The New York herald., 1922-05-13
Declare Emphatic Opposition
ID P| ur liked Commits
sion ON Negotiations.
HOPE NOW rs IN BANKERS
If International Loan, With
U. s. Aid Is Approved, She
Will Not Press Germany.

Speciol Gable 10 TIE NEw YoRK HERALD
Copyright, 1899. by THE NBw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. May ~.
A frigid mo" was sent by the
French Government to-day to Mr..
Lloyd Georges suggestion last night
TO Louis Barthou for mixed COM
mission of experts to continue ne
gotiations with the Russians and thus
save something out of the wreckage
of the Genoa conference.
France will not participate in any
further negotiations with the Rus
slams in Genoa. direct or indirect. in
the face Of Russia's reply, and is
keeping her delegation there solely to
give formal approval to the commits
sion's resolutions on economic ques-
tions. According to the French cor
respondents. the final Russian answer
was dictated by a message from
Lenine to the effect "do not yield, but
push the offensive" To this. the an
swer of Premier Poincare to the
French delegation to-day was, in so
many words: mo further bargaining
with Communism
vindlcation for France.
Between Moscow and Paris there ap-
pears no middle ground for Mr.. Lloyd
George in his effort to prevent the total
collapse OF his plan to carry on this
Pan-European conference. The Soviet
reply Is considered here as complete
vindication of Frances original thesis
of the uselessness of any discussion with
the Russians so long as they uphold the
communistic principle and do not sup
port the right of foreign private prop
erty.
Although rejecting the idea OF the
commission continuing negotiations with
the Russians. the French Government Is
in favor of commission OF experts rep
resenting tne Allies and the border
States, but not including Russia and
Germany, which would continue to ex-
anime the Russian problem. But ac-
ceptance of Mr.. Lloyd Georges sugges-
ton to continue the discussion with the
Russians or to include them on such a
commission would mean. Poincare be-
leves. triumph for Soviet diplomacy.
as the basis for such discussion would
be the Soviet reply of yesterday.
The Russian reply Is considered I'm
pertinent by the French, particularly in
it's refusal to abstain from propaganda
directed at the subversion OF the exist
ing Governments. and is likely to pre-
clude any further chance for France
acting In concert with Great Britain or
Italy to hold any direct negotiations
with the Russians.
The French press. except the radical
organs, Is demanding that the Genoa
conference be wound up Immediately
Bnd that France refuse TO pull Mr..
Lloyd Georges political chestnuts out
OF the fire by espousing his commission
plan. The talk of non-aggression event
uating from Genoa Is ridiculed as hav-
ing no value because OF the Russian
reply.
Hope Now In Banking Farley.
Interest here now is conferred on how
the conference can be ended as quickly
as possible. Any hope of progress In
getting Europe back to normalcy Is
now, in French circles, pinned on the
deliberations OF the banking commission
which J. p. Morgan will attend TO con-
sioer the possibility of an international
loan.
IL the bankers approve the idea and
promise cooperation, particularly on the
part OF tho United States. France will
forego any military pressure on Ger
many and in the opinion OF bankers here
the result will be TO offset the Genoa
failure by settling at least ono OF
Europe's principal problems.
RUSSIAN LETS BALLOONS LAND
GENEVA. May i2.-Permission has
been received from the Soviet Govern
ment that participants IN the Gordon
Bennett cup balloon race may land on
Russian soil II the wind carries them in
that direction. The race will be held in