Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERENCE.
A Paris dispatch Of the Goth says:
lhe international monetary conference
has adjourned sine de- The Am erican
delegation urged some positive action,
but Onl y obtained the declaration form
ulated in the reply Of the European
delegates yesterday. A cOrrespon-
dent summarizing the general
result of the conference says: "The ex-
sting complications preclude the for
nation Of a. monetary union. The
English negotiates pronounce the con
sequences of German denomination
disastrous. Monometallism is advocat-
ed by only three small states. The senti-
mcnt against the further demonitiza-
ton of silver is overwhelming. The
influence of the conference is deemed
important for the future of silver. 2h La
The European delegates adopted
resolutions thanking the United States
for bringing about an exchange of
opinion on the important monetary
questions, also stating that in view Of
the divergence Of opinion which has
been manifested, and the impossibility
Of even States having double stan
dard making any engagementreferr
to the unlimited mintage of silver,
there is mo ground for discussing the
question of any international ratio; be-
tween the two metals. r.
,Rusconi, of Italy, stated that the con-
ference had not decided that a ratio be-
tween gold. and silver was impossible,
and as under the French law only slight
fluctuations occurred, so u bi-m etallic
treaty between France, England, and
the United States, might fix a perma-
nent ratio. Ir +. gilFar I'd, .s.-
The Belgian and Swiss delegates held
a double standard impracticable. ,aar.
r. Goschen, of England, considered a
universal gold standard announcement
and dangerous, but he Also considered
an international ratio Of value between
the two metals i'm possible. need
The London Times PARIS correspond
ent says The. American delegates
seem to have dispelled the idea that the
Bland bill was designed to the prejudice
of bondholdeTs, or that the conference
originated in self-interested motives" q
I p" AMERICAN GENIUS, 2m e. 49,.
Among the awards to American ex-
hibitors ANNOUNCED by cable kilograms
August Doth, is the Diploma of Honor
to United States Government Print
ing Office. In private correspondence
received from Paris anticipating this
diplomas ;Qit is stated that - the
wording OF this instrument recognizes
in the specimens Of engraving and
printing exhibited by our treasuryi de-
partment the highest degree Of perfec-
ton attained in the preparation of gov
eminent securities. Among the com
petitors for honorable distinction in,this
art in thelParis exhibition is the bureau Of
engraving and printing which executes
the work IN these. arts for the govern
ment of France. 1t is admitted, so says
the correspondent, by competent Judges
who have inspected the specimens in
the exhibition that the engraving and
printing executed by our bureau in
Washington surpasses, in excellence Of
art any other work of that character in
the world. In connection with this it
may be stated as fact that the engrav-
ing and printing companies in New
York and Washington have for num-
berIof years been doing the like work
for several foreign. governments, the
iattel recognizing the excellence of the
engraving and printing executed in the
United sStates.aa 44 ,....f..l
! IL THE PROPOSED CANADIAN TREATY. -.
| A London dispatch under date of the
9th States that the Times, on the
desire of the United States to negotiate
a RECIPROCITY treaty with Canada yon
the basis Of the economical doctrines
prevalent in the union, says: Canada
is within the operation of England's
commercial treaties, and could not, es-
| tablish. reciprocity with the United
States without transgressing the most
favored nations clause inga these
treaties The TIMES concludes as fol
lows: ir'Wh ether apart from the DUES
tiondiof our treaty obligations there
would lie any. disposition in Canada to
assent ~ to the eproposals!y is most
doubtful; ,a tbs mind of Canada
can be freely expressed in the
parliam ent, of the Dominion, and we
are willing to abide by It's free declara-
tons. There j" no disposition to fettel
Canadian liberty Of action even if the
establishment Of customs union with
the United States was the result Of it;
ut'the prospects Of the scheme are at
best doubtful. When the subject was
raised some four years since, the Do
miniont government protested they
would never listen to any suggestion
for the admission Of manufactures, OF
the United States on more favored
terms than those Of the United King.
dom, md we have. no reason to- suppose
any change Of sentiment has since been
developed. b0a. atI b. .s,7a-
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