Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-28
FARLEY
OPENS IN JAPAN
Full Delegations From Seven
Nations, Including U. S.,
Attend Sessions.
By the Associated Press.

KIOTO, Japan, october 28.-Dele-
gates representing the principal coun-
tries bordering on or vitality interested
in the Pacific Ocean met in the audi
forum of the Hinode Shimbun ("Sun-
rise Newspaper here this morning for
the opening session Of the third bien-
NAL conference of the Institute of Pa
cific Relations.
A message from Prime Minister Yuko
Hamaguchi welcomed the conference to
Japan, where the two streams Of Gull
ture, Oriental and Occidental, meet and
mingle" for their 12-day session of re-
search and debate on outstanding ques-
tons OF the day in the Pacific area.
Messages from other heads of state
were also read. ...
For the japanese Council of the In
stitute, hosts of the conference, an
opening address was made by DR.. Inazo
Nitobe, former undersecretary general
of the League of Nations, chairman of
the Japanese group. Gov. Sagami OF
Kioto prefecture and Mayor Toki of
the city Of Kioto welcomed the dele
gates from abroad to the ancient capt.
tai of Japan. For the visitors re-
Spouse was made by Baron Hatlsham.
lord chancellor of England In the late
Baldwin government and chairman Of
the British delegation here. -.
Institutes Work Reported.
The session was closed with a report
of the work of the institute in the last
two years and an outline of the work
of the present conference by j. Merle
Davis of Honolulu, general secretary.
Later meetings of the conference are
to be held in the Miyako Hotel, on the
outskirts Of Kioto. taking the form Of
round table discussions participated in
by delegates and larger open meetings
In the evenings. Three days have been
allotted to discussion of Manchuria.
China's foreign relations and the ma
chine age in the. Pacific area also will
be discussed. :.
The Institute of Pacific Relations is
an entirely unofficial organization and
none of the delegates has any present
connection with his home government.
although several of them have formerly
occupied high official positions. 1t votes
no resolutions and makes no direct rep
reservations to governments but its dis
cussions are believed by the promoters
to have a strong indirect effect on the
Pacific policies of more than one chan
celery. r." -
The present conference is held in XII
OTTO under the auspices of the Japan
Council of the Institute, of which Dr.
Nitobe is chairman. To finance, this
meeting the Japan council raised
fund of 100000 yen (about $50.000) en-
tirely from private, non-governmental
sources.
Seven nations, including three British
dominions, were represented by full del
egations at the opening meeting-Japan,
the United States, Great Britain. China,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand
There were subdelegations from Hawaii
and the Philippines. while observers
were present from France, Mexico, the
League of Nations, the international
labor Office and Soviet Russia. About
1870 delegates have convened in Kioto
for the conference, the largest groups
being those from Japan (47), the United
States (43) and China cd. Including
members of delegates families and Sec
retaries, there are about 800 visitors
from abroad hire for the confaranca