Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-24
BERLIN WILL NOT
MAKE ANSWER TO
TEN-P0WER NOTE
Another Crisis Pass sscs
When Germans Make
Announcement.
FRENCH EXPERTS SIT
WITH RED DELEGATES
Sovicts' Original Position Su.
persedcd by Chitcherin's
Latest Communication.
LLOYD GEORGE IS OPTIMISTIC
british Premier Declares Meeting
VIII surinount All Obstacles
FRENCH EXPERTS SIT
WITH RED DELEGATES
LLOYD GEORGE IS OPTIMISTIC
British Premier Declares Mcttip,
VIII surmount All Obstacle.
and Succeed.
IBy Associated prcssl


GENOA. April 23.-Anothcr crisis
in the economic conference was
passed tonight. when the German
delegation announced. after a long
session of Its delegates and frcfIu.nt
communications with the Russians
and Italians. that the Germans
"ouid not reply e. the note Of the
ten powers today stipulatinr that
the siGnatorics expressly. rcserve
Tor their governments tho right to
declare null and void any clause in
the Russo-German treaty which NAV
be recognized as contrary to exist
ing treaties"
The Germans also decided to settle
by private negotiations the differ
ences between VI. Barthou. head OF
the French delegation. and the Ger
man Chancellor. Or. Wir,h. which
arose through VI. Barthous written
charge that the Germans had made
untruthful statements.
Premier Facta and Foreign Minis
ter Schanzcr, of the Italian delega-
ton. are believed to have been re-
sponsible for this peaceful settle
ment OF what threatened to he A
hopeless barrier TO real progress in
the, conferences on economio and H.
nancial work
member OF the Gcrman delega-
ton said the allies had their fan
fare In today's note to satisfy the
French. and that the Germans had
decided they would not encourage a
battle Of notes. but would remain
silent and let the conference proceed
with it's useful work in the hope
that the economic situation in Eu-
rope might be bettered
Sunday Bad Day for Conference.
Sunday has teen rather "a bad day
for the Genoa conference. Easter
Sunday brought The signing of thu
usso-GerInan treaty. which created
much disruption, and today came the
note from the big and little ententcs
and Portugal to Germany. which 70.
the moment rcopcncd tho old wound
that had partly healed.
This note WAS written to satisfy
the French dem lnds for the more
definite exclusion of Germany from
all discussion relating to Russian
problems. 1t also asserts specih.
NN''S S-AAN ~ iob pttH SuB
gested that the London proposals ar-
forded no basis fo- discussion in the
conference. or that the German dele
CATION was about TO conclude a
separate treaty with Russia.
After making the reservation with
respect to the Russo German treaty,
il declares:
The inciden; may now be re-
garded as closed
Serious situation Arises.
Both Germany and Russia were
very unwilling To concede the right
Of tho powers sisnatory to the Vcr-
sallles treaty to limit the treaty.
making powers OF Russia and Ger
many. and for a time Premier Lloyd
George and the presiding officer of
the conference. SiGnor Facta. were
confronted with serious situation.
Premier Dratiano. of R,unnnia
speaking for the little entente, pre-
scented the text of the note to Ger
many in the meeting OF the ten
powers. Ho urged the necessity for
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