The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-12
A MONETARY CONFERENCE
England Accepts President HarrisOD's
Invitation TO Send Delegates Here.
tiyes to DiPcuss the Silver Question
Sixty Persons Drowned In Austria
ENGLAND AND SILVER.
MIR. Goschen Announces britain Will Sen,
Delegates to the Bi-1fetsiIic Conference.

MIR. Goschen Announces Britain Will Send
Delegates to the Bi-MetsiIic Conference.
LONDON, May 1.-THE right Hon. George
j. Goschen. Chancellor of the ExcheQuer,
announced to a number of bi-metalllc dep
utations that waited upon him to-day that
England would accept the invitation OF
the United States to send delegates
to take part in al internatiO nal
conference to discuss the silver question.
Replying to the populations, Mr.. Gosc hen
said that Great Britain had received an in
vitation on Monday last from the United
States to send delegates to q conference for
the purpose of examining into what meas
ures can be taken to increase the use of
silver in the currency systems of the ma
tIOns. 1t would be seen that in accepting
the invitation. the government would not
commit itself in any way to any actual prin-
clple. The United States government had,
doubtless. framed the invitation in man.
ner to make 1T easy for the various cOun-
tries invited to accept. In arriving at this
decision the government had been gulded
by consideration for such large industries
as were represented by the members OF the
deputation. The government, he said.
would also bear in mind the views and in
terests OF India. The fact that the govern
ment would accept the invitation imposed
upon It a discretion which. he was sure, the
Populations would appreciate. In con.
clusion Mr.. Goschen stated that the gov
ernment was prepared, SO far as it lay In
its power, to consider the views of the
deputatiOns- He trusted that the confer
ence would go far in the direction of arriv-
ing at satisfactory conclusion of vexed
questlon and that it would meet all the
difficulties that had been raised. Mr..
Goschen's statement was received with
long applause.
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Balfour were pres
ent when Mr.. Goschen received the deputa-
tions. which included representatives of
chambers of commerce. bankers and manu-
faCturers and members of trades unions.
Sir William Henry Houldsworth. member
of the House of Commons for the north
west division of Manchester and large
cotton spinner in that city. was q member
of the deputation. He stated that all the
chambers of commerce in Great Britain
cOncurred in urging the government to &C
cept the invitation of the United states TO
take Dart in the conference which. he
hoped. would settle the question once for
all. The situation was becoming worse
and worse. and unless it was remedled and
the developments In India arrested, disRs-
ter was inevitable. A number of the dele
gates spoke In similar manner. Lord
Salisbury then asked Mr.. Goschen to reply
informing them that It was the govern
ments intention to accept the invitation.
The morning papers of London more or
less sharply criticise the acceptance of the
invitation to a silver conference. Mr..
Goschen, il is affirmed. has walked into
the United States parlor." Caution as to
Englands action is enJoined.