Evening star., 1922-04-09
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

NTO the crucible of the Genoa par
ley will be thrown the economic
potions of the old world The al
chemy of old world statesmen will
produce the desirable or the undesir-
able. On the eve of the meeting of
the leading minds Of the continent in
an attempt to brew connections def
nitely curing old world ills, political
ly, financially, economically and So
cially, no one dare predict the out
come. Predictions in every quarter
are founded on hope. not fact. For
the counter currents running strongly
and swiftly in the minds and hearts
of the various continental peoples and
governments cannot be Accounted for.
1t has been definitely established
that Lloyd George will WELD the
'pestle at Genoa. Already he is look
ed upon as the one who will drag
from the crucible some formula which
may be adopted as a means to desired
ends. This, because he has some sort
of definite program But even Lloyd
George. cogniZant as he is Of many
alien influences, will give but shadowy
hints of those things which may or
may not come to the fore.
RIGHT ACTION WOULD
SPUR ALL PEOPLES.
: The Genoa conference in itself will
be epochal. 1t will either set the feet
of Europe upon right rehabilitative
paths or it will be epochal in it's scope
of failure. Unless concrete things
= emanate from the conference it will
be looked upon by the millions of
people who are eagerly hanging upon
its decisions as a failure. If concrete
things do not materialize then it may
mark a general decline. for the minds
and hearts of war-burdened conti-
mental peoples cannot much longer
stand the strain that has been placed
Lpon them through disorganized
finances and evil living conditions
without sinking into the slough of
despair. If hope can, be instilled into
the hearts and minds of the teeming
single step will have been taken
looking toward recovery ofsthe long
lost equilibrium.
There prevails a spirit of optimism
In governmental quarters throughout
Europe that something good will
emergeEfrom the coming delibera-
tions. The English and French view
point over the question of the intro
duct1oR of the reparationS question
has been reconciled somewhat dur
ing the past week. Premier Lloyd
George has partially reconciled diff
ferences eXistant over the immediate
recognition of Russia through COM
promise. which first insures bolshe-
vik pledges looking toward main
tenance of allied rights in Russia and
non-inteIference in the political life
of other nations. This means that
should the French delegates go to
the conference without plenary pow
>ers. there may be presented definite
working front as between England
and France. This true, then the
Lloyd George plan. nebulous as it
may be at the moment. may have
some hope of succeeding. but French
suspicion that Lloyd George yet may
Wholly consistent with French policy
In regard to Russia and Germany will
not down at the Quai d'Orsay in
Paris. AS a consequence Poincare is
placing himself in advantageous posi-
'tion by remaining there, so that he
can coldly pass on such propositions
that may emanate in Genoa and sub
sequently be passed on to Paris for
approval.
PREPARATIONS QUESTION
SURE TO COME Up.
Agreement on reparations and Rus
sia does not necessarily mean that
French and British will have an easy
time standing together, for in the
discussion of general reconstruction
processes undoubtedly there will be
other nations who will present the
very questions so opposed by the