciai cable to rHB NEW yoRK fInsA.p
Copyright, 1929. by The NEW EoRlS HEKAID
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, April 10.
Althoush the expediency of Ger
many's conclusion of treaty with
Russia is doubted. by the more con-
servative newspapers. the entire Ger
man press backs the Government and
advises against reputation of the
treaty. even though participation in
the Political Subcommission of the
Genoa conference hangs in the ball
ance.
Conservative papers call the allied
note hvpocritical. arrogant and the
act of a school teacher. However, the
German delegation must explain to
the German people why they took the
step or were maneuvered into posi-
ton which provoked the disapprovai
of the Allies.
In general, the press asserts Ger
many's right to conclude the treaty,
and Hugo Stinnes's Allgemeine lei
tung urges the people to stand cour-
ageously behind the Government. The
Communist Red FluD adopts the same
tone, calling upon workers to. agitate
against recoil by the Government from
step already taken.
All PARTIES Jubitnnt.
All parties welcomed the treaty with
Soviet Russia enthusiastically. as evil
dence of a return TO world affairs with
out the Allies permission. In official
circles it Is limited that the move was
prompted by the Allies efforts to ex-
ciude Germany and Russia from equal.
ity in negotiations at Genoa. by thu
limitation of subjects for discussion ard
the formation OF inner committees.
The Germans and Russians had
made an open secret of >heir Intention
to hold a demonstration in common at
Genoa, should they find themselves iso-
lated A prominent Russian told THE
NEW YORK HERALD correspondent last
week that the Germans and the Rus
slams had agreed TO maintain re-
served attitude during preliminary con
ference negotiations. acting together
only II the advisability should be evil
dent later.
man Nationalist party, said that 1t was
the opinion of his party that political
understanding with Soviet Russia as n
counterpoise to the understanding of
the Allies was advisable. uotwithstand-
ing the hostility Of German National
ists to communism in any form.
The press approves the treaty as a
settlement OF old war time economic
differences. and the establishment OF p
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matte and business relations between
the two countries. Some papers find
that the treaty gives Germany no par
ricular material advantages, while IL
gives the Bolsheviki many But the
general feeling here is that Il Is better
business to cross off bad debts and find
a basis for future trade than to demand
back payments that Germany never viii
get
stwnificnnsc of Treaty.
Germany should have reached an
understanding with Russia five years
a2v. say the Socialist papers. accusing
DIR. Rathenau OF want of political
perspicacity. One Nationalist PAPER sees
Germany making a gift to Russia BY
dsnouncing claims TO German property.
which the Rus ians have sociaized and
confiscated. II In delighted. however.
that Germany had the nerve to act
without SET king the Allies permission
The Allies indignation" il says.
shows how advisable the move was:
only Germany should have struck out
for freedom from aflied tutelage much
earlier."
Another Nationalist organ. the Tacg-
ischc RasSchdu. greets the action OF the
German delegation as a proper response
BY Germany to her subordination with
Russia at Genoa. declaring fhas some
thing should happen, and sohlstaing did.
The real Significance OF the treaty lies
not In the details Of the articles but i'm
the fullest recognition OF the Soviet re-
public. But il would have been wiser
for Germany TO have concluded the
treaty, waiting for a more favors BILE mo-
ment for It's publication
The Augemeiae zetfiR0 attempts TO