The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-10
MUST ACCEPT OR
WITHDRAW FROM
PARLEY IS VIEW
Genoa Conference oets Under Way:
fseta Elected President; Lloyd
George Lays Law Down to
Tchltcherln.
ALLIED CONDITION IS
TO BE BASIS OF MEET
f57 Delegates Represent "a Nations;
Rehabilitation OF Europe One Of
Prime Objects; Faeta
Makes Address.
BY HENRY WOOD.

Quilted Press Staff Correspondent
st. Georges Palace. Genoa. April
10-David Lloyd George today chal
lenged the Russian delegation to ao
cept allied conditions as a basis To-,
its presence at the Genoa economic
conference. or withdraw.
In a speech which drew applause
from the 157 delegates. repreeentin.
"a nations. gathered In the council
hall for the opening session Of tnt
most impressive international con
ference since Versailles. the BIRTHS.
premier declared the program fol
the par,ey was the program laif
down at Cannes, France, by the su
preme council.
The French delegation applaudei
loudly as Lloyd George, looking di
rectly across the courcil table t.
where George Tcbitcherin and tn,
Russion delegates sat, declared:
"If anybody rejects these elemen
tary conditions of civilized inter
course among nations they cannot
expect to be received here.
st. Georges Palace. Genoa. April
10.-Premier Luigi Facta of italy,
opened the Genoa econimic confer
ence late this afternoon with a
speech of welcome to the 157 dele
gates. representing "a nations of the
world
Premier Facta was unanimously
elected president of the conference.
Europes greatest conference since
Versailles was called to order at
$40 p. m. Around the long rect
angular tables in the gorgeous coun
eli hall, the leading statesmen Of the
old world faced those of TIE new,
occidentals and orientals were min.
gled with no preference of rank and
late enemy states for the first time
as equals with the allies.
The place of honor was occupied
by Italy as host of the gathering.
On the right of the Italian delega
tion sat Lloyd George and the Brit.
ish representatives, Masquis Curzon
and Sir Robert Horne. Beyond the
british were the Belgians. On the
left of Senator Schanzer, who with
Luigi Facta, represented Italy, sat
the French and Japanese delegates
These five nations were members OF
the allied supreme council under
whose auspices the conference was
called.
"The spirit OF the Washington
arms conference must inspire this
gathering Premier Facta said in
his opening address.
"The cloud that hung over the
Pacific already has disappeared as ,
a result of the limitation of arms
conference the Italian statesman
declared, amid applause. I'VE at
Genoa must now work for the peace
Of Europe in the same way"
other Delegates Seated.
After the delegates from these ma
tions had been seated, those from
the remaining 20 nations were seat
ed in alphabetical order. This
brought Albania, Europe's newest
nation, to a place of prominence
with Germany half way down, and
the Russians in whom TIE greatest
interest was displayed by delegates
and visitors alike, at the extreme
end Of the council table under the
press gallery. Tchitcherin and his
fellow members Of the soviet dele
cation. sat so that they faced tho
allied representatives.
Following Facta's opening address
which was received with warm ap-
rlause, Llyd George arose to speak
The first act Of the British premier
was to propose the nomination OF
Premier Facta to the chairmanship
of the conference. Louis Barthou,
French minister Of justice, and head
of the French delegation, followed.
Premier's Greatest Effort.
ra,,o,,;o roh utilization of Europe