GENOA CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1922, Page 3

GENOA CONFERENCE

■AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. C - LONDON, April 8. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Paris correspondent says: A meeting lias been held between Mr Lloyd George and M. Poincaire, Prime Minister of France, whichwill be known as the “Wagonlit Conference.” It most cordial ohe. Mr Lloyd George laughingly assured M. Poincaire that, in spite of whatever the French papers said, lie still represented the English democracy. He added that, if the Genoa Conference proved abortive owing to French recalcitrancy, it would do France much damage in England. He begged M. Poincaire to weigh well the consequences of a negative or a passive attitude. M. Poincaire replied that .'.Tr Lkivd George could rely on France’s cordial suppdlt so lottg as the terms of the Boulogne Aiiglo-Frencji Agreement were adhered to. Mr Lloyd George afterwards said that, as a result of the meeting, be had a firm conviction that the Genoa Conference would he a great success.

CONFERENCE CONTINUED EN ROUTE. PARIS, April 8. M. Poincaire and M. Barthon, French Ministers, met Mr Lloyd George on route to Genoa, and then conferred in the train between the Gare du Nord and the Gare de uyon.

ITALIAN HOPES. ROkTE. April 7. Signor Facta, in an interview, said that the Italian Government viewed the Genoa Conference as being the highest conceivable manifestation of peace ideals, representing the sincerest determination on the part of theand the vanquished to collaborate in the reconstruction of Europe. It was imperative that Europe should now leave behind the passions of war, and unite for the reconstruction arid reestablishment of relations between tiltpeoples. He was confident that nothing would occur to mar the tranquility of the conference, which would frighten Europe’s future.