Arizona republican., 1922-04-24
GERMANS WILL NOT
REPLY To ALLIED
NOTE ON NEW PACT
IRepubIIean 4. ?. Lsasea wirel

GENOA, April 23.--Another crisis
in the economic conference was
passed tonight when the German dell
egation announced after a long ses-
sion Of its delegates and frequent
communications with the Russians
and Italians, that the Germans would
not reply to the note OF the 10 powers
today stipulating that the signatories
expressly reserve for their govern
ments the right to declare null and
void any clause in the Russo Ger
man treaty which may be recognized
as contrary to the existing treaties. :"
The Germans also decided to settle
by private negotiations the differ
ences between NJ. Barthou, head of
the French delegation, and the Ger
man chancellor, DIR. Wirth, Which
arose through NJ Barthous written
charge that the Germans had made
untruthful statements.
Premier Facta and Foreign Min
lister Schanzer of the Italian delega-
tion are believed to have been re-
sponsible for this peaceful settlement
of what threatened to be hopeless
barrier to real progress in the con-
ference on economic and financial
work.
A member OF the German deIega-
! fanfare in todays note to satisfy the
French, and that the Germans had
decided they would not encourage a
| battle of notes but would remain ST.
| lent and let the conference proceed
| with its useful work in the hope thai
| the economic situation in Europe
might be bettered Sunday has beer
rather bad day for the Genoa con-
| ference. Easter Sunday brought the
signing of the Russo German treaty
| which created much dissatisfaction
and today came the note from the
big and little ententes and Portugal
| to Germany which for the moment
| reopened the old wound that ha6
| partly healed.
The note was written to satisfy
/ the French demands for the more
definite exclusion of Germany from
all discussions relating to Russian
i problems. It also asserts specifically
| that it had never been suggested thai
/ the London proposals afforded M
basis for discussion in the conference
or that the German delegation was
! about to conclude a separate treaty
/ with Russia. After making the res
ervation with respect to the Russo
| German treaty. it declares:
"The incident may now be regarded
| as clOSeQ.
Both Germany and Russia We're un,
willing to concede the right of thu
powers signatory to the Versailles
treaty to limit the treaty making
powers OF Russia and Germany, ane
for a time Premier Lloyd George ant
the presiding officer of the confer.
ence, Signor Facta. were confronteC
by a serious situation.
The note apparently was acceptable
to all ten powers which assisted il
its preparation. The ten powers ais
considered the French refusal to 81
with the Russian experts until al
explanation was offered OF the Rus
sian reply to the London experts re
port on Russian reconstruction, whicl
seemingly was in conflict with N
Tchttcherin's note stating to the con
ference that the Russians would b
willing to accept as a basis for fur
ther negotiations.
A letter from the Russians wa
read explaining that their old posi-
tion had been superseded by N
! Tchitcherin's note and NJ. Bartha
: agreed to appoint the French expert
: to sit with the Russian experts.