GERMANY'S DISHONESTY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 April 1922, Page 7

GERMANY'S DISHONESTY.

FBANK REPLY BY POWERS.

*^V CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYKIGHT Keceived April -19, 12.40 p.m. - . - GENOA, April 18. Mr Lloya George drafted a reply, which the Powers accepted and sent, to -the Germans. It reads: "The undersigned Powers learned with astonishment that m the first stage of the Genoa Conference Germany, without reference to other Powers assembled, has secretly concluded a treaty with the Soviet Gov- - eminent. The questions covered by -iihis treaty are at present bubject of -negotiations between the representatives of Russia and those of all.other v invited to the conference, including Germany. The German Chan- . :cellor himself declared at the opening aession i>nly ■-* weeic ago that the German delegation would co-operate with "the other Powers for the solution of these questions in a spirit of genuine loyalty and fellowship. "The undersigned Powers therefore ■express to the German delegation in iihe |f rankest terms their opinion that iihe /conclusion of such an agreement while the conference is U% session is a -violation of the copditions to which <*«rmany pledged herself in entering "the conference. By inviting Germany "to Genoa and offering her representaiaon on every commission on equaltherms with themselves, the inviting j Powers proved their readiness to ! •waive the memories of the war, and! granted Germany the opportunity of honest co-operation with her former enemies in the European tasks of conference. ■ To that offer of goodwill j fellowship Germany replies with j an act which destroys the* spirit of ! confidence. wh:ch is indispensable to international co-operation, ■which it. is the ohie£ aim of the conference to establish."