Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-01
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE

THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Incidents Showing the Position OF Great
BRITANNIA Speedy Adjournment and But
Little Argument Desired
LONDON, Nov. 26.-Before the English
delegates to the international monetary
conference started for Brussels the in-
structions given by Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, chancellor of the exchequer,
to Sir S. Fremantle, the deputy master
of the mint, and Sir c. Rivers Wilson,
were to expedite the deliberations and
to obtain continuous sittings daily,
with the exceptions of Saturday and
Sunday, SO as to bring the conference
to an end within few weeks. Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt had learned that
the American delegates contemplated a
full discussion, with time given to all
sides to prepare arguments, statistics
and facts and for responding to their
opponents. This course, involving as
1T did an adjournment over Christmas,
neither met with the approval of the
British minister nor certain of the En-.
glish delegates who are strong single
standard men. On the eve of the day
the delegates started for Brussels the
representative of the Associated press
learned from high authority that if the
conference was prolonged beyond three
weeks the leading English representa-
tives would return to London, leaving
the less important members of the dele
cation to watch the proceedings
Private advices from Brussels show
that Sir G. Rivers Wilson opened the
opposition to prolonged debates as soon
as the delegates began their intercom-
munications and objected TO the propos-
al that President Levi made on the sug-
gestion of the American del cgates, sup
ported by a majority of the conference,
that an interval of day for prepare
ton be allowed between each sitting
The reasonable remonstrance that the
delegates who spoke different languages
English, French and German-could
not exchange views without an oppor-
tunity to study, had no effect upon
the English determination to hurry
the deliberations through. G. Rivers
Wilson and his colleagues only finally
assented to President Lewis proposal
on finding that they stood alone. The
incident has created the impression
among the members of the conference
and Brussels that the English delegates
want to break up the meeting or have
it fail to achieve any definite result
In the meantime they have received a
decisive check. A great ma ority of the
delegates evidence every disposition to
go thoroughly into the matter and to
give themselves up to it until every
plan promising international concert
has been examined.
The special correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian, who is in init
mate touch with some of the leading
delegates, telegraphs that the conduct
of the British delegates surprises the
other European representatives,. The
Americans ask why they were brought
across the Atlantic if such policy,
aiming at the failure of the conference,
is to be pursued. The correspondent
adds that all eyes are turned upon the
American delegation which is a remark
ably impressive one. Senator Allison has
the highest repute among the members
of the conference. Senator Jones is a
man of extraordinary force of character
and rare ability. He has decidedly inn
pressed the committee with his single
mindedness in the matter. Were he to
make tour of England he would win
a host of friends to his cause. It is
with sense of confusion that the En-
glishmen listen to the remarks of the
American delegates on the imperfect
knowledge of the rudiments of the cur
rency questions displayed by the En-
glish represen tives.
The representative of the Associated
Press here had an interview with MIR.
Dana Horton. who is now in Brussels,
in consultation with the delegates. Mr..
Horton said that there We're several
classes Of opinion. Some people wanted
silver let alone to find it's own level;
some wanted something done, but
wished other countries than their own
to do it, while others were out and out
friends of silver. The last mentioned
were undoubtedly moving forward and
recruiting adherents. Yet, so far as the
conference was concerned, there would
probably be more hope than promise of
Immediate favorable results. While
some of the delegates, especially
among the English, think the meeting
will prove premature and that discredit
will arise from its theoretic proceedings,
the game is long and its movements
must be careful. Mr.. Horton further
said that the conference would test the
growth of educa ton on the subject on
this continent The Jewish papers re-
joice in the fact that three of the dele
gates are Jews, including President
Levi, who is the son of London mer-
chant. He was British subject until
he became naturalized in Belgium. His
mother is the daughter of the financier,
Eliezer Levi. and Il cousin of the fam
Gus millionaire, Sir Montefiore Levi.
Baron de Hirsch is his brother-iu-law
and the deceased banker, Bishoffsheim
was his father-in-law.