Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-12
CONFERENCE NEAR
COLLAPSE AGAIN,
FRANCE MAY BOLT
Lloyd George Proposes a Truce
In Eastern Europe to Save
Situation.
RUSS REPLY AN AFFRoNT


~ Associated rress to Every Evening.
Genoa. May ls.--ts p. mD-France
~ii never agree to the project for a
mixed committee sitting indefinitely.
while tho economic conference II go-
Ing on, To study Russian affairs, ac-
corxiins 20 a statement Just issued by
the French delegation.
Genoa. MAY is.--Great Britain has
proposed truce In eastern Europe
on tho basis OF the de facto frontiers.
pending tho conclusions OF a commis-
sion of inquiry 10 be appointed. It wns
announced this afternoon.
Tho fate Of the Conference may he
settled lstc today In Paris. in the
opinion OF many ~ tho Delegates. and
the decision OF Premier roincarc on
the Russian reply 10 the allied mem
orsndum IL awaited here with tho ut
most anxiety.
Premier Lloyd George of Great Bri-
tian and slgnor Schsnzer. Italian for
e,Gn minister. have used oil their In
nuenc~ with the chief OF the French
d~lasation. NJ. Rarthou. TO Impress up
on him that the Russian note. although
not as favorable eE wns hoped. still
leaves ths door open for profitable
discussion. and perhaps for general
agreement. They urged him 10 reflect
thin opinion I'm his dispatches TO his
premier.
IL IL believed that. II left TO them
s~iv~~. the majority OF the powers
would favor continuance Of the dis
c,ss,on. but n France withdvaws from
the conference = certain number ~
tho others would follow her lend. The
number ~ such powers might be yuf-
ficicnt % render hope of general
Agreement with the Soviet government
impossible. even should Mr.. Lloyd
George he willing 90 continue the con-
ference without France. The latter
contingency IL improbable. however,
considering the storm OF protest such
on indication OF tho collapse OF the en-
tents might raise In England.
NJ. parthou tslswraphed the taxi Of
IN. Russian communication To Paris
yesterday. and expects 10 receive his
instructions today. After reading the
document his only comment was 1T
is lees an answer than In Indictment
Of the powers. coupled with a Nat r~-
f,Aai to r,riy &C. the questions put TO
shsm C'hs Ru~siansl.
In h~NsN Of IN. British dcl~rstion,
sir Edw~d 6risg. private secretary
90 Premier faovd George, said " the
reply
The cnrly part IL Just the sort OF
empty politics which the Bolsheviki
slway. produce and which n,akes ne
Gotisticn. with them almost impos-
sihla All thc-c pages ~ argument are
worth about ss much as me p&p~
money which s- the chief product Of
Tho Rusr,an revolution When you
eet TO the end you arrive at tho real
eunssAnrs Of the document. which u
the question of r~ciproudty.
R,s~a complains ~ being ssk ~ to
undertake ssr.cus cbIisAttons wfthoui
e~estns anything. excapt rather vA9le
promises. contingent promisre IN the
WY OF oretfte. The Russians clearly
want 20 know before accepting liza
hni,ics. how serious these liabilities
ara.
zone 81 the satisfactory parts OF the
r~ply IN where the Russian delegation
Expresses the deeire for peace ant
readiness 90 ioin On the non-aerrcs-
sson part"
sir Edward said the British dele
cation would we.sh the documen
carefully and probably would consul
with the Allies regarding Il. adding
We must deal with the reply on ia
rierits; we cannot use hast~. Tn,
document certainly calls for re
,olnder"
one of the correspondents remarked
This doee not seem 'yc~ or no an
s~~r. does 81"
We always said we would not get
yes or no answer replied s,
Edward
do YOU consider the document
casb for further negotiat.ons."
1T 10 the basis OF a reply. and
very effective one" said SIR EdwarC
Asked to elaborate this statement h
explained the Allies undoubtedly woul
reply vigorously 20 the first s~ctior
hut might consldsr the closing sectio
nss basis for further negotiations
The conciliatory section OF the Bo'
ehevist note is the proposal 10 ref.
dif',cult financial questions 20 n con
mi'fee of experts
The Russians and all the other dele
rstions are saying many things fc
home consumption. which Il Us b.
loved they DO not really mean. an
underneath there - undoubtedly
general desire 20 reach some agre,
mon; which win make Europe MOI