Evening star., 1922-04-10

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before the conference begins to take
tangible form.
All plans had been completed to-
day for this great economic congress.
which was generally regarded by
competent judges as the most impor-
tant and significant assembly since
the Versailles peace conference.
Representatives of thirty-three
states were prepared to take steps
that it was hoped would lead to the
economic reconstruction of Europe.
concerned with plans for rebuilding
central Europe and rehabilitating
Russia. which was admitted by many
delegates to be a subject of supreme
Importance by itself. perhaps the
most far-reaching question which the
congress shall be called upon to solve.
Seat for Ambassador Child.
The ambassador from the United
States, Richard Washburn Child, was
to take his seat today in section
reserved for eminent visitors. He
was to attend all the open meetings,
but Will not be present at any con-
ferences of committees at which the
actual important work of the con-
ference will be completed
Formal opening of the sessions was
to take place at O'Clock this after
noon in the historic palace of ST.
George. This picturesque structure
was built in 1860 by Fratere Oliviero.
the captains OF the people, then the
seat of the celebrated company and
Bank of st. George.
Great throngs Palm Sunday visited
this scene of today's conference and
found scores of assistants engaged in
carrying plants and flowers to relieve
the somewhat somber and lonely as
pect of the auditorium. Thousands of
Interested Genoese gathered along the
water front seeking advantageous po-
sitions from which to observe for
eign 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 CONNER
cial city of Genoa, whose vessels sail
to markets on all seven seas.
Lively scepes surrounding the open
ing of the congress impressed OBJ
servers as a fitting background for
a congress whose serious mission is
the restoration of economic health to
"a suffering and sorely tried Europe.
Size of Delegations.
A complete list of the nations and
states represented, with the size of
their delegations, follows:
South Africa, 4: Albania, 4; Austria,
6; Australia, IA: Belgium, Il; Bull
garia. Is; Canada. 26; Czechoslovakia,
so; Denmark, 10; Esthonia, 25 Fin
land. Z; France. so; Germany. so;
Great Britain, 1928; Greece, 90; Ire
land, G; Italy, 400; Latvia. s; Lithu-
ania, Z; Luxembourg. 4; Norway, S;
New Zealand, 16; Holland, 16; Poland,
40; Portugal, 8; Rumania, %; Russia,
~; Jugoslavia, 12; San Marino, 16;
Spain, 16; Sweden, 10;, Switzerland, s,
and Hungary, 7.
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain, who was the chief
moving force behind the call for the
conference, emphasized on the eve
of the gathering the vital necessity
graphing earnestly with the prob
lens confronting the conferees. While
declining to make a prediction as to
what would be accomplished, he de-
clared:
''I,I.e thing is certain: we have come
here to work with all energy and
earnestness, and not to waste time
in amusement. am sure all the dele
cations are in accord on one point,
and that is to reach an agreement
which will prevent renewal of in
ternational conflicts. thus re-estab-
fishing general peace and reciprocal
confidence between the states on a
basis of economic prosperity"
AS for the French delegation it was
declared in it's behalf it had come in
an open spirit, resolved to do all pos
sible to accomplish the task set for
the conference. This is the first time
the allies have gathered in such
conference since the war with the
nations which were their enemies in
that struggle and others which re-
manned outside the conflict