The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
PARLEY IN TURMOIL
British Call Meeting to
Demand What France
Means by Threat.
POINCARE SPEECH
FORCES SHOWDOWN
Welshman Tells Press
Only Chance to Avert
War Is i'm Genoa.

another European war has ap-
peared with menacing suddenneSs
at Genoa. obscuring everything else
for the moment.
Another conhagration in Europe.
which most surely would draw the
United States as It did before. is in
evitable unless the Genoa confer
ence can deal successfully with the
dangerous situation which now OK
lists. Lloyd George declared in On
amazing speech at a dinner given TO
him by British and American news
paper correspondents.
Just a few hours before the Britt
ish had startled the conference by
demanding that all nations present
who signed the Versailles treaty.
except Germany. meet as soon a.
possible TO demand what France
means by her threat TO act alone
against Germany to collect her
share of the reparations payments
Dismsy I'm Conference.
The whole conference has been
thrown into wild excitement by the
two developments. and the dark
warning voiced by Lloyd George
has left a heavy cloud hanging
over Genoa
thoroughly alarmed over the situa-
tion France has created by the
threat to act alone against Ger
many. His dramatic utterance -
the dinner was taken as a direct
warning that France must abandon
her present attitude IL Europe is to
he spared another horrible war.
Lloyd George warned the CORE
| spondents that Europe faces poten-
| tial war unless the Genoa confer
/ ence is a success Otherwise an
other confagration is inevitable
within the present generation. he
declared.
Warns Z. 8. VIII Re DrsEEed iu.
The British premier warnec
/ against a combination OF Russia.
Hungary and an angry Germany
/ seeking vengeance.
Every Eastern frontier from tse
Baltic to the Black sea remains Un-
settled and threatens peace" he
/ asserted.
He wished America had come 20
! Genoa. for then her disinterested
position would have been a power-
/ full influence. tending toward a set
Element Of European questions. lie
realized, he said, that any sugEes-
tion TO America coming from Eu-
rope would be subject to suspicion.
| hut he warned that the United
States would nevertheless lie vitally
| interested in the event Of Snotysr
European war which would ineVit-
ably draw her In as did the las;
one.
Challenge 10 PoIncarc.
While the allies are momentarily
dominant. Lloyd George warned that
this domination could not continue
to face two-thirds OF Europe. en-
braced by Germany and Russia. un-
less the defeated enemies were treat
ed Justly.
While he pointedly refrained from
mentioning France directly hts
speech was interpreted as a distinct
challenge to Poincsre's Barbecue
speech threatening separate action
against Germany.
Pleading patience. the little Welsh
man declared the Genoa pariey -
the most important conference ever
held in Europe. and that IL is folly
not TO recognize the portent Of the
Russo-German combination. which
might be a revelation to some. but
which he forecast "as inevitable. long
ago"
Angry With France.
Questions OF exchange and other
subjects before the conference. lie
declared. are unimportant comps red
with the establishment OF a peace
that will avert the impending con-
fiagration.
Without making any effort 10 con-
cesl IL, the British are frankly angry
with France over the situation. and
they called the allied meeting with
the avowed purpose OF having a show
down at once.
France. the British feel. must he
headed of and made TO take a more
conciliatory attitude. il trouble is "a
be avoided.
France. wary OF going into con-
ference dominated by the heads Of
the allied delegations here. suggested
that the question be taken M at
a council Of ambassadors. with, rep
resentatives OF the little entente sit
ting In.
But the British declare the issue
demands the deliberation Of the
heads OF states.
VIII Question PoIncare.
Coming at the moment when Lloyd
George was striving for his nom
aggression pact, the British especial
ly resent Poincare's threats. which
were made without consulting the
allies. At the coming meeting. which
the allies hope Poincare will attend.
he will be asked to explain the ut
i terances he made at time when
the British were working for allied
unity toward Germany.
France is holding doggedly to the
contention that she has a right 20
impose sanctions. such as occupation
Of the Ruhr, should Germany fail
to fulfill her obligations. GermsnN
herself acknowledged this right IN
signing the Versailles treaty. The
French assert. and hence II IL no
violation of territorial rights.
while there was nothing def =
obtainsble. the only inf srence
could be drawn from l.lovd .
sudden alarm Is that he Is ecu -.-y Z
France actually contempiHted forci-
I CoNttnvss en- Psoe Tro.