New-York tribune., 1922-04-27
Entente's Doom
Sealed, Declare
LolldonPaper
Press Unites in Warming
That England and France
Have Come TO Parting
of tho Ways at Genoa
Conference on Last lap
Denomcc Paris Stand as
One Calculated 40 Lead
E}sropc Again in.o War

from Tbe Tr6uncs European BHrccH
Coqyris hi. 1e92, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, April England ana
france have come to the parting Of the
ways, according to the consensus oG
newspaper comment here. If both
powers pursue the line Of action they
now are taking not only must al hope
be given up Of any future action in
concert bat also all hope of the con
tinuance Of the present entente. the
newsp papers Of London. Of whatever
SHADE Of political opinion, declare
Thc recognition Of this serious situa-
ton has been developing for some time
hat i did not reach the point OF unani-
nous accord until tine speech by Prc-
mier Poincarc Monday in which he
announced the readiness Of France TO
force the payment of reparations from
Germany by independent military 8c-
tion was fully digested by the public.
Since that time there has been &
noticeable change in the tenor Of cd
toriat opinion in the British press.
Some OF the newspapers which have
stood fast for negotiations and conces-
sions now say flatlv that the British
policy must be; This is our stand
sake il or leave st.
While the situation al Genoa is the
most important cause Of disQuict in the
British capital it is by no means all
that is disturbing The people here An
other important factor is the budget
which is to be introduced in the House
Of Commons on Monday. Parliament
any reduction in taxes the popular rea-
son viii be taxes are to be lower be-
cause European peace Is assured" If
The existing burdens are maintained
the general opinion Will be that the un-
settled conditions of Europe and the
threat Of war can be blamed. In either
view. according TO the man in the
street, the French position in thc mat
ter Will be tho determining factor. In
this case the country is behind Lloyd
George because he is expressing It's
opinion and particularly in accord with
j. in the matter of lcssenng The bur
dons Of taxation.
II Lloyd George falls to get somo
substantial pledge OF peace in Euronc
out of the Genoa conference his no.
litical life will be endangered. T5e
most significant thing in the whole
matter is that out Of thirteen London
daiiles, nine have taken the stand that
Great Britain cannot follow The French
policy, whatever its merits. OF the
others, three belong to The Northclifc
group, the fourth being The Morn
ing Post"
The nine newspapers opposing the
French stand voice divergent views on
the Genoa conference. Thus "Tho
Star (LibcraD says: at seems quite
clear that the Genoa conference is on
It's last lap while The Pail Mall
G%zette' says' ''EngHshmen knof, that
Aioyd's Georges programs are neces-
sary 70 restore their livelYaoods anG
hOne7'
! This divergence Of view is partly
due to the fact that news Of the Genon
conference in reaching London is fire.
ducntiy contradictory and obscure, bat
the fact remains that the Liberal
Coalition as well as the Conservative
press unite in & stand against She
French policy Of independent action
against Germany, whether that country
defaults or not in her payments.
All agree in denouncinR the French
stand st Genoa as one Calculated to
lead Europe again into war. They are
opposed TO military action ot any kind
( al this time