Evening star., 1922-02-12
NEW DEAL VITAL
IN GENOA PARLEY
Fixed Agenda Would Limit Results
British Sure to Stand Firm for
Quick Settlements.

now the British ana FrenCn pOlIcleS
can be reconciled tn dealing with the
would 60 SO far as to modify the
treaty of Versailles and other pacts
drawn after the war. II 1t would en-
hance general European reconstruc-
tion: France liz not willing: II CO.
ordinated policy is not effected by
Britain and France previous to the
conference to direct the parley along
prearranged lines, then the interests
of the two nations are bound to come
into constant conflict, and with Ger
to foster further breaches in the al
lance and fealty that have existed
since the war began.
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But if the allies do enter the Genoa
parley with the cloth already cut,
then the conference will accomplish
but little. for it is admitted by states
men the world over that only the
broadest courses and the most open
policies will bear fruit. There can
be no prearranged plan. according to
British officials, for. when all ma
tions place their cards upon the
tables at Genoa. it will be found
that there must be far-reaching
changes in preconceived notions OF
general European economic ana
financial advance. AS matter ot
fact. the diplomats of Europe will
have to assemble for an old-fash-
ioned horse swapping" the horses IN
this nI;ad case
policy. Each nation must give and
take and the Genoa parley Will sue
ceed in such measure as the spirit OF
give and take dominates the respec-
tive delegates. Prearranged plans
and aeenda will forecast decisions
and it is not believed that any power
or group Of powers can go so far as
to accurately determine in advance
lust what shall and what shail no.
be done to bring Germa ny and RUSSIA
in close working union with the othes
countries that the continent as
whole may be revived
No better illustration Of what might
hanpen in case the powers have no
agreement in advance is the case OF
the near east France has enected
treaty with the Turkish nationalists
which is highly distasteful to. the
British. The French are committed
to advance the claims OF Mustapha
Kemal to Constantinople, Thrace ana
Smyrna. These the English radically
oppose. inasmuch as. under present
conditions. it presupposes SurrenGer
Of the straits and Dardanelles. the
plan of cooperative endeavor IS
frowned upon by the allies. and 1t is
now admitted even in LONDON that
the Greeks cannot be expected 10
maintain the allied standards. IN
fact, as time progresses It becomes
must move out. bag and baggage,
from a large section OF Asia Minor
il there Is to be any peace at all ana
the Moslem populations OF the near
east and India are not eventuaiiy an
tagonized. The French have not much
to lose. but the British everything. In
maintaining Moslem friendship. The
British regard the French as having
broken faith in effecting separate
agreements with the kemalists: and
with the bolsheviks in the meantime
using the Kemalists. the strongest
governmental force in Turkey today,
as the wall against the spread OF IN
fiuence by the western powers. There
can be no peace in the near east or
with Turkey as long as bolshevist
influence is directed against the al
lies. Yet. until there is peace Eu-
rope's unsettled condition must con-
tinue.
The allies, as a consequence. must
come to some agreement with the
bolsheviks as to future courses
in the near east, and this possibly
may be done at Genoa. But unless
there be co-ordinated FrancoBritish
policy in dealing with Lenin there Is
certain to be a mad scramble in the
diplomatic bargaining over the near
east Results will depend upon the
best bargains economically. financial
ly and politically. France does not
wish to bargain with the Russians.
she would rather demand. She would
maintain dignity. if not political
prestige. The English feel that there
should be less dignity and a rolling
up of the sleeves in co-ordinated ef-
fort on the part of all peoples to re-
move the ravages of war.
With this In mind it can be stated
as a certainty that. although the
British may yield to the French in
some questions when yielding means
the deferring Of the day of adjust
ment. England will stand firm.