GENOA CONFERENCE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7966, 21 April 1922, Page 3

GENOA CONFERENCE

GERMAN TNTRIQUE. Sy IVlfifruih- P'ofJ &*Boot»(.on—iYiprruiai 4. >*.r»li*n tts-' fl4Soc!i»nuo Krc. April 21, 9.55 a.m. Genoa, April 20 M r Lloyd George issued a statement that despite the Russo-Ger-man incidents he was confident the conference would succeed in producing a pact of peace, The Germans havq agreed not to attend the first commission.

Tchitcherin and Radowsky interviewed, declare that Live Powers.’ note to Germany was not justified. Tchitcherin, when asked why .Britain and the other Powers were not informed of the Russo-German negotiations, replied: “Because Russia is not a British colony. It is contrary to fact, as the inaugural declaration was that the delegates did not assemble as victors or vanquished, which I he whole world, except the French Chamber, welcomed. The antagonists of the conference were making every effort to convert it into another Versailles in order to defeat ils peaceful purpose.”

A. high Russian authority to-day said: “The Germans are strongly divided in regard to the treaty. Some Germans, are making serious efforts to escape therefrom. It is understood that the Russians are adamant and will never consent to such, a course.”