Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-08
And Says He Finds Surpris-
ing Interest in England
in Bi.Metallism.
CLOSETED WITH GOSCHEN.
The Secretary Reticent as to the Re-
suit of the Conference.
STUNNING In THE OLD EAST END.
Dickens Description Of Seven Dials' squalor
q Misft Now.
ITEMS OF TIE BEST FOREIGN NEWS

LONDON, March 7.-Hon- Charles Foster,
Secretary Of the United States Treasury,
and Right Hon. George j. Goschen,
Chancellor Of the Exchequer, have had two
interviews, but nothing has been settled
concerning the holding of currency
conference. That matter depends entirely
upon coming negotiations.
Mr., Foster will start for Southampton to-
morrow, where he will proceed on a short
visit to the Isle of Wight before sailing
Wednesday on his return to the United
States He has made rapid tour around
London, visiting the docks, the Tower of
London and the National Gallery. He has
also visited the Seven Dials' district, where
so many of London's poor have their habit
ations, and expressed great surprise at the
absence ofth squalor he expected to see in
the East End. The health of the Secretary
shows marked improvement.
Found the House Of Lords Dull.
Mr. Foster, accompanied by Mr.. Lincoln,
this afternoon went to hear the debate in
the House of Lords but the House sat for
only 20 minutes, the officials simply going
through the formal business. As Mr. Pos
House of Peers was the dullest assembly in
the world, be could not have been disap-
pointed
In an interview, Mr.. Foster said that it
is impossible to disclose the nature of his
conversation with Mr.. Goschen. They re-
ferred to a currency conference, but the
matter had not been discussed at any length.
The correspondent having referred to the
f.ls -, A @ha<
ference would be arranged, Mr.. Foster said
that he hoped that the confidence was not
misplaced, and that if satisfactory basis can
be obtained he will not hesitate to confer
Mr.. Fosters attention being called to the
weakness of the bi-metallic section in the
German Reichstag as bad for the prospects
of snch q conference, and also to the Austro-
Hungarian project to return to cash pay
ments under gold standard, said:
Bi-MetalIic Sentiment In England.
OF course, we are perfectly aware of these
difficulties; but 1 have been surprised to
find SO much interest taken in bi-mettalsm
in England and the extent to which public
opinion is going in favor of a double stand
ard. Since coming here 1 have been con-
stantly approached to express myself on the
subject. Ny business. however, was. in the
first place, to recruit my health, not to see
Nj. Goschen nor to arrange conferences.
II there is one man in Europe should like
to see it is Prince Bismarck. 1 have no time
for that, however, l shall not even go to
Paris or Brighton, or any other place, as
had proposed. On Saturday 1 passed the
day chiefly in seeing the city Among
ancient hostelrv frcquented by DR.. johnson.
i tried to GET an idea OF London by
q four hours' driveto the East End as far as
India Docks The vastness of lite here is
amazing. 1 saw only a small part, but it
was enough to give me a sense of its i'm
mensity. ! was struck, too, by the cleanh-
ness and order OF the streets. even at the
sQualor and disorder .'The Seven Dials"
seems to have lost the character it had at
the time Charles Dickens wrote oft.
senator Teller's Silver Resolution.
Recurring to the currency question. the
correspondent referred to Senator Teller's
resolution in the Senate, and asked what
would happen if the resolution was carried.
Mr.. Foster-Then it will be the Presi-
dents duty to call conference:
Question-And would the invitations be
accepted?
Mr.. Foster-Well. I cannot yet say
whether there is a reasonable assurance
that the call would be responded to.
More than. this Mr. Foster declined to
say. Some of the English papers have re-
produced the substance of the interview
with Mr.. Foster cabled to New York Thurs
day last Referring to the published ac-
count of the interview, Mr.. Foster said,
''the phrase 'clam-mouthed,' as applied to
Irish emigrants, is not mine. 1 used the
familiar phrase, flannel mouth, to denote
the raw emigrant whose children become
assimilated with the good American type
have heard complaints already about the
inapplicable word 'clam-mouth. AL
though he declared that his health was bet
ter, Mr.. Foster had slight hoarseness, hav-
ing caught fresh cold.