The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-19
WORLD PARLEY
ON MONEY MAY
Be NEXT ONE?
Hopes Expressed That q.
VIII Aid Next Discussion.
Germany Admits She Was
Wrong in Treaty, Is Report.
DOES TREATY AFFECT DEBT?
ReparatiOns Commission Asked
to Probe Russian Pact.
Amusing Story of How Ger
many Attended Dinner, Told.

Amusing story OF How Ger
many Attended Dinner, Told.
Genoa. April 19-Delegates to the
economic conference are impressed by
the words of warning concerning the
financial situation in Europe set forth
in the report of the special board Of
eminent experts. Hopes were voiced
today that an international monetary
convention with the United States
represented. as suggested by the eX-
perts. viii soon be convened to exam
inc the financial position of the whole
world.
The board declared that victors and
vanquished in the late war must find
means of countera citing the growth in
the volume OF outstanding money and
government obligations and its con
comitant. the constant increase IN
price. They insisted that. unless
remedies like increased production
and taxation were applied the depre-
cation in money would wipe out the
savings OF the past and lead to grad
ual bankruptcy and anarchy in Eu
rope.
tBy the Associated Pressl
Paris. April 19.-The reparation
commission is to be asked TO consider
whether the Russo German treaty
signed at apallO on Sunday violates
the treaty OF NGISAlAAtS III AN1Rt1A ~
the German owned property in Rus
sia. This property under the YER
safIIes pact IS pledged to the conlmls-
sion for payment OF reparations.
The French gov, rnment Will await
the action of the commission before
taking up the question officially with
the allies 1t is held however. IN
official circles here that there Is a
distinct violation of the Versailles
treaty and it is declared that whatever
action the Genoa conference may take
the allied powers cannot tolerate the
pact.
The recourse OF the allies against
the pact is the same as that against
other violation of The peace treaty
and the present case is regarded only
as adding one more to the other
causes of action ON the German ques-
ton which the allies will take up i'm
mediately after the Genoa conference
II was announced this afternoon that
Premier Poincare has requested Louis
Dubois. French member of the repara-
tions commission to place officially
before the commission the question of
the validity and legality of the Russo
German pact The premier also has
asked the other allied governments to
give some instructions to their dele
gates on the commission.
CBy the Associated Press)
Genoa. April 19.-DeIegates to the
economic conference were amused to-
day on learning of a diplomatic sub
terfuge which enabled the German
delegates to attend gala dinner given
by Premier Facta of Italy to all the
conference delegates. Baron Romano
Avazzana. as secretary general of the
economic conference called on the
German delegation last night to de-
liver the note from the allies in re-
gard to the treaty with Russia. DR..
Walter Rathenau the German foreign
minister said it would be impossible
for the German delegates to attend the
dinner in view of such singing con-
demuation OF the Germans.
That won't do" exclaimed Baron
Avazzana. your absence from the
dinner would emphasize the gravity
of the situation"
'Rut what can we dog" asked Rath-
cnau.
1T is very simple. replied the
baron. Give me back the note. come
TO the dinner as il nothing had hap
pened and will give you the note
again afterwards"
The baron repocketed the note and
lcft-
Tho baron and Doctor wirth sat
next TO each other at the dinner and
lfter the banquet Baron Avazzana
waited a half hour before delivering
the note in order not to break up the
festivities. He then beckoned the
German chancellor to a secluded cor
rer. where the note was privately de-
iivered.
Genoa. April 19.-The italian dele
alton to the economic conference an
uounced this afternoon that the Ger
man delegation is ready to acknowl-
edge that they made political mis-
take'' in consummating the Russo
German treaty.
(By the Associated Press)
Genoa. April 19.-The expected de-
uiand for discussion of her case be-
lore a plenary session of the economic
conference will prove a mortal blow
10 the conference. it is declared in a
French communique issued here to-
day dealing with the Russo-G erman
treaty and the attitude of the allies in
considering Germany eliminated from
further discussions OF the Russian
question.
The communique says that for the
first time since the signing of the |
treaty of Versailles. the world sees the J
names of the representatives OF nine
powers making up an entente affixed I
10 q document which protests German
conduct.
The communique insists that the /
dra agging OF the controversy into the !
full session OF the conference would |
bring about situation which Europe |
wishes to avoid. namley. the lining up |
of new political groups, one against |
the other