The New York herald., 1922-04-23
CONFERENCE HALTS
Nations Consider Bar
thou's Objections and
Ask Germany to
Clarity Answer.
"A MIXUP ON RUSSIA
French Quit Meeting, In
sisting That Memorandum
Be Withdrawn.
REPORT sOvIETs COMPLY
Lloyd George Tells Allied Pow
ers That the German Reply
Satisfied Him.
REPORT sOvIETs COMPLY

Special Gable 10 THE New YoRK HERALD.
| Copyright 1927, bD THE NEw York HERALD
GENOA. April 22.-The allied ma.
tions met this afternoon at the call
of the French to consider objections
/ by NJ Barthou to Germany's reply
TO the ten Power note, which de-
manded that Germany should not
take part in discussions relating to
Russian affairs.
Mr.. Lloyd George considered the
answer to be satisfactory in the
main, but the French delegation con.
tinued to protest.
The crisis, however. was allayed
this evening through a simple talk
between allied leaders. AS a result
no severe action Is expected as tho
outcome of the French protest.
Held mt VI. Barthou's Call.
NJ Barthou's move Is interpreted
| Lere as an effort OF the French delega-
tion to give Paris the feeling that the
French attitude at Genoa is watch.
full and firm. Germany had accepted
the alternative of staying out OF ths
Russian discussions, already touched
upon in the Russo-German treaty.
/ The allied resolution had assumed
that Germany would abstain from
4 ..fe Pal, frHtx
gave NJ. Barthou an opening to regis.
/ ter the complaint that the German
reply was made to united allied
assumption. NJ Barthou demanded
calling together of the signatories
OF the resolution, remarking that the
4 sooner 1t was held the more effective
1t would be-
At the meeting NJ. Barthou cx.
planned why he took exception TO the
German reply. Mr.. Lloyd George
agreed that there we're one or two
points in the German answer to
which exception might be taken but
as a whole he regarded 1t to be hon.
estly conciliatory and that the last
paragraph constituted a complete ao-
/ ceptance of the two alternatives
which the Allies had presented.
M. Ba-thou. he went on to say. ar
gued that there were differences be-
tween what the Germans accepted
and what the Allies required. lie
himself could not see any material
4 difference. II Germany was excluded
| from discussing matters covered by
/ the treaty he did not know OF any
other important subjects which Nigh,
come up. He asked M. Barthou what
points he had in view.
Conciiiatory Note Agreed To.
NJ. Barthou did not reply. although
/ in communicative To the press tho
French to-day had mentioned the loan
/ and consortium ais being topics which
might arise and which the treaty lad
not dealt with. 1t was decided by all
the Powers present without dissent
that reply be drafted TO Germany in
which. to quote the language OF the
British, press conference, 1T would be
assumed that the acceptance Of the
Germans had fully covered the ground
intended 10 be conveyed in the letter
OF April Is"
The reply will be drafted to-mor-
row morning This leaves the ques-
ton in every way where II was The
French watctfulness and firmness
gave cent TO itself in another direc-
ton to-day. exception being taken 90
the Russian memorandum answering
the report or the allied experts. The
French delegates had instructions not
10 sit with the experts studying tho
Russian question until this report lad
been discussed.
Premier Lloyd George dealt with
/ this protest with delicate humor.
When the Russians had heard that
tho French would not sit in tte com
mittcc with them until the report had
been discussed they admitted that the
report represented their former opin-
/ ions and not those now held. This
| report was never submitted 10 the
conference. 1t was given out by the
Russians In "their normal function"
as propaganda.
III we arc % discuss every ones
propaganda At Genoa Mr.. LLOYD
George concluded "wc won't do much
ir clsc." But thc French