The Greek government pinned its hopes on the Genoa Conference, which began on March 28, 1922. Its main goal could be the economy, but the circle of participants (34 countries) gave reason for optimism, if not something big, then certainly something. better than the shock experienced by the Greek side after the Paris Conference. Additional expectations were raised by the fact that the architect of the conference was Lloyd George. “This is the offspring of the personal politics of the British Prime Minister and the present-day conference of nations in Genoa,” wrote the Cathimerini on March 30, 1922. Time radiated an abundant light, under which the straight and right path was recognized.

In the newspaper’s main article – where the quote comes from – Lloyd George praised and expressed his confidence in him, while reminding that “there are dogs, so many dogs, whose cries disturb the peace of the world today.”

The conference was also attended by Prime Minister D. Gounaris (for several days), as well as the director of “Kathimerini” G. Vlahos, who broadcast and commented on the events.

The first telegrams spoke, in particular, of the moderation of speeches and the desire to “limit discussions in order to achieve concrete results.” They also reported that “Allied representatives reacted negatively to his proposal.” [σοβιετικού εκπροσώπου] Chicherin with a request to accept Turkey to the Genoa Conference. According to the newspaper, Chicherin said: “After Turkey, we signed a special agreement so that neither we could make decisions on issues of interest to her without her consent, nor she without ours.” Another representative of Soviet Russia added that “Russia, abandoning the tsarist plan for the conquest of Constantinople, proposes a solution based on the independence of Turkey and the international settlement of the Dardanelles question. Russia,” he concluded, “recognizes the special position of the Black Sea states on this issue.”