The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-24
Another Crisis Is Passed
In The Genoa Conference
Germans Decide Not to Reply
to Note of Ten Powers Re-
garding the Multiplying Of
the Russo-German Treaty
Clauses-lncident Now Re-
yarded As Closed.

Genoa. April @3.--tBy tho Assocla'eo
TrsssD--Anothe Crisis ii tho econo'nic
conference vas passed tonight when the
Armar delegation announced after =
4 session OF It's delegates and IRE
ant communications With the Rus
ans and Italians. that the Germans
tould not reply TO the note or the tea
bowers today STIMULATING that the Sig
katories expressly reserve for their
government the right ~ declare any
'r-sausa In the EussH-Gernian treaty
which may be recognized Us contrary 10
eX!st.nK treaties"
The Germans also decided 20 settle ey
private negotiations. the differences be-
tween NJ. Barthou. head OF tie french
delegation. and the German Chancellor
Or With. which arose through u. Bar
,hou'S written charge that tho Germans
had made untruthful statements.
Premier Facta and Foreign Minister
Schaaz-- OF the Italian d"teSaGon' are
believed to haNc t"": r"srUi.SIo's 10Y
This peaceful Sr,ticm"H: -; what threat
sncd t. Ne IL hopeless barrier 10 re;'!
crocrc>, in n" conferences ~ cconon'"
and financial work.
\ :u"mh"r Of the German delegation
said that the allies had 'actr IAN rare
IN today.S notes 10 satisfy The French
would Not encourage n battle OF notes
but would remain silent and lie, tho
conference proceed with It's useful work,
n the hope that the economic situation
IN Europe might be- bettered.
Sunday II had Day.
sunday was a rather bad day for the
Gcaoa conference. Yesterday brought
the singing Of the Russo-German treaty
which caused much disruption and to-
9ay came the note from big and little
rrtantcs and Portugal TO Germany.
whi,N for the moment reopened tho old
wound tina; had partly healed.
This motto vas written 20 satisfy the
French demands for the more definite
exclusion % Germany from all discus
sions relating 20 Russian problems. II
also asserts specifically that K had
never been suggested that the London
PROPOSALS afforded no basis tor discus
sion in the conference. or that the Ger
man delegation WAS about 10 conclude
. separate treaty with RUSSIA. After
making the reservation with respect 10
III. Rrsso-Gcrman treaty. il declares:
The Incident may Row be regarded as
closed
Premier Blatiano. OF Rumanla.- speak
In. for the little entente, presented the
text OF the note TO Germany In tho
meeting Of the ten powers. He urged
the necessity for solidarity among tho
nations which had established peace. but
strongly advised that the allies. who
Insisted upon maintaining peace, should
no. work IN an exclusive spirit at
Genoa. but should get all such annoy
anres as the EussS-German treaty out
OF the way so that tho real work OF
he conference could procesd.
Backed BY Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George. who seconded
NJ Bratlano's motion. agreed with all
me Rumania premier had said. He
wished 70 let tho world konw that the
British Empire Was anxious to work In
close cooperation with tho allies, but
that this cooperation must pe for
Isacs. In other words cooperation must
Hs 20 forward tho obiecr OF the Genoa
conference.
H.. declared that IL the British pub
&c hegan - feel that cooperation Win
:Nc allies vas tending 10 perpetuauon
OF tsuds in Europe. the English point or
ylew would Immediately change. He felt
duty bound to make 1t plain that the
british Empire was set on peace ana
fletrrr,!ncl 20 surnount all obstacles.
NJ Har,hcu expressed his approval OF
IJovd tirnrSrS words and gave assur-
nnces .htt tho French delegation was
animated by the same motives as the
British