The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29

Special Cable 10 fHE Nrw YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, fsce by THE NEw YoRK iIErALn
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, March 2S.
The French Government. in advance
OF the Genoa conference, is watching
the moves OF the British Premiet,
Lloyd George, with fearful interest.
The complaint raised in the French
press that France threatens 10 repeat
her mistake at the Washington cor
ference in going unprepared TO Genoa
Is met in official circles by the state
ment that the French plans must wait
until Mr.. Lloyd George, in his Genoa
speech in the House Of Commons on
Monday, shows exactly what his pro-
gram is and what danger there is that
the conference may break away from
the Cannes stipulatons. which pro-
vided that It be purely financial and
economic meeting.
To-day's selection by the Cabinet Of
LouTs Bartheu. Minister or Justice. 10
head the French delegation wss in con-
formity with the latest plan Of Premier
Raymond Poincare to send merely
watchful official observer FOR the open
ing weeks. one who could be recalled II
the nations should attempt to depart
from a non-political program. and TO go
himself al the anal stage. which he in
sists will be the most important There
already is much disagreement with this
Poincare policy.
The opening weeks. with Lloyd George
present, are considered bv many az bv
far the most crucial, Judging b. reports
which are being circulated in the sew
eral capitals about tile British Pre-
mier's plans. These rumors say that
Lloyd George intends. by hook or crook
"a place before the conference some E:u-
ropean disarmament plan and to draw
from the delegates OF the assembled ma.
tions at least their general views on the
fundamental question OF repara tions
II is significant Of the fears Of the
French Government that Ii las taken
the precaution 70 ask the Italian Gov.
ernnient for assurances that Premier
Facta. as president OF the conference
viii promptly shut UP the German dele.
gates upon the slightest attempt to
speak Of reparations. and act In the
same manner with the Soviet represen.
tatives on the question OF their politica.
recognition. Notwithstanding the IN.
siSlsilce WIN PntCn tHese requests have
been stressed in Rome. the assurances
y is declared. have not yet been given
and Carlo Schanzer tho italian Foreign
Minister. after seeing LLOYD George said
the conference could not bur be political
such are the Incidents that are rap
idly accentuating the fear that France
somehow is 70 be framed" NJ .ne
Genoa conference. and that part or the
British Premier's plan Is 20 win Amer.
ica's sympathy and support BY bringing
IN the questions whose absence from
the announced agenda was one or the
reasons given by Secretary Hughes for
Americas lack OF des're to participate
one ~ these being disarma n1ent.
Tonight tho TENNIS points out tha.
never was France 40 called upon 70 be
on her guard adding. The Genoa con-
ference is going 20 give free rein 20
unknown forces. that even Lloyd George
himself may not know how TO master {"
II holds that the only policy for France
is 70 maintain entire liberty OF action.
The Libc-fe says that n the prcsiden;
% the conference permits any discussion
which the Houlogne agreement said was
precluded, France instantly must with
draw but the paper believes that for
this very reason NJ. Poincare should be
present at that stage
Commenting upon The latest develop
nlents. the Figaro expresses the fear
that France T. drifting and that her
people already have the impression that
she IL not going n play the leading role.
which seems TO have been assigned 20
the soviets and tho Germans. as Il is
the preponderancc and the presence Of
these States which give the conference
tie if,nport a r1,~e IN Tho ewes or the world