Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-11
EUROPEAN NATIONS
MEET To CONSIDER
INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL
Russian Delegates Occupy
Spotlight = Lloyd George
Issues Statement of Pur-
poses of Conference

GENOA, April 10.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The Genoa economic
conference was formally opened this
afternoon in the historic palace of
st. George by Premier Facta. of
Italy.
The premier was applauded as he
arose to deliver the speech of well
come to the representatives called
to take steps for the economic re.
construction of Europe and help re-
store normal conditions throughout
the world. He expressed the hope
that the work of the conference
would prove successful and lend it.
self to the betterment of all the ma
tons of the earth.
The premier then red the vel
coming message to the delegates
from King Victor Emmanuel.
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain had proposed that
Premier Facta be appointed perna&
nent president of the conference.
Louis Barthou, head of the French
delegation, Immediately seconded
this proposal, which was approved
by reclamation. Premier Lloyd
George evoked applause and con-
tinued laughter when he said:
yGenoa did America a great serv-
ice by sending Columbus to discover
the new world, and she can do Amer
lea another great service by help
ing America to rediscover Europe"
The British premier said he was
positive America would come to the
aid of Europe if Europe settled its
own affairs.
The conference was generally re-
garded by competent judges as the
most ifportant and significant assem-
bly, since the Versailles peace con-
ference.
Representatives of SO states were
prepared to take steps that it was
hoped would lead to the economic
reconstruction of Europe, the con-
ference particularly to be concern
ed with plans for rebuilding central
Europe and rehabilitating Russia,
which was admitted by many dele
gates to be a subject of supreme
Importance by itself, perhaps the
most far-reaching question which
the congress shall be called upon to
solve.
The ambassador from the United
States, Richard Washburn Child,
was to take his seat today in a Sec
ton reserved for eminent visitors.
He was to attend all the open meet
ings but will not be present at any
conferences of committees at which
the actual important work of the
conference will be completed.
Formal Opening
Formal opening of the sessions
took place at 3 o'clock this after
noon in the historicic palace of
st. George. This picturesque struc-
ture was built in 1860 by F'rate Oil
vero, and was the first official resi-
dence of the captains of the people,
then the seat of celebrated company
and Bank of st. George.
Great throngs on Palm Sunday
visited this scene of today's con-
ference and found scores of assist
ants engaged in carrying plants and
flowers to relieve the somewhat
somber and lonely aspect Of the
auditorium. Thousands of inter-
ested Genoese gathered along the
waterfront seeking advantageous
positions from which to observe
foreign diplomats and distinguished
statesmen upon their arrival. In
the bay of Genoa itself, screeches
of small tugboats and the more i'm
pressive and deep-throated whistles
of more important vessels seemed
to breathe life into the modern COM
mercial city of Genoa, whose YES
sells sail ito markets on all seven
seas.
Lively scenes surrounding the
opening of the congress, intensified
by the activity of this busy port
of commerce impressed observers as
u fitting background for a congress
whose serious mission is the res
toration of economic health to a
suffering and sorely-tried Europe.