New Britain herald., 1922-04-15
Declares Versailles Treaty Is Being Arrogantly Disregarded By "Im- .placable Autocracy''
Lloyd George Gives State. ment Expressing Optim- ism for Result of Genoa Meeting.

Genoa, April IS. (By Associated Press)-The Saar valley deputation today presented to the economic con- ference and to Archbishop Signori Of Genoa for transmission to Pope Plus its statement concerning the situation of 150, ,0o0 Germans in the Saar val ley under French occupation.
 According to the statement The treaty of Versailles provided that the Saar valley should be administered by the league of nations, that laws should be enforced in the German language and that no military occupation should be allowed.
 French Are Accused
 Instead, the commission says, the Saar is under the regime of i'm placable French autocracy' and is oc- cupied by 5000 French soldiers while French officials accomplish their work of denationalization in order to pre- pare for the plebscite Is years after the signing of the Versailles treaty.
 Wirth Opposes Vail.
 pr. Joseph Wirth, the German chancellor and head of the German delegation at the Genoa conference yesterday stated that he would not support in any way the Saar valley commissions protest adding that he was determined to adhere strictly to the agenda of the conference which excluded political questions.
 Russian Problem.
 Financial and economic experts of Great Britain, France. Italy and Bel gium, today continued discussion of conditions under which rehabilitation of Russia will be undertaken They were to be joined by the principal delegates of the four inviting powers and soviet Russia in the afternoon.
 The discussion was started yester- day at an informal meeting of the more important delegates in the villa of Mr. Lloyd George, British premier, the basis of negotiation being the re- port prepared by the allied experts lh London, copies of which were handed to the Russians earlier in the week.
 Reply Is Delayed
 The soviet delegates were 10 have made their reply to the report today but this has been postponed indefin- itely and will probably be based on the understanding reached at the present series of conferences. 1t is understood that the soviet delegates have expressed willingnss to acknoWl- dge Russias pre-war debts and to cancel their claims against the allies if the allies will do likewise with Rus sia's war debts.
 One month has been set as the time limit in which the diplomats general lv expect it will be known whether the conference can achieve it's pur- nose. Mir. Lloyd George expects to leave on April 27 and is making ev-, ery effort to have the big decisions arranged before then.
 Although the conference worked uninterruptedly through Good Frlday it was announced today there would he no meetings of commissions on Easter Sunday.
 Lloyd Georfe Active.
 The hub of the economic confer ence these days is by general consent the villa de Albertis, where Premier Lloyd George is living during his stay here. and the local press in recogniz- ing this has styled the British pre- mier the manager of the conference
 Mir Lloyd George is carrying out there the idea of holding private dls- cussions without minutes being taken of the proceedings, without the issu- ance of commmunques to the press, and without the intervention ot any one except those directly concerned In ! the discussion. His object, he has said himself, is Ito prevent the crys- utilization of the Franco Russian diff ferences."
 The British premier's idea seems to be working out well, in some respects at least, as the conferees are meeting there rather as individuals than as delegates of their respective nations, and are thus able to speak more free ly than they otherwise could.
 Work Thus Far.
 Mr. Lloyd George summed up this afternoon what appears to be the gen eral view of the progress of the Rus sian negotiations, employing of the similes he so frequently uses.
 We are building bridge across Inc stream" he said.
 We have driven some of the piles we are now in the deepest part of th~4 current and are driving them into the mud at the bottom. Although the bridge is not yet above water the piles :; Ire firmly fixed and we are still ham nering at them" 0r Wo1fronr Konn To