The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-21
GERMANS OUT Of
RUSSIAN FARLEY
Allies Bar Teutons From the
Genoa Subcommittee.
GET NOTICE OF EXCLUSION
Conference to Continue-Allies Charge
Trick and Fear MoscoW-Berlin Al
Iiance-No Bad Faith, Ger
man Delegates Assert.

Genoa, April 19.-Germany has
been barred from further participa-
ton in the Russian negotiations at the
Genoa conference because of the Ger
man-RuSSian treaty.
Besides this, France plans to insist
that the treaty be abrogated. Leon
BarthOu, head of the French delega
ton, received a message from Premier
Poincare directing him to insist on
abrogatiOn.
The five big powers at the confer
ence, Great Britain, France, Italy.
Belgium and Japan, took the action
against Germany after all-day discus
sion of the treaty.
The allied delegates to the ecOnOm-
ic conference decided they would con-
tinue the conference, regardless Of
what attitude Germany and Russia
may take toward the allies objection
to the signing of the treaty at
Rapallo by the German and Russian
foreign ministers.
A statement said Germany. having
effected her own arrangements with
Russia, had barred herself from the
allies negotiations, and, that her
membership on the Russian commit
tee had been cancelled.
Protest by Germans.
The statement said "the Germans,
behind the backs of their colleagues
of the conference commission, con-
Guided in secret a treaty with Russia
on the very questions the commits
sion had undertaken to consider in
loyal conjunction with other nations"
and added that ''the treaty is a vio-
lation of some Of the principles upon
which the conference is based"
Notice was sent to the German
delegation and brought protest from
Walter Rathenau, it's chief, that the
action was unfair to Germany.
He said the German-Russian treaty
was not secret and was not a viola
ton of the condition under which the
Genoa conference was entered.
''It's wrong to accuse us of bad
faith" he said. eve repeatedly
asked the allied delegates whether
Germany's interests were being taken
into account in the dealings with the
Russians. We were told they were.
not. Therefore, we had to act to
protect ourselves"
Message to Berlin.
The Germans have not decided
what action to take.
Besides the notice to the German
delegation the allies sent message
to Chancellor Wirth at Berlin. 1t
was signed by Premier Lloyd George,
M Barthou, Premier Facta, Baron
Ishii NJ Thewus, M. Benes, M. Shir-
munt, M. Nincic and M. Diamondy.
The draft of the statement was pro-
posed by Premier Lloyd George and
was unanimously adopted.
At the all-day meeting, the confer
ence judiciary commission held that
the treaty was not violation Of the
Versailles pact, but it's report was
shelved The Germans at first mis-
interpreted this action to mean they
were barred from the conference.
This caused a brief panic.
Premier Lloyd George remarked
after the meeting: Russia is not so
much to blame She is here almost
as an enemy. Germany's position is
different"
Action Believed Bar.
The German delegation considers
the allies statement tantamount to
being barred from the conference.
Possibility that the treaty may yet
break up the conference is considered
here, but Premier Lloyd George is
optimistic.
81 see no reason why the Russo
German treaty should break up the
conference" he said. He would not
discuss the treaty further, but it was
learned from a member of the Brit
ish delegation that he believes the
conference can continue even If the
French delegation should bolt it, if
unable to force abrogation of the
treaty.