The Lamar register., 1892-12-03
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE
p~,~xnt~. from seventeen Countries Meet
=, nru..~I. TO settle stivsr's Fate


at Brussels on the End
The countries which accepted the Invitation
ot the United States government to send deie-
gate. 10 the conference arc AustriA-hunsay.
Relgtum. France, Germany. Great Britain,
Gre,-s. Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal
Roumanla. Russia, servis, SPAIN Sweden and
Noruar and Sutherland The following i
ll.i Of the delegates representing the United
States:
scn.,or william b Allison. Congressman
James b. MeCrcary, z. BenJaniih Andre~
pre.ident OF Brown University; froie-sos
Ronald =. Falkner OF the University OF Fem
.vlyaptA. Thomas ". Cudlcr, Thomas T. het
ler. James 7. Morgan. Senator Joha p Jones.
Henry W. Cannon and Z. q. Leceh, direeiot
Of the mint
The total number Of delegate. :. forty-eleht
The op.aln. session Of the conference Was
parcly formal
NJ BecrnAert, the Beiglsn prime minister,
openei TIE proceedings -iih an address OF
welcome
up.on the conclusion Of NJ BccrnAcrt',
.r,.ch The Hoe. Z Terrell. United State
minister TO Belgium, thanked the prime min
ister for the cordial welcome extended TO the
dele.ate- and expressed the respectful houlA-s
Of the AmerIcgn delegates fos the King O;
The Rel-iaa.- Mr. Terrell eoneluaed bis ~
mark. by proposing VI Nonieaore Levi OF
Belgium as prvsl,irnt q the coaferrnoe- NJ
LevIs .elcctlon was uuaniDOusly agreed to
NJ Levi said that be accepted the houor Of
presiding over the dclihcrziloas, Knowing
thai Il vas tntcntsi Tor Belgian rather thau
FOR hImscf lie referred to the uuueFuss'
attempt. made 70 solve the m1aeizEy qaes-
iion. rneatluulas specially The British gold
and silver catumIssioa q i,-.i zs distinzuishcd
above all othrf similar bodies BY ~ sraiarniiy
practical character. The wcrsi feature % ths
present ul1aeIarr ,itaatloa Has - Instability
he eanfsrraoe arraneci 20 mcei thrrr
ilues each uock Thc Amcricka psus-osa'
viii h. submitted oa FglAy, TO shsch isS
eoafcrvscs aIjoarnuJ
A The scssloa un Fytiay, scaatgT Aliitna
oTcnui rys1lat.aHs srfiiu- farth shr suzrs-
t.oas q thr Uuite4 States The pr1sspasai
lAId hefgrr TIC oouicrrncr b. thc American
eonmlssloasrb arc A. f0liosss
Itts -rnsraiiF admitted that The very lzrss
dcprrriatlou of sliFrF. A compared s3th ruAd
IN thr lAsl twenty rcarn And the irrgusaf sH1
yio3rai Gactuaisuls q siivcT inctArutAs shsrs-
To- hArr bceu luiufioEs 20 the cu1sugrrviai
sad oihrr cc8a0als tnicrcsts q ali oshcr civ
nizel cdantrsrs, zna have cagsesl acd Ary
causing srrtau. evils snA tacuzErnSosce q /
trsde The fuu c1tenf q uhlch canzuf Trt =
measured IL D. the upihioa o, ihe Fseo9aF a, /
the Uailed states. -lih siagulHz aaaalaltty, I
that The rr-cstahi lskmrai q so-ss txlts q
vslus het-orn soll ssa silvcs. AL TIE faii
usc q silver a. a cola ulsial urup rats
to cull. 80 D. atei ~ hzrUcrzeat hctsrca ~
srrAi eunmcrolai uAiiaes o.; ihs ~uria, ~ualt
yery greatly isru1l1tr ihe prosperity q al
ciAsscs uf the re,1Flr.
