The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-10
NATIONS MEET
AT HISTORIC
ST. GEORGE
Economic Conference
Opened By Premier
Facta of Italy-Richard
Washburn Child of u.
S. Not To Attend Com
n1ittee Meetings

Genoa, April 10.-(By Associated
Press)-The Genoa economic confer
ence was formally opened in the his
tOric palace of st. George by Premier
Facta of Italy. The premier was
applauded as he rose to deliver the
address of welcome to the represen-
tatives of all the countries assem-
bled for the notable meeting called
to take steps for the economic recon-
struction of Europe and help restore
normal conditions throughout the
world. He expressed the hope that
the work of the conference would
prove successful and lend itself to
the betterment' of all the nations of
the earth.
The premier then read the well
coming message to the delegates from
King Victor Emmanuel.
1t was an imposing assemblage
that the Italian premier faced as he
delivered his opening address. The
delegations were seated at tables
ranged about the hall. with the rep
representatives of principal allies in
the foremost places. The Italian del
egation sat at the end OF the hall,
facing the main entrance. On the
right of the Italians were the French
and Japanese delegations, and on the
left the British ad Belgians. The
other delegations sat at tables placed
at right angles to the main one, the
seating being in alphabetical order.
Genoa, April 10. -(By Associated
Press. THE nations of four contln-
ents, in this ancient and venerated
city Of Genoa, today began efforts to
restore to the world normal condl-
tions. All plans had been completed
today for this great economic con-
gress, which was generally regarded
by competent judges, as the most i'm
portant and significant assembly
since the Versailles peace conference
Representatives of 33 states were
prepared to take steps that 1t was
hoped would lead to the economic
construction of Europe, the confer
ence particularly to be concerned
with plans 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
called upon to decide.
The ambassador from the United
States, Richard Washburn Child, was
to take his seat today in a section
reserved for eminent visitors. He
was to attend all the open meetings
but will not be present at conferences
of committees at which the actual
important work of the conference will
be completed.
Formal openings of the sessions
was to take place at o'clock this
afternoon in the historic palace of
st. George. This picturesque struc-
ture was built in 1860 by Frate Oliv-
ero, and was the first official resi-
dence of the Captains of the People.
Then the seat of the celebrated COM
pany and Bank Of st. George.
Great throngs on Palm Sunday Wis.
tied this scene of today's conference
and found scores Of assistants engag
ed in carrying plants and flowers to
relieve the somewhat sombre and
lonely aspect of the auditorium.
Thousands of Genoaese gathered at
the water front seeking advantage
Gus positions from which to observe
the foreign delegates and distinguish
ed statesmen upon their arrival. In
the Bay Of Genoa, itself, the screech-
es of small tug-boats and the more
impressive and deep-throated whistles
of more important vessels seemed to
breathe life itself into the modern
commercial city Of Genoa, whose ves-
sells sail the seven seas.
Lively activities surrounded the
opening of the Congress, intensifi-
ed by the activity of this busy port
of comerce Impressed observes as a
fitting background for a Congress
whose serious mission is the restor-
alton of economic health to a suffer
ing and sorely tried Europe.
complete list of the nations and
states represented, with the number
CT their delegates follows:
South Africa 4 Albania A.; Austria
6; Australia ID; Belgium IA; Bulgar-
ia IS; Canada 8; Czech 80; Denmark
10: Esthonia 25; Finland q France
80; Germany 80 Great Britain 1873;
Greece %; Ireland 6.
Latavia, 6; Lithunia, z; Luxembourg
4; Norway. 8; New ealand, 16 Hol-
land, 16: Poland, 40; Portugal. 8; Ru-
mania. %: Russia, 12: Italy. ;6 Jugo-
Slavakia, IL; San Marino, 16; Spain,
IS; Sweden, 10; Switzerland, s, and
Hungary, 7.
Genoa. April 10-Prime Minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain who
was the chief moving force behind the
F. call for the conference, emphasized
on the eve of the gathering the vital
necessity there was for Europe and
the world of graphing earnestly with
the problems confronting the con-
ferees. While declining to make a
prediction as to what would be ac-
.complished, he declared: