New-York tribune., 1922-05-13
France Will
Not Sign New
Note to Russia
Genoa Conference Informed
That Foreign Office Holds
to Policy of No Deal
ings With the Bolshcviki
Poincare Sends Orders
IBarthou Instructed to Confer
With Leaders When Terms
With Soviet Are Drawn Up
Special cable to rhe Tribune

tCopyrEht. 1922, New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, May 12.--Francc will with
hold her signature from the new note
that the Western powers at Genoa will
send to the Bolshcviki, as she did in
the case of the previous communica-
ton, but Premier Poincare has in
structed Louis Barthou. chief of the
French delegates at the conference. to
meet the Allied leaders when they are
drawing up the next note. 1t is even
possible that Barthou will attempt to
persuade the other delegations that
further negotiations with the Boil
shcviki arc useless. and that they
should align themselves with frances
view in this regard
The French believe that it is useless
to deal with the Reds so long as they
use argumentative tactics and refuse
to come down to cold facts. Although
lloyd George would like to continue
the negotiations with the Bolsheviki.
the French feel that such dealings are
useless and waste Of time. They fear
that further efforts to come to an un-
give the Moscow delegates an oppor-
and drive wedge in Allied ranks.
Favor Leaving Russians Out
On the other hand, the Paris Foreign
Office feels that careful consideration
of the Russian problem by Allied and
neutral experts might obtain fruitful
results for the eventual reconstruction
of Russia in the future when the Mos
COW government is more ready to talk
IN rot o{h
words, the French favor leaving the
Russians out of present discussions of
the future of their country.
The Genoa fiasco has convinced Pre-
mier Poincare and his supporters that
there were right in holding futile all
such international conferences. They
believe that conversations between two
governments arc the best method Of
obtaining results because when three
or more get together there is certain
to be wasted time and effort.
With the imminent failure of the
great hopes at Genoa of reforming all
of Europe, the Paris government is
trying to justify the conference on the
ground of the technical results
achieved by the commissions of the
conference, although it is pretty gen
orally recognized that these accomplish
nothing more than has already been
done by the League of Nations. The
Barcelona meeting of the league Of
fered virtually the same solution of
Europe's transport problems as has
been developed at Genoa and the Brus-
sells financial conference made series
Of recommendations along the same
line as those laid down at the present
conference. Furthermore, these re-
suits are entirely dependent upon the
CyiJ1 nF 10
cerned. They are not compelled, but
only expected to adopt the recommen-
dations.
Nations Free to Act
Undoubtedly France will not take
part in any further dealings with the
Bolsheviki after the termination of the
Genoa meeting. Individual nations are.
Of course, free to make any separate
agreements with the Reds that they de-
sire, but it is doubted here that any
such pacts will result in any settle
ment Of the fundamental difficulty. 1t
is recalled that Great Britain negoti-
ated trade agreement with Russia
more than year ago and nothing ever
came of it. Certainly it did not result
in reopening of trade. The French
feel that other nations, with this ex-
ample before them, will find nothing to
gam by paper agreement with the
Moscow delegates.
"Le Temps" says that a non-aggres
sion pact between Russia and her
neighbors would have lamentable re-
suits, because no one could guaranty
Russia's honor and the neighborine
states would only be left open to the
dangers Of war. devastation and an
nexation. The newspaper, therefore,
considers that the wisest protection for
these border states would be an agree
ment by which the rest Of Europe would
assist them in case they were attacked.