The New York herald., 1922-04-12


some orders placed for new equipment.
rhe Soviet railway mission is on hand
with large staff. and will open
5press bureau.
MIR. Lloyd George will not be able
10 so the whole way with his plan
for ten years truce. for at best II
cannot modify the right Of France 70
march into Germany TO enforce the
treaty. The treaty entities the Allies
y 70 do this without Germany regarding
the invasion AS an act Of war. How
ever much Mr.. Lloyd George may wish
to alter that passage of the treaty
he cannot try 1t at Genoa and stiil
keep faith with the French. Therefore
il truce is proclaimed 1t cannot affect
Germany and France in the attitude
toward each otner's frontiers. Thus
ii would fail tc quiet one district OF
Europe, where much of the snarling
left from the war stiil can be heard.
RED Calls Armies Curse of world
In the opinion OF the delegations
wsls0xn THE NEW y DIRK HERALD corre@'
spondent called upon to-day, the honor5
or the first round OF the conference rest
with Prime Minister Lloyd George and
4;aorgevitch Tchitcherin. the head of the
soviet delegation. The latter undoubt-
Idly gained the general sympathy by
saying that armies were the curse of the
world and proposing to disarm. while
Louis Barthou. chief of the French dele
Eates, showed no sympathy with his side
when he stood UP for silence on the
arms issue. This means a tendency
toward the isolation OF France but II
does not mean the British and the Rus
sians are working together, for Mr..
Lloyd Georges declaration that the
tanctity of contracts and Impartial JUS
fice are the two funda mental pillars
or social life was directed acainst Rus
eia just as much as the after the war
snarl phrase was applied to France.
All the delegates interviewed by the
correspondent said that the great ana
Indispensable thing was mutual conf
tlence between the States. and that the
Russian proposal for disarmament and
the new association of nations favored
hat At the same time NJ. Tchitcherin
WAS criticized for his bland suggestion
tnent the redistribution of the world
gold, particularly in view of the coniu-
sion his Government has made OF Rus
sian economy.
The Russian delegation naturally were
pleased with NJ. Tchitcherin's speech.
which they sail was approved in the
matter of disarmament by every one but
the French: ami they fe'. confident that
America also would approve. Their
tlea that labor also siorld partake in.
the conference IL regarded by the ltal-
sans as clever propaganda. as is also
their solemn bestowar pf a wreatt on
Mazzini's tomb In the Genoa cemetery
yesterday. The Russia" delesates adj
mired Mr.. Lloyd George 1or the "equllib-
rum and moderation of his speech ana
heplored the aggressive tone OF NJ
Barthou.
Tehftcherin Has Hopes.
II M. Tchitcherin thinks that IL Great
Britain and Italy act in the commissions
'hs they acted yesterday they viii relieve
The French pressure upon Russia and
s5ernany and seek the middle course by
;Sonciliation. The Russians say that they
introduced the disarmament question
yesterday because they didn't know the
order OF the day, which had not been
,kiven to them.
The Russians to-day repeated the as
,surances OF yesterday that they win not
lraise the disarmament question. as IL
rs not in the agenda. their sole wish
being for the success OF the conferences
sf'here was much comment on NJ Bar
,fhous statement at the reunion of dele
hates yesterday morning that he had
'plenipotentiary powers. within precise
limits
SatiSIactlon Was eNpicSseu a. I'U 11
mission OF the Russians and the Ger
mans to the commissions. This was re-
garded as a victory for Mr.. LLOYD George.
Whose appearance excited the liveliest
| Interest OF the delegates. Those who
had not seen him before described him
sas younger looking than pictures had
!led them to imagine. florid. Of good
{Dreesence and full of confidence and
sdase. The Italians were accustomed
itp more gcsticulation in their orators
cand described him as making few ges-
Nures, and remarked his curious habit
<of turning TO all sections OF the assem-
shly with automatic regularity. But
when carried away by his own discourse
&his automatism ceased. his voice rose
hind he revealed himself as an orator
hyho was accustomed to sway his audi
ncs.