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Show GERMANY ACCEPTS ALLIESROGRAM NOTE IN REPLY TO ULTIMATUM NOW READY FOR DELIVERY T" ITALIAN GOVERNMENT Condition as Imposed by the Allies. Are Acceptable to the German Delegation at the Genoa Conference Gomw. Tho German reply to the allied ultimatum accepts tho condition that tho Gorman dologates lie barred from participating In tho further discussions dis-cussions of tho Russian question by thn Gonou conference, tho Itusso-Gorman Itusso-Gorman treaty signed at Itapallo being be-ing nllowod to stand. Tho German noto io longor thua thnt from tho allies, and begins by nek. nowlodglng "with painful surpriso" tho pretest recoivod, wjileh Is considered consid-ered undesorvod. Tho noto than repents re-pents what Dr. Rathonau, German foreign minister, has stated on several sev-eral occasions that negotiations for tho conclusion of tho Husso-Germnn troaty had begun long ago, woro known to havo been In progress by .ill tlio European governments ,nnd had tatoly beon suspended out of deference defer-ence to the conference. But tho exclusion of Germany f.-om the negotiations held by tho allies with the Russians at tho Villa do Al-ortJs Al-ortJs guvo to tho German delegation he Impression that tlio alllos wero trying to crncludo urrungemonts with the soviet government without Gorman Gor-man participation, perhaps to Germany's Ger-many's detriment. At a certain moment, perhaps through mlsunaorstnndlng, tho Jer-man Jer-man dologatlon rocolved tho Impression Impres-sion that tho allies were about to conclude an agreement with tho Russians. Rus-sians. Xhereforo tho Russo-Gorman negotiations wore rosurried, and ro-sultod ro-sultod In tho signing of tlio treaty at Itapallo Kastor Sunday. Tho Gorman dologatlon believes that this treaty doos not vlolato tho spirit of tho conference, nnd Indeed contributes to its supremo nim pacification paci-fication of tho world and tho re.'on-structlon re.'on-structlon of Europe. The notet ndmlts that, after the conclus'on of this treaty, tho Gorman delegation has no reason to participate 'n tho work of ho first commission, dealing with Russian affairs, but says It will willingly participate la tho othor work of tho same commission dealing with European and Gorman Interests. In-terests. The dolay In delivering the note was duo chiefly to differences of opinion among the Germans themselves as to the best Attitude to take, somo fearing fear-ing the reporcusslon It might havo In French quartors, as tho French delegates dele-gates had kept themselves severely aloof during the whole aldonL' ' fhi statement mndo by Premier I.loyd George of Great Ilrltnln before the Journalists at the mooting in tho royal palnco, however, was Interpreted to mean thnt France wus In perfect agreemont with tho other allies. |