The New York herald., 1922-05-19
GERMANS TOATTACK
ALLIES ATTITUDE AT
FNALGENOASE SESSION
Wirth and Rathenau Ex-
pected to Upset Eulogistic
Close of Farley.
LAST SESSION TO DAY
American Refusal to Join
Hague Meeting Now Ac-
cepted as Final.
FARLEY HELP TO SOVIETS
Berlin Ready to Ratify Treaty
With Russia and Speed
Plans for Trade.
FARLEY HELP TO SOvIETS
nv JOHN NH. STUART.

BY JOHN NH. STUART.
Special Cable to THE New York HERALD
Copyright, 1929, by The New YORK HERALD.
GENOA, May 1S.-Even though the
American refusal to participate in the
Hague conference is row accepted as
final, to-morrow's final plenary ses-
sion Of the economic conference is
likely to be devoted to a eulogy of
what it has accomplished, notwith-
standing the failure to attain any
thing like the grandiose program
planned.
Germany will be one element of 'un-
certainty in the smoothness of to-
morrow's proceedings. The Germans
are planning to put the Rapallo treaty
Immediately into effect when the con-
ference adjourns. ratifying it promptly
in the Reichstag, sending an Ambas-
sador to Moscow and consuls through
out Russia. Likewise, the inviting
Powers have practically decided not
10 include Germany in the solemn adj
hesion to the non-aggression truce,
the no-separate treaty agreement or
provisions for The Hague. 1t is not
known yet what attitude DR.. Wirth
and DR.. Rathenau will take in the
final session, but they may say some
thing on either or all of these points
which will jar the machinery of ad-
journment.
Lloyd George Last Speaker.
Hence Mr.. Lloyd George is being
held in reserve. That master of facile
explanation is planning to make d
speech after the other important dele
gates have finished speaking. He told
a friend tonight that he was not pre-
pairing in advance. but would be
governed largely by what the others
say.
ing Of the non-ageression truce here.
1t will be merely an affirmation, al
belt solemn affirmation, and recon-
mendation to the respective govern
ments OF course. in the case of the
States whose leads are here. like
England, Italy and the Little Entente,
that will be equivalent to final accept
ance. But not only can neither France
nor Belgium give such acceptance but
Russia also. Russa's ultimate ac-
ceptance is believed assured, however,
as Tchitcherin has been in frequent
communication with Moscow. The
French attitude now is undoubtedly
10 do all possible to help along the
work of settlement.
According to reports in French
that France cannot pursue either
purely negative or purely isolated
policy. Twice. at least. she came close
to rupture, not only with England. but
with other of her friends on the Con-
tinent These others. the Little Entente
States and the Poles, frankly told the
French delegation they could not stand
by and see France break the Entente
upon which the entire European policy
rests.
Twice Near Rupture.
The first time IL was over the Rus
sian terms. when Russia took upon it's
own broad shoulders the burden of
smashing the conference.-the burden
which. upon French shoulders. would
have smashed the Entente. The second
time. 1t was over the Hague confer
ence. In this instance. II was not only
her European friends, but. according
to unquestionable information. 1t was
American representation. too. that con-
vinced France she could not afford to
smash the conference purely upon
negative basis. but must agree to some
constructive course.
Louis Barthou. like Carlo Schanzer,
IN connection with his suggestion for
some constructive method of ending
the conference. had In mind that the
United States certainly would not agree
unless the plans for the subsequent
conference \ included a pact against
separate agreements with Russia, and
unless the experts delegated to the
forthcoming conference were bound to
submit their decisions to their respec-
tive Governments before making them
effective. Both NJ. Barthou and Signor
Schanzer apparently Interpreted this to
mean that the United States would
come In IL these two conditions were
fulfilled.
There has been much gossip here Of d.
rect communication between France and
Washington In an effort to line up the
United States with France over Russia,
to regain the loss of French popularity
In America following her action at the
washington conference. France felt
that change In sentiment keenly. accord
ing to admissions by her spokesmen
here. Though some Franco-American
feelers were put forth by her spokesmen
M Genoa the main business has been
done direct from Paris, since M. Bar
thous return from his frank talk with
Premier Poincare on what a break~with
Great Britain would mean.
The effect of the failure of the con-
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