Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-07
BRITISH PREMIER
OFF FOR GENOA
Lloyd George Smiling, but Un-
able to Cover Careworn
Expression Entirely
WILL STOP OFF At PARIS
BY the Associated Press

London. April 7.--Smiling cheer.
fully, but unable entirely to conceal his
care worn expression. Prime Minister
Lloyd George headed party Of twenty,
including his wife and their daughter.
Megan, which left today for Genoa,
the scene Of the international economic
conference, which opens Monday.
The continued illness of the Marquis
Curzon. Foreign Secretary, who has
neuritis, has caused postponement of
his departure until next week. but Sir
Laming Worthington- Evans, Secretary
for War, and Sir Robert Horne, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. accompanied
the Premier. Others in the party were
Sir Maurice Hankey. secretary to the
delegation. and Sir Philip Sassoon.
The journey to Paris will be un-
broken, and after few hours delay
In the French capital, during which Mr..
Lloyd George will confer with Premier
rect to 1tafy. The remainder Of the
leave London tomorrow.
Paris, April Thy A.P.)-Extraor-
binary precautions are being taken to
prevent indiscretions by members of the
French delegation at Genoa. Louis
Barthou. head OF the delegation, has
warned his collaboratOrs that the first
person who communicates directly with
Paris in regard to the proceedings of
the conference will be Immediately sent
back to France.
In the furthcrance of this policy of
secrecy the presence of wives of the
delegates has been frowned upon. and
several experts have been refused pass
ports for their wives, who desire to ac-
company them. The only women with
the delegation will be official stenog-
raphers.
Cabinet Approves Move
The French Cabinet this afternoon
approved the text of Premier Poincare' $
written instructions to the French dele
cation. The instructions were based on
the Governments memorandum of jan
uary 81, in which discussion Of the
reparatiOns question was declared to
be outside the scope Of the conference
program.
Premier Poincare, on his meeting
with Prime Minister Lloyd George, of
Great Britain, this afternoon as the
latter passes through Paris on his way
to Genoa, will explain why it was con
sidered impossible to give the French
delegates at Genoa full powers to bind
their Government.
1t Is pointed out in official circles
that the allied Premiers in their meet =
ing at Cannes demanded that Russia
send delegates with full powers, be
cause on other occasions when dele
gates from Moscow engaged in negO-
tiatlons on various questions their acts
were later disavOwed. and the Pre-
miers desired to know that on the pres :
ent occasion they were dealing with
fully qualified representatives.
French Give Viewpoint
They did not expect that the Russian
delegates could irrevocably bind their
Government any more than could thost
of other countries.
The French viewpoint is that when
the head Of Government Is present
at a conference 1t is possible to under
take engagements of Il more compre-
hensive nature than when nation is
represented by minor members. but
that in no case under republican
parliamentary regime Is 1t possible tC
bind Government without the approval
Of its Parliament.
1t is recalled by French officials that
the United States sent its President
to Paris to negotiate peace, but tina,
the American Congress exercised it.
right to make the final decision.
Santa Margherita. Italy. April T.
(By A. P.)-The Russian Soviet dele
gates to the Genoa Conference were
visited today by the Italian Communis,
Deputies, Bombacci. Graziadei and
Marabini, who greeted them In the
name of their Italian compatriots. NJ
Chitcherin. Soviet Foreign Minister
and head Of the Russian delegation, ir
answering declared that the cordialit,
shown the Russians BY their Italian
brothers afforded them the greatest sat
isfactiOn.
Genoa. April Try A. P)-Ga
briele d 'Annunzio is to participate IL
the coming international economic con
ference here as the representative O.
1taly's scamen, according to the Italiar
newspapers.