The New York herald., 1922-04-26
British Threaten to Isolate
France Unless She Joins
in Peace Policy.
DELEGATIONS NEAR SPLIT
Bartllou Angry at Paris. but
Harmony Is Restored All
Round.
ny JOHN NH. STUART.

ny JOHN NH. STUART.
seectai Gable to THE NEw YoxK HERALD
Copyright, 1929, 5y TIE New YORK HEsALn
GENOA, April 25.-Russia came near
breaking up the economic conference
again to-day, but Tchitcherin got into
touch with Prime Minister Lloyd
George and others late tonight. AL
though the experts said the case was
hopeless, the politicians think they
can still adjust the differences over
private property rights in Russia. The
Soviet delegation also startled the
conference by calling Poland to an
swer why she Joined the Allies in
protest against the Russo-German
treaty.
The day also produced a sharp
French domestic crisis, as Louis
Barthou, head of the French delega.
tion, was reported by reliable
French source as having sent a mes.
sage to Premier Raymond Poincare
to the effect that the latter's speech
at Barbecue yesterday was based
upon wrong conception. The stu.
alton here created by the sensational
French press is threatening the ex-
cellent relations NJ Barthou has es.
tablished with Mr.. Lloyd George. The
French Minister has said he would
refuse TO continue his work here il
there should be further interference
by Paris. so long as the delegates keep
well within their instructions.
british Reply TO Poincare.
The British delegation made
sharp reply to-day to NJ. Poincare's
threat to act against Germany with
or without the Allies. the spokesman
for the British declaring they re-
garded that as "a grave statement"
This was followed with what
amounted almost to a threat to leave
France isolated il she refuses to col
laborate in renewing the peace o:
Europe.
The spokesman for the French
delegation, however, responded to.
night by emphasizing the concilia-
tory phrases in NJ. Poincare's speech,
and THE NEW YoRK HERALD CORE.
spondent was assured that the two
delegations tonight find themselves
closer on common ground. with less
possibility of rupture. than at any
time since the conference began.
Growing impatience with "the ORR
entail bargaining tactics OF the Rus
slams" is responsible for much of the
allied rapprochement tonight. Not
withstanding the general satisfac-
tory tone OF the Russian proposals
for the restoration of property and
the rights of foreigners, the commits
sion OF experts appointed here find
the details as presented by the Rus
SLAMS hardly In conformity with
their general declarations
Tcbitchcrin scoIds Poland.
For instance. as VI. Tchitcherin ad-
mitted tonight, an agreement could
not be reached on the details OF re-
storing private property confiscated III
Russia. Hence the conference is now
swinging toward that horn of the d.
lemma which represents the failure
70 reach On economic and political so
luton of Europes woes. and away
from the other horn. which means 4
rupture or weakening Of the Entente
Tchitcherin in protesting against Po-
land taking part in the allied action
against the Russo German treaty gave
the conference another shock. lie
claimed that the peace treaty between
Russia and. Poland Is 20 embracing
that neither Poland nor Germany
should participate in the discussion or
Russian affairs. As a strong Red army
Is stationed near the Polish border the
Russian remonstrances were regarded
as almost equivalent to threat
against Poland.
Threat OF Isolation.
The threat Of the isolation OF France
was contained in the following terms
OF q statement issued on behalf OF
the British Premier:
"we are trying TO get France 10
understand our Russian policy. IL
peace Is not made IN Russia. IL ali
honest effort is not made 10 make such
peace, il q policy develops here