The Washington herald., 1922-04-11
Tchitcherin's Intimation
of New World Assem-
bly, Anglers Barthou.
PEACE RESTORED
BY LLOYD GEORGE
Welshman Warns Slavs
And Teutons Must Abide
By Cannes Agreement.

GENOA. April lO.-A stormy
clash between the French and
Soviet delegates. with Lloyd George
interpreting to pacify both sides,
brought the first session Of the Ge-
noa conference to a climax.
Except for minor differences. the
conference preceded calmly until
Tchitcherin. the Bolshevist spokes-
man. rose to speak. There was
tense silence in the chamber as
Tchitcherin slowly fixed his spec
tacIes and prepared to read his
speech.
He began with noting President
Fscta's assurance that neither vic
tors nor vanquished were present
and denying any BoIshevist ends or
propaganda.
Then he launched the long-cN-
pected sensation.
World Conference Asked.
TchitCherin declared that Russia
intended to introduce her own spe-
cial plan Of construction which con-
templated the calling Of a universal
world conference intended To Offer
an even larger basis than the league
OF nations.
Barthou jumped 70 his feet de-
tions disarmaments and othe1 ques-
tions bsrred by the Cannes agenda.
Feeling neared the breaking poirt.
Lloyd George watching ss-ery
move with keen-eyed alertr"ss. got
| the floor and interviewed. begging
Tchitcherin not to attempt to eN-
tend the agenda by introducing new
questions. The Russian spokesman
acuuiesced and calm prevailed once
/ more.
| StlII In Common.
This climax came at tho end 20
days Developments which still.
left the little Welshman in command
Of the situation. He was compelled
to struggle at every point with the
bitterness between the French and
! the Russians and Germans. but was
able to iron out one difhcu1ty after
another always emerging as master
Of the situation
Developments at the first session
included a warning to Russia and
Germany by Lloyd George that they
must abide by the Cannes agree
ment
Lloyd George remarked that three
attempts TO hold conferences at
which Russia was to have been
present failed because OF difference
! over the basis OF discussion. Tie
| hoped that this would not he re
/ peated now. Tchitcherin's observa-
| tions are useful but danEe- -ous. s1le
| premier said. Looking in the direc-
tion Of Ambassador Child. he said:
The question Of universal con-
ference better wait until il is known
what the United States intends tu
do
"Let Is Finish Voyage
America may have something ~
say about such conference" h..
said. There is already too muCh
quarreling about the program and
let us not add TO il by enlsrginG
the agenda- The Cannes resolutions
provided enough material for quar-
rels Of every one"
As to disarmament. Lloyd George
| admitted that unless Genoa leads
/ to disarmament. il will he a failure.
but before we take up that matter
we must establish basis OF peace.
! That is our purpose here at Genoa
and we don't want TO overload the
ship. There is rough weather ahead
and ii might sink. Let's finish this
| voyage"
/ Cmmittee Meetings To-day.
! He then begged Tchitcherin NOT
| to attempt TO extend the agenda. 50
I'VE can go on with this business"
Tchitcherin was about to respond
when President Facta declared
there was no purpose to be se-ved
in continuing the debate. But Bar
thou instantly demanded that Il be
definitely established al once
whether all delegates present agreed
/ TO the Cannes resolutions as the
basis Of the conference. = Facta
smoothed things out by saying that
inasmuch as nobody had raised snv
objection. his opening statement re-
| garding the Cannes basis was pre-
sumably acceptable TO all
The plensry session adjou ned az
| I p. m. Subcommittee meetings were
to begin at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
AssaIIs ~snarIInE DoEs..
Lloyd George is now in the midst
/ OF the most gigantic task Of his
career-thst of ending the war aft
er the war"
This is the real purpose he had
In conceiving the whole Genoa
project II came to the surface to-
i day at the outset Of the first pleuarv
session when he assafled the "snarl-
| ing dogs" who are deafening Eu-
] rope with this canine clamor"
England. through Lloyd George.
goes into the conference with this
one outstanding hope Of wiping out
hatreds and mutual distrust. and
putting the economic and political
machinery OF Europe in running or
| der.
Must Play Their Part.
Russia and Germany will he com
PEELED TO play their part in the
| restoration of the real peace. II
they expect to re-enter the COM
munity Of nations they will have to
play according 10 the rules Of the
game. Lloyd George made this
clear in his speech at the opening
session.
Lloyd George believes that ~
nothing more material emerGes from
the Genoa conference than an
atmosphere OF peace among victors.
vanquished and neutrals the confer
ence will have justified Itself and
vindicated him In his stubborn
fight in face Of French opposition.
The first big step toward this
objective was in inducing the aliic7
to sit down at the same tahl" W
Germany and Russia. IIoyd Geo.