South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-24
GERMANSACCEDE
TODEMANDS0F
ALLIED LEADERS
Will Remain Silent and Let
Conference Proceed With
Work. They Say.
ITALIANS RESPONSIBLE
Clears What Threatened 10 be
Hopeless Barrier 10
Progress of Meet

49, i'NAN-' A-Aa AhNA ~
Progress of Meet
GENOA. April -s-Anotasr crisis
u the economic conference was
PASSED sunday nlgat when taa Ger
laan delegation announced. after
loRE session 0f its delegates and fre-
cUeut communications with the Rus
slams and Italians. that the Germans
would not reply 90 the note OF the
ten powers sunday s-pulalrg that
the s.gnatorles expressly reserve
for their goverumenrs the r.-h- 90
declare null and void any clause i1
the Russo-German treaty which mas
be recognized as contrary 90 exist
ing treaties The Germans also de-
cided 90 settle 5y private negotiations
the differences between N Bathrou
head OF the French delegation. and
the German chancellor. d. Wlrh
which arose through 81 Barthol'e
written charge that the Germans had
made untruthfuI statements
Premier Facta and Foreign sim
lister Schanzer Of the Italian deIora
tion. are believed 90 have been re-
sponsible for this peaceful settlement
o. what threatened 20 be a. hopeless
barrier 10 real progress in the con
ferences on economic and frarcia
work A member OF the German
delegation said that the allies had
their fanfare in Sundays note 10
satisfy the French. and and thar the
Germans had decided they would MOI
encourage "a battle OF notes but would
r.-r r-f lrrr Lee o..
proceed with its useful work. I'm the
hope that the economic situation in
Europe might be hetterod.
Sunday a Bad Day.
Sunday has been a rather bad day
for the Genoa conference Easter
Sunday brought the signing of the
Russo German treaty. which created
much disruption and Sunday came
note from the big and little entente
! and Portugal to Germany which foI
! the moment reopened the old wound
\ that had partly healed. Thi, note
was written 10 satisfy the French de-
mands for the more definite eNcIg-
| sion Of Germany from an discuss. ions
relating 20 Russian problems. 1r.
also asserts specifically that it had
never been suggested that Tho Ion
don proposals Afforded no basis f0I
discussion in the conference or tina.
the German delegation was about e.
conclude a separate treaty with RUS
STA. After making The reservation
with respect 20 the Bus7o-German
treaty. IL declares.
"The incident may now he regarded
az closed"
The text OF Tho note sent the chair
man Of the German delegation SUN
dav after sae meeting Of She dele
cates or the ten powers s.Eratory On
the Versailles treaty. which was con
vened 20 discuss the French profess
aaginst the German not 0f April o.
follows:
Text Of Note
''rhe undersigned desires ~ srknow-
Ledge the receipt OF your rem g. to r-cr
note OF April is. indicating .na attl-
tude that they felt b11ud to adopt
n view of the treaty concluded hF
the German and Russian delegations
"Thev note with eatsfae. o7 t1a
the German delegation realizes tlr
conclusion OF separate treaty with
Russia ON matters falling within tho
puFview of This conference render
undesirable that fha de.eEar0r
should participate l- the future 81.
the dis0u ss.00 ~ fIe r0rd ors q.
an agreement between Russia and
the various countries repre- er-ed .r
the conference.
THE undersigned should have p-e.
fcrred 10 refrain from further corr