Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-09
PROSPECT DARK
FOR CONTINUING
GENOA MEETING
Lloyd George Is Optimistic,
But Most of the Delegates
No Longer Have the
Heart to Smile.

Genoa, May S.-Optimism was
still protested tonight by Premier
Lloyd George. The little Welshman
was still smiling but most of the
delegates no longer have the heart
Ito smile
"Many difficulties worse than this
have been passed and we shall pass
this one" said Mr.. Lloyd George 10
the correspondents tonight after
frantic day, in which he conferred
with nearly all the leading figures
at the conference. 1--WE have come
TO Geona to overcome such differ
ionces; otherwise, why have the con-
ference"
All Sorts of Rumors.
Genoa echoed with all sorts OF
Irumors about the breaking up OF
the entente and the imminent DIS
solution OF the economic conference.
The French and Belgians stand firm
lin their opposition to the property
clause of the memorandum to the
Russians and insist that failure or
the Russians to accept the memoir
|andum will mark the end OF the
conference.
The Russian delegates, after con-
ferring with Premier Lloyd George,
issued u statement denouncing the
French and Belgians for the at
tempt to break up the conference
land calling attention to the tact
that these two countries are trying
to make 1t appear that everything
hinges on the Russian reply whlle
they themselves have not endorsed
the very document they are dlscu-~-
ing.
Deny Reports.
Both Nh. Lloyd George ana tile
French delegation denied reports
i'm the British papers that the IN
terview between the British prime
minister and the French foreign
minister was stormy one anu
terminated with the declaration py
LLOYD George that this disagree
mept meant the end of the entente.
Te Russian attack on the Bel
giau position created much discuss
sion among both the French ana
Belgian delegates, but apparently
they will not reply.
Signor Schanzer and other Italian
labored all last
evening and today trying to recon
cile the disagreement, but seeming.
ly with no success.
Slavs May Answer Today.
If the Russian delegation an
sWers tomorrow. as seems llkely,
Mr.. Lloyd George said 1t would re-
uuire at least another day for the
uowers signatory TO the Russian
memorandum to exchange, views,
and two or three days for the eN-
perts to discuss the reply. il the
Russian reply was q, categorleai
no" which in the opinion OF the
premier did not seem possible, then
1t would be difficult to continue
the discussion with the Russians.
To the question as to whether
there would be O probationary
period before actual de jure recog-
milton, in case Of an agreement
was reached, the premier an
swered affirmatively but did not
indicate how long the period would
be.
Speaking of clause seven of tho
Russian memorandum which re-
lates to property in Russia OF for
eigners, and on which France ana
Belgium base their opposition, the
premier explained that the clause
was compiled by three of the
worlds best jurists, Fromagicot.
France; Cattier, Belgium, anu
Hurst, England. all OF whom ap-
proved the text. France was even
permitted to make a special
to the clause before
she accepted it.
Asked IL sufficient money could
be raised to make Russian recon-
struction possible. Mr.. Lloyi
George declared there would not
be the slightest difficulty as soon
as Russia restored world confi-
dence.