The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-26
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delegates to the international monetary
conference started for Brussels the in
structions given by Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, chancellor OF the exchequer,
to Sir @. FreemantIe, the deputy master
of the mint, and Sir @. Rivers Wilson
were to expedite the deliberations and
to obtain continuous sitting daily with
the exception of Saturdays and Sum
DAYS, so as to bring the conference to
an end within few weeks.
On the eve OF the day the delegates
started for Brussels the representative
of the Associated Press learned from q
high authority that ii the conference
was prolonged beyond three weeks the
leading English Representatives would
return to London, leaving the less i'm
portant members of the delegation to
watch the proceedings.
OPPOSED TO LONG DEBATES.
Private advices from Brussels show
that Sir G. Rivers Wilson opened the
opposition to prolonged debates. As
soon as the delegates began their inter-
communication he objected TO the pro-
posal by President Levi, on the sug-
gcstion of the American delegates and
supported by q majority OF the confer
ence, that an interval of day for
preparation be allowed between each
sitting. The reasonable remonstrance
that the delegates who spoke different
languages-English, French and Ger
man-would not exchange views with
out an opportunity to study them had
no effect upon the English determination
to hurry the deliberations through.
Sir CGRivers Wilson and his colleages
only hnally 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 officials that
the British delegates want to break up
the meeting or cause it to fail to achieve
any definite result. In the meantime
they have received decisive check. A
great majority OF the delegates evince
every disposition to go thoroughly into
the matter and to give themselves up to
it until every plan promising interna-
tional concert has been examined Gu
tond.
The special correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian, who is in inti-
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 il such policy
aiming at the failure OF the conference
is 10 be pursued.
AMERICAN PROPOSALS.
The proposals made by the American
delegates to tine monetary conference at
yesterdays session were printed in par
allel columns, one in English, the other
in French, and were to-day distributed
among the delegates, each receiving a
copy as he entered the conference room.
The proposals say substantially:
1t isgenerally admitted that very
large depreciation OF silver as compared
with gold and frequent violent fuctua-
tions Of gold and in the price OF silver
incident thereto, have been injurious
to the commercial and other economic
interests of all civilized countries. and
have caused and are causing serious
evils and inconveniences to trade, the
full extent OF which cannot yet be
measured.
1t is the unanimous opinion OF the
people Of the United States that the
establishment Of fixity OF value Of
gold and silver, and the full use OF silver
as q coin metal, upon a ratio fixed by
agreement between the great CONNER
cial nations OF the world, will greatly
promote the prosperity Of all
classes OF people. The govern
ment OF the United States, for
these reasons, proposed a conven-
ton OF the powers for the purpose OF
conferring and determining what
means, il any, should be taken to in
crease the use OF silver as money. The
United States delegates, in conformity
with the general purpose Of the confer
ence, submit to the congress: That in
the opinion OF this conference it is de-
sirabte that means be found for increas-
ing the use OF silver in the currency
system Of the nations OF the world.
In presenting. as requested, further
programme. the delegates Of the United
States consider it due to its colleagues
to consider plans other than those fa-
,vored by the United States. 1t is our
desire and expectation that the powers
represented submit proposals TO this
end. We desire that those proposals
shall have precedence in discussion. In
addition to other plans that may be
presented, We submit the following,
which arc suggested by recognized au-
thorities:
First-The plan which Moritz Levi
proposed at the conference OF 1881.
second-The plan OF Prof. scetter;
and lastly our own plan.
Tho government OF the United States
believes re-establishment and mainten-
ance Of a fixed parity between gold and
silver and the continued use Of both as
coined money Of full debt paying power
would be productiveof important bene.
fits to the world.
WHAT SENATOR ALLISON SAYS
Explaining the position of himself
and his colleagues, Senator Allison said
that while they came representing the
government OF the United States and
favoring tho bimettalic plan, they were
willing to discuss any plans calculated
10 promote an increase in the value of
silver bullion. With singular unani-
nifty, he said, the people Of the
United States were in favor Of
the minting of silver. It was to their
interest as well as to the interest OF
other nations Of the world, 70 secure,
under an international agreement, a
stable standard OF value. In regard to
tho assumptiou. that America was q Bil-
yer producing country, he said that the