The Washington herald., 1922-05-07

The Polish delegate. have
FOUND Themselves torn between
loyalty 10 France on the one
hand. and n desire not 70 break
with Russia On the other. They
also complain bitterly about
the expense Of the conference.
GENOA. May s-Lloyd George
tonight announced the next move
At Genoa is up to Russia.
The allied memorandum has
been sent to the Soviet delegation
: without the French and Belg.sn
signatures" the British premier told
Louis Barthou after a conference
this evening. so we will await the
Russian reply before taking further
action"
Earlier in the afternoon before
llyod George saw the French
-cader. everything apparently hung
mon the action Of Belgium. But
Lloyd George announced he would
."ok TO the Russians TO reply, IN
3 stead Of recalling the allied note in
the hope Of reconciling Belgium
md France to its contents.
France Looks TO Belgium.
Lloyd George asked Barthou
about Frances attitude toward the
Russian impasse.
Barthou said France is prepsred
TO sign the disputed allied note 10
Russia. IL Belgium will.
A nnsl effort to save the con
claNe was made today, in a search
for a formula which would perntt
the Belgian delegation 70 accept the
memorandum.
The Belgians received vartous
proposals, including an important
one from Lloyd George. ana an
nounced they would render Their
decision at the earliest possible
moment. They object to a clause
IN the allied note which does not
require Russia to return outright
10 former foreign owners property
seized and nationalized by the Boil
sheviki.
Fs~ors Modified Form.
France. Barthou announced. Is
ready also 10 sign the nonaggres-
sion pact proposed by. LLOYD
Two conditions are made 10 ms:
one. that the Russians sign. an
other that the treaty OF Versailles
is not infringed upon This consti-
tutes French concession. Tor
France at first insisted its reserva-
uon would be that Frances rights
were protected" other nations
objected to this. and the r'rencn
reservation now is made more gen
eraI
The modified form OF Lloyd
Georges proposed pact Is one suc-
gested by Premier Benes. OF CIeoho-
Slovakia. The conference breathed
somewhat easier today as a result
OF this announcement OF Frances
attitude towards pact and note.
The Italians, peacemakers Of Genoa.
Immediately went TO work to-bTinr
Belgium into line. Barthou also
consulted Jasper. OF the Belgian
delegation.
UItimatum Is Omitted.
The future OF Genoa hinges upon
the Russian reply to the allied note.
This note. containing the maximum
concessions and minimum demands
OF the convening powers To Russia.
was delivered early in the week
An immediate answer was re-
quested. but the Soviet delegation
delayed. in order to communicates
with Moscow.
A rider" to the note. making
IL forty-eight- ultimatuna.
which the French had intended to
have added. was omitted after
France Joined Belgium in refusins
to sign the memorandum.
What the Soviet reply will be IS
not known. Tchitcherin has indi-
Gated its contents. but the dele
gates at Genoa have learned 90 as
regard Russian forecasts
VIII Reject Terms.
According 20 the Soviet spoles-
man. the Russians reply viii not
be ready before Monday or Tuesday.
1t will be declaration that the
allied proposals are Impossible of
acceptance, rather than a fat re-
lection OF them. IL will be couched
In language calculated TO permit
negotiations at Genoa TO continue.
And II VIII take advantage Of the
absence of French and Belgian
signatures to inquire IL Russia NAV
not negotiate separately with the
allies.
IL announced the French intended
/ to invoke the oil agreement OF San
Reno. which prevents England
| from negotiating separately from
France in former Turkish provinces
/ Some of the Russian oil fields are
close to those OF Turkey. and the
French will plead that the agree
ment applies TO them as WELL ~
Through their spokesman. former
President Motts. Of Switzerland.
the neutrals today announced IN
tention Of making their presence
felt by Joining the bolt Of France
and Belgium from the agreement
| upon the allied memorsndu to-
Russia. This would further com
plicate matters and weaken Lloyd
1 GeorGe.s nosftfon