Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-13
ITALY Opens MEET
Of So COUNTRIES
Envoys of Many Lands Start
Farley at Genoa.
PREMIER FACTA PRESIDES
declares European Peoples Must For
get War Hatreds-No Longer
Friends and Enemies, Victors
and Vanquished.

Genoa, April 11.-"The hatreds and
resentments of war must be forgotten
mere. There are no longer friends and
enemies. victors and vanquished; but
only men and nations striving in CON-
mon for the attainment of a lofty
ideal. This conference must re-estab-
llsh mutual confidence in order that
normal business may be restored
with these words as the keynote,
the greatest conference ever held for
ness was opened by Premier Facta Of
Italy in his address of welcome. here.
"A square deal for everybody must
be the watchword of this conference
We must depart from the old caste
system. There can be no distinctions
between great powers if we are going
to get anywhere in this conference"
This was the principle enunciated
by Premier Lloyd George of England
at the preliminary meetings of the
five converting powers. 1t was given
out as the principle upon which the
Coh1cIe1Cc VIII pfOcoou.
Thirty-Three Nations Represented.
Thirty-three nations Of the world in
tWenty-six groups gathered around the
double horseshoe tables in the ancient
ParaZZo San Gorgio, once one of the
first international banks of the world,
to attempt to stand the economic egg
of the world on end. Only North and
South America are absent from this
conference of bankrupt buyers.
Only the appalling economic and
financial situation Of Europe and the
certainty Of collapse Of the whole busi-
ness structure have bridged the
hatreds of war and revolution and
brought the enemies, communists and
capitalists together.
For the first time in five years COM
munist Russia was eye to eye with
the capitalist Western world across
the conference table. Emphasizing
the democratic character and the basic
equality Of all nations, the blondes of
Scandinavia and other superior races
sat down with the swarthy Albanians,
and the latter were given the place of
honor at the head of the voting list be-
cause the name Of their country be-
gins with the first letter of the alpha
bet.
Lloyd George Hopes U. S. Will Aid.
Prime Minister Lloyd George Of
Great Britain proposed that Premier
Facta be appointed permanent presi-
dent of the conference. Louis Bar
thou, head Of the French delegation,
Immediately seconded this proposal,
which was approved by reclamation.
Premier Lloyd George evoked ap-
plause and continued laugher when he
said:
Genoa did America a great service
by sending Columbus to discover the
new world and she can do America an
other great service by helping America
to rediscOver Europe"
The British premier said he was
positive America would come TO the
aid of Europe if Europe settled it's
own affairs.
Nations and Delegates.
A complete list of the nations and
states represented, with the size of
their delegations, follows:
South Africa 4; Albania, f. Austria,
6; Australia, IA; Belgium, II. Bull
garia, Is; Canada, 2; Czechoslovakia,
80; Denmark, 10; Esthonia, 25; Fin
land, Z; France, 80; Germany, 80;
Great Britain, 128. Greece, %; ire
land, 6; Italy, 400; Latvia. 6; Lithu-
ania, Z; Luxembourg, 4; Norway, 8;
New Zealand, 16; Holland, 16; Poland,
40; Portugal, 9; Roumania, q. Rus
STA, 12; Jugo-Slavia, 12 San Marino,
IS; Spain, 16; Sweden, 10; Switzer-
land, 8, and Hungary, Z.