Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-21
GERMANS ACCEPT
TERMS OF ALLIES
IN RUSSO TREATY
Reply of Soviets-Suc as to
Permit of Further Hope.
full Negotiations.
GEORGE CONVINCED OF
CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Prime Minister Believes Meet.
ing viii Restore Harmony
in Europe.
PREDICTS NEW AGREEMENT
Expects TO See Nations In Pact.
AEa1nst Act of AgErcs-
GEORGE CONVINCED OF
CONFERENCE SUCCESS
PREDICTS NEW AGREEMENT
Expects to See Nations I'm Pact
AEainst Act of AgErcs-
sion.
TBy Associated Press.l

GENOA. April 2o.-Facing 500
newspaper representatives Of virtual
~ all the world nations. the British
Prime Minister today, after announc-
ing that the Germans would accent
the conditions imposed by the allies
concerning the Russo German treaty
and that the Soviets reply an the
general Russian question wodld be
such as TO permit OF further hopeful
negotiations. declared his unshaken
conviction that the Genoa conference
would prove n great success.
He believed that il would restore
harmony In Europe and was supreme
ly confident that before adjournIng
II would adopt an agreement where
by all the nations OF Europe would
BIND themselves not to commit act,
OF aggression against neighborinE
countries.
such. pact" he exclaimed with
vigor. rs an essential to the favor
able issue of this conference; with
out il. believe, the conference will
be failure
Appears Fatisued.
Lloyd George seemed fatigucd as
he entered the famous royal palace,
where tho first and only plcnary ses-
sion Of the conference was held April
10. He found the green baize tables.
which before were occupied by the
conference delegates. now crowded TO
overhowing by the writer's. Rcmov-
ing his winter overcoat. with which
Lloyd George seeks to avoid the
April chills OF Genoa. he rather
wcarily strokcd his thick white
| locks
His first words gave disappoint-
| ment. Il came not TO make a speech.
but rather to answer questions. and,
so clear up Observation-Disclosures" he
said. but Immediately added: God is
| In His heaven. and the conference al
Genoa still lives. and is going strong.
The public may be said to be divided
into two catcgories-those who want
to see the conference succeed. and
those who would like to see il &c
| down in defeat. But the latter will
not see their desire crowned We are
working through our difficulties quite
successfully"
The Prime Minister then made the
| announcement that the difficulties
growing out OF the signing OF a sepa-
| rate Russo German accord would be
| overcome. and later he made it clear
that he had good reason to believe
| the German delegates were prepar-
ing TO accept the suggestions la
! down In the note sent them by the
allied represe In It were
specific conditions that the German.
| would be expected not to sit on the
| comm lssions which henceforthN WI
deal with Russian questions. becaus,
the Germans had already settled theil
affairs with Russia outside the con
| ference.
Expects Satisfactory Reply.
II don't want to anticipate the
character OF the Soviet answer to oul
proposals for a general accord will
Russia" continued the Premier. ''bu
would be surprised II 1t were not o
such character as to permit us tt
so on with our work OF reconstruct
ing the convulscd and devastatet
continent. The subcommission on po
iitical affairs will meet tomorrow Il
consider the Soviet reply. which Il
due tonight or tomorrow"
The meeting of the Premier an,
newspaper men was then thrown
open to questions. with the under
standing that all should be sub
mitted in writing. This announce
ment curbcd the enthusiasm of som,
who seemed prepared to submit th'
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