PLENARY SESSION AT GENOA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16714, 21 April 1922, Page 2

PLENARY SESSION AT GENOA.

VOTING UNCERTAIN. THE STUMBLING BLOCK P.v Telppraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian a.nd N.Z. On bio Association. LONDON, April 19. The Genoa special representative of the •• Times,” says that in view of thj attitude of neutrals it. is uncertain how the voting at the plenary session will go. The Russo-German treaty is full of rlelcctablo possibilities but the Germans are anxiously ruffled, insisting that the only surprise sprung on the British delegation was the actual signing of the treaty. The. correspondent acids that. the treaty is likely to he a serious stumbling block in the further proceedings of the Conference. Portion of the Italian Press is urging the Government to circumvent the obstacle by a similar separate treaty with the Bolsheviks, otherwise Germany will monopolise the reconstruction of Russia. Papers point out that previous RussoGerman agreements have already placed Germany in an especially favourable position. TWO COMPACTS. LABOrR MEMBER 'S STATEMENT. LONDON. April 19. Mr Clement Edwards, member for Monmouth (Labour) in the House, of Commons, who has just returned from Germany, said he. was informed in Russia that Germany had made two compacts with Russia. The first wap commercial and the second consisted of a .secret- military undertaking involving the mutual use of German and Russian troops EFFECT ON REPARATIONS. M. POINCARE’S ACTION. Eeuter’s Telegram®. PARIS, April 20. M. Poincare has given instructions that the Russo-German Treaty be brought before the Reparations Commission as the terms threaten to deprive the reparations fund of portion of the resources to which it was entitled under the Versailles Treaty. He has also requested the Allies’ Governments to support the French in bringing the treaty before the conference of ambassadors with the view of ascertaining whether there has. been any general infringement of the Versailles Treaty. M. Poincare has instructed M. Barthou to cease to co-operate in Russian affairs if the Russians insist on inserting in any agreement with the* Allies claims similar to those included in the treaty made with the Germans.