Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-26
GERMANS OUT OF
RUSSIAN FARLEY
Allies Bar Teutons From the
Genoa Subcommittee.
GET NOTICE OF EXCLUSION
Conference TO continue-Allies Charge
Trick and Fear Moseow-5erlin Al
llanee-No Bad Faith, Ger
man Delegates Assert.

Genoa, April 19.-Germany has
been barred from further parucipa-
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-
&c conference decided they would con-
tinue the conference. regardless OF
what attitude Germany and Russia
may take toward the allies objection
10 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-
cluded I'm secret a treaty with Russia
on the very questions the commits
sion had undertaken 10 consider In
LOYAL conjunction with other nations"
and added that "the treaty is vio-
| latlon of some of the principles upon
which the conference Is based"
Notice was sent 10 the German
delegation and brought protest from
Walter Rathenau, its chief, that the
action was unfair 90 Germany.
He said the German-Russian treaty
was not secret and was not viola
| ton OF the condition under which the
Genoa conference was entered.
"It's wrong 10 accuse us of bad
faith" he said. 1--WE repeatedly
asked the allied delegates whether
Germany's interests were being taken
info account I'm 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 10 take.
Besides the notice TO the German
delegation the allies sent a message
10 Chancellor Wirth az Berlin. IL
was signed by Premier Lloyd George.
NJ. Barthou. Premier Facta, Baron
| Ishli. NJ Thewus. NJ. BeneS, NJ. Shir-
munt. NJ. Nincic and NJ. 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 comm ssion held that
the treaty was not a 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 brief panic.
Premier Lloyd George remarked
after the meeting: Russia is not so
much 20 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 IL was
learned from a member of the Brit
lsh delegation that he believes the
conference can continue even IL the
French delegation should bolt II, II
unable TO force abrogation of the
treaty.