Thry asc "a uaAsars. huurrcr. uf ~ f.cs
that Flh!sS uriuial ia s1anr o2afs eszzaiFsrs.
uhnsc 60 uTcfssi1r la snecr-sfll rlsuFsaseaf
fo- FafA A. a-rvc-urlt is nlass tralTAbse. n.aH {
uoi fully zroJrI viih The varss saisrssiael |
Ia lhc lultci Staist A. 90 thr practical, siisY @.
sgch an A-fcruarut Iheg ts.Acye, hawwFsg.
ihss the sssntluscnt fos the larer nsr q sllsei
a. = norry metal has t-vu stesAjly Eru~inz /
ihr1uskaut the nurii. Aa3 taa; thr pFvarui I
tl1ar : propitios-. fos huitiag 40 iascFnasaoaai
cuaicrraoe 70 ruess3rT IT, ~ tzstHnrat
The euvrraansat %, tas Gallrd ssates- ssllr !
frankly di.c;o.isg "a. o-a yaess A. 10 iss 1
reaaedy 70 b- applied, has 20; sssh~d 10 ins- I
poe. asy eo11itio-s that uua,d czlfarras. 4ay I
c1Frruu,eni that ullssi D. riIllaE 10 cuafes 1
gg-uu the nu.i s1saats.rslas rrlzltsa q sliscs /
70 The coinage u ~ ~ovia- Far tA~pe Fvzsosss
the suyeruaarnt of the Inttet stases pro 1
Flsszi utlKvnti1a q tAe pdsrrs fur tks pGr. /
pose q ooatcrrisg upoa ~hst u,ez.aFvs. 4 I
sny, can y takrn 20 luercass The use @: slsEea 1
= muaey. IL oanfusIu!iy % The pizrusss< q 4
tht. eoa.crence. he delegates q The aitrsi |
states oief tss toliusins rusoiziioa.s
'A1,a's.s, That la thr oqizssa q Ri. osa. |
ferrHes, u 3. ae.lrzhir thGi .oSse asczsasr, |
should = iound fof iurressipg she uss * ali 4
yer ia The currracy systras a the nashsssf -
Ia prrsrntins a. rcssrascsi. fsrthsr pro /
Eramsne - he lad hsfogv he cnafrsNars ths 4
delegates o; The Unitssi st&irs conss4er IL asss
70 Other nAiinus rrprrscnt-1 that u;nszsgsaaiiy /
br Afforded 70 them 10 cuusi,lrr plsns for ths |
calarEud usc Of silver "a na1aey other fkAu /
The oac favored By the rnliri state II l. |
ogr desire and eHpcrtsilua that the r.ssefs 1
here represented, % thcir delegates, I'll sub. |
nit proposals. TO this end, and desirc skes. /
To have preceirnce ia thr aiseasssoo.s Iz /
sdditinn 10 any plans % The kind ~klch usAy
Be presented &c subnlit fur dsscuss.uz1 tho /
following. which have hoca sa=-essssi b, /
rrcoEnlHed A1tho-ities. At the sane tlrae 80
submit the -snerai plan of hiHie;ziiis.i - / leh |
Is favored by The United State
First-The plan of Nr MoritE Lery. pro /
posed to the moaetary oonferrncl q. ls.i
seeondiy-Thc plaa o, the lzso Adol,.t /
Sorsb~r,
LA.Sy-we present the plaa Proposed b, 1
ourselves as delegates Of the Ialie,4 state. /
The re-cstAhlishment asd nAiatrnAaee OF
hIcd parity bctweeu sold aud silver aud tbs /
ecnttnuei Use OF both A. coiucd monry af full 4
dchI-pAying poser su1ld DC pro4aetlre 81 /
Important benefit 10 the world Thr.~ end,
Sil be accomplished by the REMOVAL of ,hs
legal restrictions nos existing Aud the coin
age Of silver Into fan legal tender moo~v. rt. L
storing by international Agreement the parity L
OF value het-ccu the metals shtch ssrs.sHa 4
prior 70 ISL, At slch ratio a. the cauferrpe,
may decide upou. The essentials os such AZ 4
international arrangement should bs the uarr-
stricted coinage Of both gold and silver int
money Of fall dcbt-payiRg poser, aIIng
Tai4o IN the coinage bctscen the metals and /
the establishment II uniforta charge IN any.
to the public for mlatins gold aud silver
coins.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson ,,e,l,,- o.,