New-York tribune., 1922-02-28
Paris Disccrns
Many Snass in
Genoa Problem,
Bn!ognc Agreement Only
Beginning, as Interests
of Other Nations Still
Remain To Be- Considered
Italy Holds Strong Hand
LILLE Entente AND Baltic
States Also Mus BE In
duccd to Join in Program
By Wilbur Forrest
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Copyright 1922 New York Tribune I'M.
PARIS, Feb u While optimism
created by the meeting or Premlcrs
Lloyd George ara poiucare at noulogne.
looking to tho successful beginning Of
tho great work Of reconstructing Eu-
rope. IS general and perfectly JUST
fed, it will take weeks Of intricate and
difficult preparations before any policy
can be formulated by the Allies for the
Genoa Conference Al the Quai Dor
say day it was remarked that no
definite Allied policy could be formu-
lated until there had been extended
conferences of the heads Of the var-
Gus governments and lengthy sessions
Of experts at London assigned to draft
tho Allied program
A. Boulogno England and France
agreed on broad general policy -
be pursued at Gonoa. but as italy hes
not Yet been consulted and Be- GUM
is yet to be heard from even q good
beginning toward positive poiicy ass
not yet been made. France and Ene-
lond appear to have been occupied with
questions which concerned their spo-
cial interests, and as yet there las
been no agreement With Italy on any
Oi the larger issues.
ltaly's role at Genoa s regarded hefo
a. Of extreme importance, as the chair
manshlp of the conference falls to that
country. Since an Italian statesman
VIII occupy the same position al Genoa
as Charles +. Hughes did at the Wash
ton conference, he may nj ject any issue
he desires. regardless Of the Boulogue
of i,1r hot 49,
Pcincarc.
The next step. 50 far as Paris is con
cernpd, IS the meeting here between
Poincare and Schanzer or Wednesday.
with the spotlight now on ltaly's att
tude at Genoa, the news from Rome
to-day IS that she VIII bring I'D the
question of the Intcr-Alied debts
Certain diplomatic circles in Paris
might almost be said To regard
Scnanzer's appointment to the Italian
Cabinet as a new factor in the situa-
tion. IS one distinguished Frcnchman
declared to-day, he rendered excellent
service at Washington. both to Italy
and England, and showed him self
gifted with rare diplomatic .slout.
France wants to know whether Italy
desire to discuss the intcr-Allicd deb,s
means Germany's interest i'm them. and
whether Lloyd George proposal to
discuss land armament means Italy as
well as France
In addition to Italy, which has not
yet announced its opinions relative 10
the course Of the Allies at the Genoa
conference, two important blocs of She
small states have not yet formulated
policies which must not only have an
important bearing on Allied policies.
but also upon the conference itself
These Little Entente states, whose
borders join those Of Soviet Russia
and the Baltic Finland. ithu.
ANA and Esthonia- who are actually
sconnected pieces Of old Russia ard
whose being is recognized and guar
anteed by the Allies, are rot Yet rccoc
nzed BY the Moscow governments
These Baltic states. in the view of
the Allies, are actually moro Important
than the larger states of the Little En-
tentc because they hold practica T
every important port Of tho old Russa
and by virtue of that fact are In corr
stant conflict with the Soviet govern
meut. On the other hand. the govofn-
ments OF the Little Entente. winch rep
resent population of moro than 7a
900 people and have more than
l.O00.000 men in their four standing
armies, are to meet at the erG af ne.t
week at Belgrade 10 formulate th.a
own policy at the Genoa conference aT.i
their attitude will be communicated to
the Allies after the meeting. i IS uH-
derstood that Poland is Wiling 20 sta,l
ty the position taken by the Little fa-
tente states