Arizona republican., 1922-05-08
GLOOM AGAIN
PREVAILS At
GENOA MEET
Delegates Talking Openly
Of Possibility OF Con-
Guiding Separate Treaties
With Soviet Russia
IRepubIiean a. P. Leased Wirel


GENOA, May 7.-Gloom prevails al
Genoa, for this week, say many of the
statesman, and many witness the
smash 81 the international confer
ence on which Europe has fixed its
hopes.
only Russia's acceptance Of the
powers memorandum can save the
conference, it is reluctantly admitted
by many of the delegates. Complete
acceptance is regarded as improbable.
and even if the soviet delegates sur
prised everybody by returning an
affirmative answer, Belgium and
France seem determined to have their
rider, more rigid in character than
in clause seven of the memorandum,
added to the property clause.
This course by Belgium and France,
if persisted in would make an agree
ment with Russia increa singly diff
cult because the soviet delegates are
expected to cling tenaciously to their
system OF naturalization.
The first delegation has officially
disclaimed any responsibility for the
present situation and NJ. Bartllou has
voiced the hope that Frances atti-
tude in siding with Belgium would
not interfere with Frances long
friendship with England, whose prime
minister has decided to consent TO
further modification of the memoir
andum, already sent to the Russians.
NJ. Barthou further announced to-
day that unless the Russians re-
turned an unequivocal affirmative,
the negotiations were ended so far as
France was concerned, and the nom
aggression pact becomes impossible
unless the Russian question is settled
In the meantime the Italian repre-
sentatiyes are trying desperately 10
patch up the differences between the
powers. realizing that the collapse of
the conference would not only post
pone the reconstruction of Russia
which is imperative for Russia and
the world. but would defer to an un-
certain luture the needed pacification
Of Europe itself with all the dangers
such postponement implies.
The next few days, therefore, may
witness a favorable turn in the con
ference which already has produced
so many crises that people would not
be surprised if the latest also was
overcome. The disunion among the
powers, apparent here today, while
Immediately due to the differences
over the method of treating foreign
ers' property which the soviet has
sequestrated is largely the outcome
of the Russo German treaty which
0rance fears may mean a new and
dangerous military combination, and
the scramble for concessions, chiefly
oil, in Russia, which has awakened
mutual suspicious on the part of the
powers.
Already the delegates are talking
oAenly of the possibility of conclud-
ing separate treaties with Russia,
which it is alleged put Russia into a
favorable position such as occupied
by China in the past, since by play
ing one power against another she
can obtain more favorable conditions
than by negotiating with them coll
lectively.
In case the conference fails, among
other suggestions circulated tonight
is one that it should be adjourned
after appointing an international
commission to study the Russian
question with the understanding that
the proposed solution be submitted to
another conference within fixed pc
riod OF three six months 1t also
would be understood that the inter
national commission would plan for
an international loan to Russia guar
Rnteed by the governments and
floated in various countries. The
hope was expressed that the United
States would participate in the loan.
Premier Lloyd George tonight APP
peared rather pessimistic, in contrast
to his usual buoyant mood. Never
theless, he has not lost hope, and is
holding fast to the conviction that
the conference can be made a sue
cess.