GENOA CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1922, Page 3

GENOA CONFERENCE

lUSTKALIAN AND N.Z. UAULE ASSOCIATION. FRANCE AND GENOA. PARIS, March 30.. > Tiie French Cabinet have lengthily . discussed the Genoa Conference ques- - tioii. ; According to “Le Matin”, the Cabir net completely agreed on the attitude . to be adopted by France, namely, one • of co-operation in European recoh- ; struction, but opposing any surprise i introduction of political questions, such as the recognition of the Soviet, or any purely inter-Alli e d questions, like that of the reparations. PARIS, March 30. M. Dubois (Chairman of the Reparations Commission), in a. speech declared that Germany can and must pay the reparations. If necessary, the Allies must resort to force.

SPEECH BY LENIN. 'Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) j COPENHAGEN, March 30. ! Despite conflicting reports regarding i Lenin's health it is alleged be made j an important speech at the All Rus- | sin-n Congress, at Moscow on Wedues- | day. He said the most important thing for Russia was not the Genoa Conference, but al continuance of the new economic - "policy to strengthen the relations with the peasants. Rus- { sia was greatly interested in Genoa j and she would lie represented by some l of her best diplomatists. He prej dieted that if other countries were not too obstinate, Russia, would achieve ! her purpose, but if too great an obj staelc was put lieforc her delegates, I they might withdraw from the Conl ferenee. i ‘