New-York tribune., 1922-04-26

others remarks. He therefore is max
inc every effort 60 advance the cause
e success a. the conference under
great difficulties.
When GeoTg Tehitcherin. Bolshcvik
Foreign Minister, MAS asked by the
correspondent what attitude he was
tahiug toward the negotiations he said
Russia would continue 20 go slow
3. The Bolsheviki desired peace as
much as ever, he added. but ii was diff
cult 70 come TO any basis of under
standing between the Soviet and CAPT
ta6stic forms % government,
Sir Edward Grigg's statements was
made Immediately after he had had
ioHg conference with the British Pre-
mier.
"Of course. N general sense" said
re. "Poincare's statement has nothing
to do with the Genoa conference. but
undoubtedly French opinion on Poin-
ares utterauces reacts against the
conference. Apparently the French
opinion is that the Russo German
treaty was ar outcome Of the Genoa
meeting and that erroneous idea is be
ng featured in France by very serious
rnisstatements in the French and Brit
sh press.
Lloyd George Misrepresented
"In The London Daily Mail last Fri
aay there was a statement 10 the eff
fect that lloyd George had had H phi
vate conversation with Leonid krassin.
of the Russian delegation, and told him
hat the British were prepared TO can
cey the whole OF Russias pre-war debt.
Il 3 untrue that Lloyd George has ever
had 4 private conversation with kras
IN. He has seen members Of the Rus
san delegation only IN company with
ois own colleagues and has given them
20 understand exactly the contrary,
vlz.. that there could be no question
of carcciing the debts.
That is only one OF the statements
intended to wreck the conference that
has been made, ard it has created very
strong feeling in France. 1t Is i'm
oossib!c for the British Premier to
turn aside At Genoa and pursue these
la.sstatcmcnts with contradictions He
appeals to the British public not TO
believe any Of the statements about
Genoa made IN Tine Times and The
Daily Mail (Northcrife newspapers
Until he is able to deal with them il
Parliament. If these statements are
cpeated in Parliament the premier
VII take the earliest opportunity TO
3epudiate them and put the British
occple in full possession Of the truth"
i is necessary to explain here that
tne NorthclFe press, Of which "The
Times and The Daily MALI are the
leaders, has been violently opposed to
The whole Genoa conference from the
beginning and has maintained a large
-taF or CORES spondents here. including
H. Wickhsm Steed, editor of "Che
r mes" The Daily Mail" has much
The largest daily circulation in Eng
and Of any newspaper.
Isolation Policy Dangerous
Continuing his statement, Sir I'd
verd said:
"lr Is the British view that if peace
uot made with Russia, or ii an
roHest effort is not made TO conclude
pence with Russia, and If the policy Of
tne comparatively prosperous powers Is
ta leave both Russia and Germany to
isolation and misery. the inevitable re
sui viii be. the growth between these
.oo great peoples Of & fierce friend
srip directed against the whole west.
We have nothing TO do with policy
o- that kind. We are not afraid Of
other German or Russian menace
We arc determined to prevent Europe
fro'a being turned into shambles
again
The Russian people fought most
calamity for our cause for two years
.ud suffered greater casualties than
eay other of the Allied powers. The
Russian people as d whole are not, IN
our opinion. responsible for what has
passed snce the revolution. There
Zone We want 81 human policy toward
Russia i We can persuade her govern
ue0t TO accept the ordinary rules Of
uterrotIonal Intercourse. A. the same
Go. 10 ha