The Washington herald., 1922-04-26


Minister Lloyd George plans 20
have adopted by the conferesee.
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LONDON, April 25.-AllIed lead
ers at Genoa are considering an Ul-
timatum giving Russia twenty-four
hours to explain their reputation
of former promises regarding the
debt question, according TO the
Genoa correspondent Of the Central
News.
Experts are now drafting the note
which probably will be considered
by the allies tomorrow. the corre-
spondent learns. He also says that
Great Britain and France have de-
cided against a Russian loan. but
favor a bankers consortium IN
which individual bankers would
supply money to Russia under So
Wet guarantees. II is understood.
the dispatch adds, that Great Brit
ain is willing to write down the
Russian debt so per cent.
GENOA, April 25.-Only the bold.
skillful hand Of Lloyd George. IL
Is feared. can save the Genoa con-
ference from breaking on the. rocks
Of international bitterness.
At the height Of the conference.
the already critical split between
France and England has been ag-
ersvated to the point where Lloyd
George-with Poincare antagoniz-
ing him on one side. and the Rus
SLAMS squeezing the closest pos
sible bargain from the other-prob-
ably will be forced to the boldest
measures he has yet resorted to at
Genoa.
Lloyd Georges sharp retort 10
Poincare that the French policy
is leading straight TO another war
which would make a shambles Of
Europe reflects not only the Brit
ish premier's resentment at French
attempts to block a Russian rap
another reparations crisis is also
impending.
show Down Appresches.
Though he succeeds in deferring
the Anglo-French show down on
reparations until after the Genoa
conference, Il will be inevitable be-
fore May 81 when the Germans
must reply to the demands of the
reparations commission drawn up
last month. .rss
French anxiety over the Russo
German agreement also is reactinr
Increasingly on the conference. the
French attacking IL as an outcome
Of Genoa. The fact is that the Rus.
so-German treaty only Increased
Lloyd Georges determination To
conclude a deal with Russia. fear
ing that the treaty will produce
dangerous alliance unless the
British also play the same game.
This attitude leads the French To
charge the British with neCotiat-
ing with Russia in a manner con-
trary TO French interests and WITH.
out consulting them.
French Plan military Move.
French nationalism is thriving
with new reports that the French
see Increasing evidence that they
are about TO be forced into a posi-
tlon OF isolation and arc stalking
all on a fresh military flourish IN
the Ruhr Valley. Meanwhile the
russians feel more or less secure
IN the new German pact. seeing
tne possibilities of cashing in on
the widening Anglo-French splft
nave quickly seized the opportunity
10 capitalize the situation by press
Ing Increased demand on the aIlfs.
TOT cancellation OF war debts q
ehirty-year moratorium and an in
ternational loan.
soviet leaders believe the RrI,f.t,
VIII be forced to conclude an age
ment with them regardless on n.
french remonstrance. Further-
more. the tendency toward French
solatlon is reacting to the adyan-
ooth OF Germany and Russia
- shlncart that for the first
~ SINCE the war the two out
~ OF Europe Russia and Ger
many looking into the future s..
themselves on a rising n.r,'"'
their influence being considersd !.
every European question. while ths
Two western war visitors. FnVlS ~
ana France, are more OF .ess on an
defensive. y" 'ne
Enbsrrsssed by Soviet.
Meanwhile Lloyd George IS Ir Oh.
curiously paradoxical posI,Io, =.
scoring the French and ursinr sn
agreement with Russia on the On.
hand-inspiring the statement -.
garoing Russia's great war cor.
trloution and explaining that m.
Russian people as a whole are NOT
responsible for what has happened
since the revolution" while on the
other hand he is forced 10 aR-es
that the attitude of the Russian,
at Genoa is making a settlemen,
extremely dinicult. the British a.
mitting that "the Russians are stIl
pursuing the method Of OrIentai
bargaining and never know exactly
where they stand
The British, however, decla-.
there Ia no doubt about where +hev
stand. namely for a consistent re-
fussl to cancel Russia's war de.t.
But the Russians. with Germaov
behind them, have gained new cour.
age from the embarrassing aIIies
p.edicsment and are playing every :
thing 70 win.
These dtlatory tactics Of the v
SLAMS, IL Ia feared. will drag r,rt
conference indefinitely uat =,
allies exercise utmost firmness
Allied experts. IL Is ,.nderstooi.