New-York tribune., 1922-05-04
81 Nations at
OaPlanNeW
es
Adopt Reports Providing
for Financial and Trans
port Discussions to Con.
tinuc Revival of Europe
Look to America for Aid
Tchitcl,ern Insists Soviet
Keep Control of Money;
Russians Confer on Note
spsciol Cable to The Tribune

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GENOA, May AT the second
! plenary session OF the Genoa confer
cncc to-day thirty-four nations gave
approval, with minor reservations, to a
series of resolutions designed to cure
the worlds financial ills and improve
methods Of transportation in the inter
est of international commerce. II is
the belief OF observers, however. drawn
! from the frequent reference to the
United States in the debate, that Amer
ica still holds the key to the general
problem Of reconstruction.
None OF the delegates suffered from
/ self -hypnotism, and il was frankly ad-
mitted on all hands that the participa-
ton Of the United States was needed
before any Of the plans made could be
come effective. The greatest financial
experts Of Europe agreed upon the
pre- scription-a remarkable fact when
one considers their divergent views
and then they admitted that no cure
could be effected until America fur
nlshed the medicine.
Complete harmony prevailed at TIE
session, but 1t was not hard to sec
the discord that lay beneath the sur
face Of smooth debate on questions
Of national policy,
Tchitcherin Urges Disarmament
Speeches were made by Tcbitcberin.
Rathenau, Schanzer. Barrere. Kerne-
beck, Jasper and others approving the
! findings OF the two commissions. which
| Lad completed their work and roported
to the conference, Tchitcherin, for
Russia lnterjccted word about the
need Of disarmament and the desire
OF the Soviet government to keep con
troll over national finances. but these
talse notes were ignored or smothered
IN the general chorus of approval
Lloyd George said nothing and Bar
thou was away in Paris,
The question of the gold standard
exchanges and transport are no doubt
tremendously important in the lives
| OF every individual, but the delegates
seemed to take al this as a matter Of
course and were content 10 leave the
details OF adjustment to the experts
1t was obvious TO those who watched
the progress OF the conference that
the delegates had their minds on mat
tcrs not associated with the details
| UNCeT CONSIDERATION.
| Premier Facta of Italy presided, and
railroaded the reports through with
express speed. Those who sought to
make occasion to play to their follow
ings at home found small comfort, for
no time was wasted on the translation
of speeches, which few cared TO hear
Rathenau Talks for Germans
When Tchitcherin arose. however,,
everybody sat Up, for the chief of the
| Soviet delegation can generally be re
! lied upon to supply fireworks. But this
time ne was wholly disappointing
Then Rathenau began to talk for the
Germans. Something also was expected
from him, since he is the man who
| signed the treaty with Russia. but he
tailed to arouse interest with his gut
/ tural French. Sir Laming Worthington-
Evans, the British War Secretary, who
! presented the report, stuck to his text
| and provided no excitement. Then came
! Earrere for the French. He is consd-
cred hard fighter, but in the ab-
| sence Of Barthou he did not choose to
say anything of a startling nature.
| Rumors were going about last night
| that Lloyd George intended to reply to
! Premier Poincare's Bar-le- Due speech
and that he would outline his scheme
| Tor non aggression pact, but the Pre-
I nier sat tight, looking tired and older,
/ hut yet grimly determined.
Russians Consider Note
Immediately after the session Tchi-
tcherin and his colleagues retired to
( Rapsllo, where they discussed the note
I they received last night from the other
+ powers. The Soviet chief delegate
: stopped to autograph cards for a prouD
OF Italian sailors, and during this cero-
mony he told the correspondent that
| the situation looked serious and that
he Intended TO give the note long CON
! s'deration before replying. From an
! other source it was learned that the
| Russians would wait until they had
I further word from Far,s.
Although the spirit Of the conference
! lacked much OF the expected OPTIMISM
1t would be mistake to say that all
possibility Of reaching an agreement
! with Russia has disappeared. Natural
ly, the French and the Belgians think
they have blocked negotiations and
that the conference is doomed to fail
ure They also think they have sue
ceeded IN shifting the burden of re-
sponsibility for wrecklng the confer
ence upon The shoulders Of the Rus
SLAMS and indirectly upon those of the
| Germans. In this attitude they fail to
appreciate the dogeed determination Of
I the British, who are never undulv
eiated and therefore never unduly de-
pressed
Lloyd George may fail to get all that
! lie expected, but it will be a new ex-
perience with him if he goes home
empty handed.
Tchitchern applauded Schanzer when
ne said: ~ am convinced that our work