Evening star., 1922-05-07
FATE OF GENOA .PARLEY.
NOW HANGS BY THREAD
Contest Over Property Restoration De
mands May Disrupt Allied Accord-Lloyd
George to Press for non-Aggression.

SHiie' H. IS nara TO sec just now tHcy
can modify the property restora ton
stipufations without 4hazarding their
own control of Russia. Particularly
would hazard become pronounced
should Russian stockholders in vari-
Gus foreign enterprises be Permitted
the same rights as they held before
the revelation. This would place. .ac-
cording to the Russian viewpoint, the
industrial life of The nation. in the
hands OF foreigners and tens of thou
sands Of Russian emigres who are
antagonistic 10 bolshevist endeavor.
But. as I have repeatedly stated,
the Russians will accept much before
they will return to Moscow without
promise of recognition and without
definite understandings whereby a
food Of gold will be poured into Rus
sian enterprises for the rehabilitation
Of the nations commerce and in
dustry.
France and England
Further EstrnnGed. ,
There is no question but that de-
velopments OF the past week have
further estranged England and
France, the heated coloquys of the
British and French representatives
being but surface indications Of the
fire that yet may submerge all pre-
tense of amicability and concord. And
with continued discord the one, great
dream of Lloyd George will pass. and
that is definite agreement of all pow
ers to q n-aggression pact which
would stipulate that there shall be no
warfare of. any sort for a definite
period, and indirectly would give no
nation pretext for the maintenance
Of tremendous standing armies. These
forces are believed to be the cause of
the economic and. financial woes in
several nations, and indirectly have
fired the war consciences Of peoples
in several countries, notably Russia,
Poland and France. 5,
The time Is su iftly approaching
when the German government must
state whether or not it intends to
abide by the reparations commission
edict, which requires the floating of
an internal loan approximating Co.
000. 100000 marks for the balancing
of the German budget and consent to
allied control Of German finances by
May 81. The Germans on May Is
pay another 10000. 900 in the way of
reparations. and at the moment they
profess inability. Germany likewise
has flouted the idea of an internal
loan. and If Premier Poincare of
France carries out his Bar-le-Duc
threat to enforce sanctions under the
Europe will be known by the end of
the month. Such threatened action
would absolutely preclude all hope of
France and England cooperating in
the future, even though present diff
ferences over the Russian question
be adjusted.
Expected to Press
For Non-AEHression.
Consequently, Lloyd George from
now an may be expected to press his
non-aggression agreement at every
juncture. in the hope Of having 1t
signed and ratified before the latter
part of the month, when the period
of showdown for announced French
policy arrives. II there is a nom
aggression pact then there will be
no French aggression II France Is
signatory to it.. If there is such a
pact and France remains without, the
possibilities. are Interesting. To say
the least, they would be grave, par
ticularly in view of the Russo-Ger-
man accord and in view of the possi-
bility that the Russians may have ef-
feeted agreements with other nations
before the critical moment arrives.
Just what steps other nations would
take to preclode occupation of the
sanctions against Germany cannot be
foreseep. but that serious economic
and financial pressure would be
brought to bear may be taken for
granted.
Poincare's Position
Not Enviable One.
That France must move swiftly in
either wrecking or abiding by the
Genoa parley likewise is taken for
granted, for the hour approaches
when Poincare must face a political
battle for his life. If he finally brings
about the isolation Of France. he at
once becomes political target for
his enemies. If he gives in on Russia,
he will be the target for bitter feel
ing in every section of France. If
he signs a aggression pact. and
is thus prevented from the enforce
ment of the treaty of Versailles, he
likewise will face overthrow in the
chamber Of deputies. On
many. as threatened in his Bar-le-,
Due. speech, then he has sealed the
fate Of France for a decade and made
France enemies which will forever
hazard the eastern European policies
and the French nationalist hopes of
European domination.
Poincare's position from any angle.
is not one to be coveted, but there is
more reason to believe that Poincare
today Is obtaining what other French
premiers have gained. from allies
when 1t appeared viewpoints were
irreconciliable - concessions to the
French viewpoint through military
gesture. Forall Europe wants peace,
and will go far in appeasing France
to obtain desired ends.
tlu Trained Man