Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-21
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ated Press) Facing five hundred
newspaper representatives OF vir-
tually all the world nations, the
British premier today, after an
nouncing that the Germans would
accept the conditions imposed by
the allies concerning the Russo
German treaty and that the So
viet's reply on the general Russian
question would be such as to per-
nit Of further hopeful negotia-
tions, declared his unshakable con-
yiction that the Genoa conference
would prove a great success. He
believed that it would restore har-
mony in Europe and was supreme
ly confident that before adjourn
ing, 1t would adopt an agreement
whereby all the nations of Europe
would bind themselves not to COM
nit acts OF aggression against
neighboring countries.
"Such a pact" he exclaimed. "is
an essential to the favorable issue
of this conference; without it, ] be-
lieye, the conference will be fall
ure."
Came to Ask Questions.
The premier's decision to talk to
| the press was an outgrowth OF the
system at the washington confer
ence, where the custom of the
| leading delegates to receive news
paper men daily, worked so well
Removing his winter overcoat,
with which Mr.. George, seems to
avoid the April chills of Genoa, he
rather wearily stroked his thick
white locks. His first words gave
| sappointment--'I came not to
make a speech, but rather to an
swer questions, and. so, clear up
Misunderstanding, he said. but
! Immediately added:
"God is in His heaven, and the
conference at Genoa still lives and
| is going strong. The public may
| be said to be divided into two cat
egories-those who want TO see the
conference succeed and those who
would like to see it go down in de-
feat. But the latter will not see
their desire crowned. We are
working through our difficulties
quite successfully"
The premier then made the an
nouncement that the difficulties
;rowing out of the signing of L
separate Russo German accord
would be overcome, and later he
made it clear that he had good
reason to believe the German dele
gates We're preparing to accept the
suggestions laid down in the note
sent them by the allied represen-
tatives. In it were specific condi-
tions that the Germans would be
| expected not to sit on the commits
sions which henceforth will deal
with Russian questions, because
the Germans had already settled
their affairs with Russia outside
the conference.
To Consider Soviet Reply.
II don't want to anticipate the
f! character of the soviet answer to
proposals for a general accord
with Russia" continued the pre-
mier, "but | would be surprised If
it were not of such character as
to permit us to go on with our
work of reconstruction of the con-
vulsed and devastated continent
The sub-commission on politicaI
affairs will meet tomorrow to CON
slider the soviet reply, which is due
| tonight or tomorrow"
The meeting of the premier and
newspaper men was then thrown
open to questions. with the under
standing that all should be SUD-
mitted in writing. This announce
ment curbed the enthusiasm OF
some who seemed prepared to SUD-
NIT the British leader to grliilne
cross examination. The first ques-
ton was:
"Why does DE- Rathenau say
you knew all about the Russo-Ger-
man treaty in advance?"
'I don't know whether Rathenau
said that or not" "'came back the
premier with amazing quickness
l"Certainly he did not say it to me
If he did 1t would have been ab'
solutely untrue; | knew nothing
about the treaty until | met my
colleagues on the way to the AFTER
noon meetings"
All On an Equal Footing.
| Mr.. Lloyd George emphaslzet
that everybody was on an equa
| footing at Genoa and that the yer
lmans had a place on all the com
missions which were to discuss trit
accord affecting Russia and al
nations. To make a separate pac
behind the back of their colleagues
was an act of disloyalty on th'
part of the Germans.
1--WE were justified in takint
energetic measures" declared th'
premier. ''The thing will nave
good effect on the conference:
! The next question was; Doe
1.-THE prime minister think that TN
Russo G erman treaty Represented
a deliberate attempt to wreck TN
conference"
TO this Mr.. Lloyd George re
Iplied:
| whatever we may think abou
1.-THE accord. | do not think it wal
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