Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-23
F|NANC|ERS IN BRUSSELS,
The international Monetary
Conference Opened.
MOntefiore Levy Made President
of the Assemblage.
The Delegates Given Reception at
the American Legation.
Emperor william Opens the Reichstsg.
His AllusiOns to the Army Bill
Not Received With Favor.
Foreign Notes.

| BY the Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Nov. 22.-The international
monetary conference met at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. The proceedings were
merely formal. The countries which
have accepted the invitation OF the
United States to send delegates to the
conference are: Austro-Hungary, Bel
GUM, France, Germany. Great Britain,
Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal,
Roumania, Russia, Servia, Spain, Swe-
den and Norway, and Switzerland.
Following is u list of the delegates rep
resenting the principal nations taking
part:
United States-Senator William B. AL
lison of Iowa; Congressman James B.
McCreary of Kentucky; E. Benjamin
Andrew, president OF Brown university
Prof. Ronald p Falkner of the Univer.
sity of Pennsylvania: Thomas w. Guy
Ter, Thomas 7 Keller, James 7. Morgan
Senator John P. Jones of Nevada; Henry
w. Cannon, president of the Chase Ma
tional bank, and E.. o. Leech, director
of the mint.
France-Tirard, ex.premier and min
lister of finance; De Liron, d'Arnoles
and Foville, officers of the ministry of
finance.
Germany - Count Won Alonsleben.
minister at Brussels; DR.. Won Glasen-
aph, privy councillor of the treasury,
and Herr HartuDg, director o. the I'm
perial bank.
Great Britain-Lord Herschell, lord
chancellor; Sir William Hauldsworth,
NJ. p; Hon. Sir G. Fremantle, deputy
master of the mint; Alfred de Roths-
child, Sir G. Rivers Wilson and Bertram
Currie.
India-Gen. Richard Strachey and Sir
Guilford l.. Molesworth.
Italy Luigi Lnzzat, Raniere Simo-
nellie and Domenico Zeppa, members OF
the late parliament.
Mexico-Don Antonio de Mier Ce-
lis, Don Joaquin de Casasus and Don
Francisco de Mena.
Netherands-N. P. Vanderberg. presi-
dent of the Bank OF Netherlands, and
G. v. Boissevain OF the statistical bureau
OF Amsterdam.
Sweden and Norway Hans L. Tor
zell, ex-minister of finance, and Haybard
E. Berner, director Of the Credit Foneier.
Switzerland-Cromer Frey, national
councillor of Zurich. and Charles Lardy,
Swiss minister to France.
Belgium-Senator Weber, M. Sainct.
lette, Monteiore Levy, Allard and
Chamber.
Austria = Count Kehvenhueller
Metsch. minister to Belgium.
Russia-Prince Ourohoff, Russian
minister to Belgium, and NJ. Raffalo.
vich, well.known economist.
Denmark-C. F. Teitgen.
Spain-Sefiors Osma, Surra and Toe q.
Beernaert, Belgian prime minister
and minister of finance, who opened
the proceedings, said in his inaugural
address that the conference had been
called to discuss one of the gravest and
most complex problems modern society
ever had to face. He extended in the
name of the Belgian government a
most cordial welcome to the delegates.
After referring to the monetary crisis
during the past century, Beernaert said
it was in the direction of an interua-
tional undertaking that solution
of the monetary question was
now SOUGHT. This. he added,
was in accordance with the law of pro-
gress. Numerous such understandings
have already been arrived at for>the
regulation of common interests of the
civilized world, in regard to telegraphs,
railways, weights and measures, and
why should not the same course be fol-
lowed in regard to money. 1t was fit
ting that the deliberations of the con-
ference should take place on the soil of
a country belonging to the Latin union.
but it was for the delegates of the United
States to put forward the views of their
government and explain how it was pro-
posed to carry these views into effect.
Beernaert advised the delegates to
enter the discussion without being too
greatly impressed by the prospect of
msssirg silver, for which there ap-
peared to be no employment.
Upon the conclusion of Beernaert's
speech, Hon. E. Terrell, United States
minister to Belgium, thanked the prime
minister for the cordial welcome ex-
tended to the delegates, and expressed
the respectful homage of the American
delegates for the king of the Belgians.
Terrell concluded his remarks by pro-
posing Montefiore Levy as president of
the conference. Levy's selection was
unanimously agreed to.
Levy said he accepted the honor,
knowing it was intended for Belgium
rather than for himself.
He referred to the numerous attempts
made to settle the monetary question,
mentioning specially the British gold
and silver commission of 1885, as dis
tipguished above all other similar bodies
BY it's eminently practical character.
The worst feature of the present mnn-
etary situation was it's instability. He
hoped the conference would sink it's in
dividual interests and keep in view the
higher interest of the great human
family.
The conference arranged to meet
three times each week. The American
proposal will be submitted Friday. to
which time the conference adjourned.
Prime Minister Beernaert and nearly
all the delegates to the congress attend
ed brilliant reception at the United
States legation tonight.
Trans-Pacifio Adviccs.
VANCOUVER, B. O.. Nov. 22.-The
steamer Empress of China, from Hong