The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-19
GENOA PARLEY
CLOSES AFTER
LONG SESSION
Adopts Reports of Economic
Commission for Reorganiza-
ton of Europe Non-ag-
gression Pact Proclaimed.
BEGIN ANEW ON JUNE IS
tBy Associated Press,

sentatives of "a nations, adjourned at
Ills p. m. today, after six weeks of
momentous deliberations It's labors
will be begun anew at The Hauge on
June Is
The conference adopted the reports
of the economic commission, which
contains constructive recommends
| tions for the economic organization of
| Europe, adopted the arrangements for
the conference at The Hague and pro-
claimed Prime Minister Lloyd Georges
! famous non-aggression pact, which
though provisional in its nature. it Is
hoped to follow with a permanent Eu-
ropean peace pact.
| Premier Facta Of Italy, as president
of the conference solemnly closed its
sessions, by bidding farewell to all
the delegations on behalf of the king
the government and the people of
Italy, by thanking them for their val
liable work, and by expressing best
wishes for the future prosperity of all
| the nations.
| The Dutch. minister on behalf of
Holland, voiced the assurance that
everything possible would be done by
the Netherlands to facilitate the work
of the forthcoming conference of ex-
perts with the Dutch government and
people contributing all they could to
/ the success of the meeting at The
Hague.
Warns Russians
| The keynote of all the remarks at
| the final session was one of friendship
and earnest desire to help Russia, but
Premier Lloyd George pointed out to
the Russian soviet repres sentatives the
unfortunate effect their famous mem
orandum had had on the world and
told them if they wished for success
at The Hague they had better abandon
their eloquent presentation of the doc
trine of reputation of debts.
''Such course is unwise, when one
wants to borrow money" the British
, premier remarked. Foreign Minister
, Tchitcherin of Russia protested
, against the exclusion of the Russians
from the work of the labor committee
of the conference, but NJ. Colrat of the
: French delegation retorted that they
) had been left out because they did not
attend the meetings and seemed TO
: show little interest in the cause of
labor
NJ Tchitcherin's last work at the
t conference was that the real cause of
the failure to obtain settlement of
: the Russian question was that the
! footing of equality between Russia and
/ the other powers had not been main
! tanned.
Many Disappointments
The period since the convening OF
the congress on April 10 has been one
: of disappointment in many ways for
: Mr.. Lloyd George and other enthusias-
tic supporters of the conference who
hoped when they came here to find
: I,o%{ 49, yfo4r I,
l its economic policy sufficiently TO
make possible an agreement for the
reconstruction of Russia which would
| meet with the approval Of France and
r the United States.
But Lloyd George went to San Gior-
: gio palace today full of optimism for
the outcome of the experts negotia-
I tions with the Russians at The Hague
in June, an outgrowth of the present
! meeting. He cannot announce a ten
year truce for Europe, as had been
2 hoped but there is the eight-months'
!. non-aggressfon pact, a gentleman s
: agreement as yet unsigned, but prob
: ably more effective than many signed
1 documents.
Palace Decorated
San Giorgio palace and the ROYAL
palace were still brilliantly decorated
with flowers and the flags of all the
| nations when the delegates gathered
I for the last time. Immediately uni
formed soldiers were on duty every
| where.
The report of the economic confer
? ence which has been laboring for five
weeks studying projects for the econ
omic reconstruction of the continent.
was presented by its chairman, NJ Col
rat, one of the French plenipotentiar-
t les and under secretary of state In the
V French cabinet
e Foreign Minister Schanzer submit
n ted to the meeting the project for The
7. Hague meeting of experts and the text
s of the non-aggression agreement which
/ would permit the discussion there with
o the Russians to take place in an atmos-
h phere of mutual confidence and espe-
s. cially in the spirit of pacifcation.
o which he said had inspired the Genoa
g conference.
# THE torch of this conference must
e not be extinguished, he declared. 'Ge.
noa passes it on to The Hague"
y The nations represented except Ger
/, many were called upon to accept the
I, truce, and the heads of the various
II delegations arose and announced their
d approval. Several nations accepted
e with reservations, especially the states
t on the Russian border which already
have treaties of peace with Russia
IS which are not be affected by the
9, truce.
d, M. Barthou of France merely said
v he would recommend the truce to his
government.
Canada and other parts of the Brit
ish empire accepted separately.
Japan made no reservation in he
: acceptance of the pact Former Presi
dent Motta of Switzerland expressed
U the hope that the truse would be mad.
permanent
=. Richard Washburn Child, American
70 ambassador 10 Italy. was present, sit
:, ting with number of other visitors
N among whom was the Archbishop o
a Genoa.
- NJ Colrat, of the French delegation
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