New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
L rance Holds
Off ON Genoa,
Seeking, Pact
Po;ncarc Not to Send Dele
gnscs Unless Accord With
Britain l., Rcarhed on A.
fairs of lIae Two Nations
Seeks Allied Solidarity
Premier Does Not Wish 10
IhrceI, Out internal 'I'rou-
!,Iss Before she Gcrn,ans
By Wilbur F orrcst
.pecso' Cahic 10 yhc yrib0,,

f0' C1bic 10 1'c 1rib'D'c
Corv,gnt. 1929, by Ncw York Tribune Inc
PARIS, Feb II. From a person in
a position TO know the attitude of tho
French government toward the Gcroa
difference, Tho Tribune corrczpondc Mt
tonight learns that If Premier Lloyd
George insists on going ahead with
that gN.hcring before Franco reaches
complete agreement with Great Britain
on questions that concern those two ma
,ion alone Premier Poincarc will take
thc responsibility Of rot sending dele
gntos to GcnoA. This IS Frances ir-
rcvocablc decision.
The cxact date Of thc conference is
a matter Of no great importance. Some
have takcn literally roincaro's SUI
grstlon that three months oUeht 20 be
devoted before tho conference TO con
slider the a~cmdn out j. Is learned tha.
.hc French government does not veal y
view tho date as most important. If a
clear understanding caa be obtained
With Enrland in three months or three
weeks Franco VIII then be ready to 20
to Genoa. st tho Foreign Office it Is
explained tnat France wants to guard
absolutely against any controversy
among the Allies in The presence Of the
Russians and tho Gcrmang-
Fear Babel at Genoa
Frances hand has been strengthened
cons idcrabv by the growth Of the be
lief in Brussels, Rome and the capital 8
Of ;hc Little Entente taat the Gcnoa
conference should not be hold until the
nations concerned understand clearly
what tAc gathering hopes % accom-
plish.
An indication Of tho French point Of
view. Jess diplomatic taan Official, is
given to-nighc By lie journal des
Dcbats' Commenting on The tendency
i'm Great Britain to agrec to trirf
postDonemont Of tho conference be-
cause Of the Italian political situation,
the newspaper continues:
"ln ell the interested countries c.
ccpt Germany and Russia one notices
the feeling Of need for reflection be
fore locking the nations up in the
Gcnocsc baOcl Ono of The prime. pal
ccas that seems 70 determine tho Brit
sh Cabinet and soduce British opini on
German collaboration. The British
think that Germany. enriched by Nus-
a,an commerce. VIII again become Z
rich client, as before the war.
All OF tie resources which Germany
would have to concentrate for rostor-
ing Russia would necessarily nave 10
come out OF the rcparGtions money she
owes the Allies. Do tho Germans pre-
tond to make us wait for var biil pa
mcnts until they ere rich enough from
Russia to give us a small share Of their
prohts'
Trouble Looms From Germany
con the day Germany has reconsti-
tuted Russia she will feel strong
enough to offer US a categorical re
tusal Of ali our demands she viii
question tho territorial dccjsioes o.
1919. menace Poland With her ~Hsco-
vito friends. stir up feeling against all
the states that benefited by the Treaty
OF Versailles, and new general con-
nagration Will menace tho world In
that case we would be guaranteed h.,
the Briand lloyd George pact only
to 4 small cNtent. The rccorstruction
Of Russia b. Germany woa'd inevitably
lead TO war
Although French official circles DO
not 90 this far. the ba is Of this areu-
mcHt is oNc Of inc strong reasons VIII
France doesn't want to mix political
matters with the economic discussions
at Genoa
PARIS Feb. II (By The Associated
Prcss) ).-Francc low desires that the
preliminary conference Of exports to