Evening star., 1922-06-13
ITALY AND BRITAIN
IN new PACT MOVE
Treaty on Mediterranean
May Result From Genoa
Understanding.
BY EDGAR ANsEL MowRER.

By Cableto The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1922.
ROME, June Misunderstanding
are better than written treaties. ac-
cordiag to the italian foreign Office.
but according to the writer's informa-
t!on the Italo British understanding
velop into a convention or treaty
similar to the previously existing
convention for the maintenance of
the status quo IN the Ieditsrranean.
italian officials neither deny nor cor
roborate this fact, but it seems as
sured, and barring diplomatic u7sets
will be formulated in a few days.
Francesca Clannint, an Italian ex-
pert who has been raised to the rank
Of plenipotent!ary and has cen ramei
one OF the Italian representatives at
The Hague. has left Tor London.
| nent with the British before proceed
ing to the conference in Holland. The
new agreement is not aimed -specii-
caIly at France or any other nation,
and probably VIII not take the form
OF military convention.
Reference by Lloyd George.
The first part OF the understanding
was contained IN Prime Minister
Lloyd Georges letter rel-tive to
italy sharing IL petroleum rights
and in his promise a. Genoa that
Italy should have the two things
necessary to make her strong and
prosperous, namely, raw materials
ard a.. outlet for her population. The
next step toward al arrangement in
the Lediterranear could only De
-akea when the two existing centeTS
OF. G!stu1 lance, : iufne and Asia ALno1
iaC bStr eliminated.
Il was for this reason that M
LLOYD George ne ediatel IN tle gree
meat reached totweea Italy aEd Jugo-
slav:a at Genoa VIII fruitful results.
+ now remains for Great Britain
Asia Mirror. 1t is realized that this .s
possible only on . basis largely ia
vo-ab!e to tho Aneora rovernme n t,
imposing the evacuation OF the
As.a.ic mainland b. Greece and the
reinstatement of tie sovereign rights
Of TIE sultan at Constantinorle, even
tho-gt the straits remain Under IL
te!national surve illance.
Once settleT5 mt .1 reached, the
way is op=7 fo- & r.al Ang,c-Ame--
surh ar aS-eemeE- can te. # uad "a
the former c0rvert!o-. Thu was
signed Il 1877 an. was for the man
teralce OF the Mediterranean status
aus b. which italy upreI3 TIE Brit
sr pcsit:on in Egypt and was iersel.
enabled 20. proceed to the Lyt.aa oc-
Patton.
DiscOrGant Toward France.
1t is Necessary to note .hat though
such new agreen snt would &c. be
| directed against any ore tie British
| AID Italian European po-ic-eS uouid
| accord with the policies favored by
France. The entente would thus be-
cccls al empty stell maintained rath-
| e. for sentimental than -racttca. rea-
so.s. TIE definite consolidation O.
t7e little entente, which at Genoa
gave such steat evidence OF its ao
hereace TO France. IS CONSIDERED q
! French attempt TO introduce ex-
| traneoIs clements into the entente
A British Italian group friendly to
Germany w0ul4 constitute by tar the
:1.ost form.3ao economic force IN
| tie o-1 world.
"aeugl al military significance g
| excluded fro--1 tie nav agreement. Il
) impossible not TO note that the
military supr ea2acy Of France on n g
continent, as e1booiec II large
;.rmy. Goes not represent .he fore.
embodied il superior numerical or
! financial strength and could perha1s
J re -rJre easily upset than is some
I ines .-ragirej.
! Tie formation of \ Italian British
blo och>reall.- means the consol.da tio:!
| OF the states c.iefy .n-er este6 II
Euror can 1econst- uctio2 and g. world
wide com nTne-c:ai reviTa. against all
az .empts to con tinue the existing
Tar 6oMir at!ca ard Confusion.