DANGERS OF TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1922, Page 5

DANGERS OF TREATY.

ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. TREATY MUST BE ANNULLED. NEW ALLIANCE DANGER. Received April 19, 5.5 p.m. London, Apnr IS. Advices from Genoa state that the German communique announcing the Russian Treaty emphasises that it in nowise affects the relations with other countries, and in nowise detracts from the signatories’ interest in the general aims of the Genoa Conference. A French semi-official telegram states that as a condition of her remaining at the conference France will ask the Allies to insist upon the annulment of the Russo-German agreement on the ground that it violates the Treaty of Versailles.The Daily Mail points out editorrally that the treaty, in effect, makes Russia a German colony, and completes the work the Bolsheviks began in 1917. If the reports are correct that Japan is seeking a rapprochement with the Bolsheviks, the Allies will be face to face with something like an alliance of Germany, Russia and Japan, in which the German militarists will pull the wires. FEELING IN GERMANY, TREATY CAUSES SENSATION. HASTE NOT APPROVED. Received April 19, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 18. The conclusion of the Russo-German Treaty created a sensation. The mark soared upwards, but tumbled down later, as the Bourse opinion is that the moment for the conclusion the treaty was ill chosen. Though such an agreement was necessary, it was nevertheless tactless to show such haste. German correspondents at Genoa insist that the isolation in which the German and Russian delegates found themselves drove them to do something. Genoa telegrams suggest that Dr. Rathenau is ill pleased with the Allied retort. He informed the Press that the Allied attitude would cancel all German offers made to the Allies to forget the hatred of the war, and would destroy mutual confidence. Dr. Rathenau added that it was unfair that Germany should not participate in further discussions regarding Russia. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SECRET CLAUSE REPORTED. A GERMAN-RUSSIAN ARMY. OVERTURES TO TURKEY. Received April 19,-7.30 p.m. IXmdon, April 19. The Daily Express’ Genoa correspondent states it is reported that Tchicherin is negotiating with Turkey for a similar economic treaty to that just concluded with Germany, which would have the effect of re-establishing- a corridor from Berlin to India and the Near Eastern border States. The paper declares it possesses proof that the Russo-German Treaty includes a secret clause under whidh Russia supplies men for an army for which Germany provides officers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

A BOMBSHELL. London, April 18. The Times special representative at Genoa cables that the treaty fell like a bombshell upon the session of the five convening Powers, who eagerly discussed it. Mr. Lloyd George urged securing an immediate decision on the matter, but M. Barthou'*? wish for an adjournment to enable the Little Entente and Poland to be present prevailed. The Bolsheviks openly exult. Radowsky declared it was the purest accident that the treaty woe signed during the conference, as negotiations have been in progress since January. The British and French are astounded at th developments while minor delegations fear the conference has received a death-blow through the GermanBolshevik plans submitted to the con- ; ference. Mr. Lloyd George’s attempts to sidetrack and arrange a private settlement with the Bolsheviks gave the Bolsheviks and Germans the knife by the handle and they used it to inflict what may prove a deadly wound in the British plan for reconstruction which the conference was convened to sanction.