The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-28
FRANCE UNABLE 4
TO AGREE WITH
DELEGATES
M. Barthou Going To
Paris To Confer With
Poincaire rench
Opinion At Paris Inhu-
enced By Deputies Who
Served In War-OHi-
cials Say Barthou Re-
turning of Own Initia=
tive

Genoa. April 2S.-tBy Associated
Press Divergency of opinion has
developed between the French dele
CATION at the Genoa conference and
the government at Paris, and Louis
Barthou. head of the delegation, has
telegraphed Premier Poincaire for
permission to spend two days in the
French capital to confer on the situ-
arion.
This request appears to have been
granted for the semi-ofTicial Havas
agency stated today that NJ. Barthou
would go to Paris tomorrow for a
conference with Premier Poincaire,
and would be back in Genoa next
Wednesday. The French delegation
has announced that Premier Poin-
caire is not disposed to come to
Genoa.
The difficulty was said in confer
cnce quarters to have arisen through
the growth here of a spirit of concil-
iaticn and cooperation which govern
ment circles in Paris, despite constant
informative messages from their rep
resentatives here. have appeared not
to grasp.
L y
ference leaders seem to feel in the
air is declared TO have been brought
about by the wisdom of establishing
amicabe and practicable arrange
ment with both Russia and Germany
which would permit OF the restoration
of those countries in their own in--
/ terest and that of all the powers,
including France.
Many members of the French dele
CATION seem to be convinced like
Prime Minister Lloyd George, that
unless western Europe cc-operates
with Russia and Germany these ma
tions, with their overwhelming pre-
ponderance Of population, would in
eVitably be driven closer together to
the eventual dc,rimeht of the peace
OF Europe.
French opinion at home is pointed
t. as being influenced by numbers of
deputies who fought in the war and
who want full satisfaction for
Frances terrible losses. They are
described as pushing Premier Poin-
caire to stand absolutely firm, both
as regards German reparations and
the recovery of the debts owed by
Russia
1t is understood also that the
French cabinet is being urged to in
sist upon the cancellation of the
Russo-German separate treaty. This
is a task beyond the powers of NJ.
Barthou. Even granting its possibil-
ity. its position is said to be that
such a step, in his belief, would only
result i'm forcing Germany and Rus
sia into closer ties on the morrow.
NJ Barthou. it is declared, has had
to do a lot of explaining with regard
to Premier POincaire's Bar-Le-Duc
address. which created the impression
here that France had determined to
go it alone. This tended to increase
the feeling that France was isolating
herself from Europe.
Definite currents of conciliation,
meanwhile. seem to be forming here
in Genoa as an outgrOwth of candid
heart to heart talks among dele
gates from all the countries on the
European continent
Paris. April 2S.-(By the Associated
! Press.-If Vice Premier Barthou is re-
turning to Paris Saturday. as reported
from Genoa this morning, it is on his
own initiative. it was declared in Of
| fetal circles here. The government
has made no request for his return
and has forwarded all the instructions
which the head of the delegation was
supposed to require.
One suppostion is that NJ. Barthou
desires to impart to Premier Poin-
care information of such a confiden-
tial nature that he does not want to
| put ii on the wires.