New Britain herald., 1927-05-04
LEAGUE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE OPENS
Hope to Organize Worlds h. dusry at Genera

Geneva, May I (UP)-The inter national economic conference called under League of Nations auspices ito organize the worlds industry on a basis that will eliminate all eco- homie causes of war;" convened here today.
 The United States, Soviet Russia. Turkey and Egypt. the leading non- league nations. were among the 47 countries represented by delegates. It was the largest conference in the history of the league. exceeding even the annual assemblies of that body.
 Many observers believed the con- ference would resolve itself into an attempt to reorganize and consoli- date European industrial and eco- homie life to permit it to meet American competition.
 More than 40 delegates have ap- piled for places on the program of the three-week meeting. Henry Robinson. of the American delega- ton was among those who sought an opportunity to speak.
 The first four days of the confer ence were to be devoted to general discussion of economic problems, after which the meeting was to split into three sections-commer- cial. industrial and agricultural.
 The conference which was con- voked as the result of French initia- }rJ fhof hao 6 been made since the war to get Eu- rope back on its feet and to get the economic machinery of the world back on the basis of pre-war organ ization and productiveness.
 Tho first of these three efforts was the financial conference of 1920 held at Brussels under the auspices of the league, while the second was Lloyd Georges famous Genoa con- ference.
 The conference which convened today under the presidency of For ,ner Belgian Prime Minister Theunis is probably the largest international conference that has ever met. It Is being participated in not only by all of the members of the League of Nations, but also by most of the few outsiders, including the United States and Turkey.
 American Delegation
 The American delegation is com- posed of Henry NJ. Robinson. presi- dent of the First National bank of Los Angeles: Norman H. Davis. for mer assistant secretary of the treas- ury and of state: John w. O'Leary. president of the United States Cham Der of Commerce; Alonzo E. Taylor, director of the Food Research Insti- tute of Stanford university. and Julius Klein. director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic commerce.
 Each nation has five delegates and as many technical experts as 1t wishes. Some of the delegations as consequence number 20 and 30 people. t
 The voting by the five principal de- losatesswill in no way bind the gov ornments they represent as the ob- iect of the conference is merely to make recommendations for meas tres necessary 10 overcome the worlds present postwar economical slump. rather than to launch inter- national conventions on the subjects treated
 In addition to the nearly three score of nations participating in the conference most of the leading in- ternational economical and commer- cial associations are represented such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Labor bureau. the International Agricul- tural institute. etc.
 The sessions. which will probably continue for a month at least are being held in the famous assembly hall of the league of nations. Near ly two years of technical preparation by the various organisms of the league of nations have preceded the actual holding of the conference.
 While the conference is world- wide in its character. nevertheless Europe is expected to be the great est benefited thereby. Two definite outcomes for Europe are confident ly expected.
 The first of these Is the breaking