The New York herald., 1922-05-11
NEW GENOA MOVE
Formula for Article z
of Allied Terms to So
Wet Is Accepted by
Tchitcherin.
| FRENCH STAND FIRM
Declaration Goes Far Be-
yond First Views and
Anglers British.
| ANGLO-ITALIAN ACT AIDS
Developments at Genoa Indi-
cate Speedy Acceptance of
Terms by Russia.
ANGLO-ITALIAN ACT AIDS
BY JOHN NH. STUART.

By JOHN NH. STUART.
Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD
Copyright, 1929, by THE New YoRK HERALp-
GENOA, May 10.-A new grouping
of the European Powers" again is in
the air at Genoa with to-day's dra-
matte development concerning the
Russian reply. George Tchitcherin
showed the Soviet's answer to Carlo
Schanzer of the Italian delegation
and the two held half hours con-
versation. They are reported tonight
to be with Mr.. Lloyd George, while
the Russian reply is being redrafted
in some respects.
The Belgians are reported to be
even more willing than yesterday to
accept the Italian formula for Article
VII, which the Russian, Italian and
British leaders are trying to frame in
definite language.
The French, on the other hand, are
declaring they will stand by the prin.
ciple of private property as origi.
nally enunciated by the Belgians even
IL the Belgians are willing to agree
to the Schanzer formula. Hence ths
developments of the day must be con.
strued as an Anglo-Italian effort to
reach an agreement with all the
others, with or without France.
VIII Keep French vt Farley.
But Mr.. Lloyd George cast sheet
anchor windward to-day in an at
tempt to prevent the French boiling
the conference after the reply. He
put upon the agenda of the first po-
litical subcommission perfect Pam
dora's box of European troubles,
coming under Clause ii. of the
Cannes resolution (security of for
eign capitaD, in almost all of which
the French are vitally interested. AS
soon as this was done a series OF
private conferences were initiated.
with the Lloyd George-Schanzer
Tchitcherin meetings as center.
The new French declaration fol-
lowing the meeting of the Poincare
Cabinet, that France will stick to the
physical restoration of private prop
erty. though that goes beyond the
Cannes resolution and even beyond
the amendments to Article VII, in
troduced at the request of her own
spokesman, jacques Seydoux. has
| arnusad tho Prifieh ire
THE New YORK HERALD correspon-
dent met one of Mr.. Lloyd Georges
closest advisors this afternoon and
asked him how the latest French ac-
ton would affect the conference.
VIII Put Blame on France.
"Of course, we expected some-
! thing" replied the Englishman in
some heat. They're out to wreck
the conference.-the we're going ia
let them" The last was added with
more heat still.
In other words, the British plan Is
to make the Russian terms so rea-
sonable that IL France refuses, maxi
ing a universal agreement impossi-
lie and rendering the non-aggres.
sion pact futile, the burden of wreck
ing the conference will be placed
squarely upon Frances shoulders
making 1t politically possible ror Mr..
Lloyd George to go on with the next
grouping of European Powers" with
out France.
This is the real reason for the
minute discussion OF the note with
Tchitcherin before It Is handed in.
Also il is reported that Tchitcherin Is
just as anxious as either Mr.. Lloyd
George or signor Schanzer to make
the Russian statement sure Of ac-
ceptance. According TO the same re-
port. both signor schanzer and Mr..
Lloyd George are trying to persuade
Tchitcherin 10 strip the reply Of tho
contentious vcrbiage, of which he is
I a master. in order to make Il mora
nearly approach the French ideas OF
what a categorical answer should be.
I 1t Is believed there will be little
difficulty in persuadlng Tchitcherin to
adopt the schanzer formula for pri-
vate property. which merely states
that the old owner should enjoy tho
same benefits from his property as be-
fore naturalization. The virtue OF the
formula Is indicated In tho BelgiarS