New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE
BEGINNING or THE BRUSSELS INTERNA-
TIONAL MEETING
THE BELGIAN PREMIER WELCOMES TIE DELE
GATES. AND THE AMERICAN MN1-TER

proceedings purely formal No moro charm
ing place could have been selected in all Brussels
for the meeting OF the contcrenc" than the PaialS
des Academies The Grand Sale, or Marble
Hall, where the delegates hold their meetings,
looks out sde upon the splendid park
which is the fashionable summer resort OF the
residents Of Bruss, Is, and while the view sweeps
along the front of the Pal9iS Royal to the Rue
ROyale, on the other side a wide eXpansr of gar
den, statue adorned, divides the Palai> des Acad-
emieS from the Place Rcgente continuation of
the finest Of the bouevarls Of Brussels. The
delegates will find themselves within easy walk
ing distance of almost everything wNth seeing
in the Belgian capital. The Palais de Ia Nation,
where the Senate and Deputies meet. is Just across
the park from the Royal Palace. Tho Bourse.
the Art Museum, the Cathedral of Saint Gudule
the Palais des BcauX Art. tie Musce Modcme
the new PalaiS de Justice, and the finest Of
BSusselS's edihces-the Hotel de Ville-are all
within mile Of the place of conference
The. interior of the hall IN which the DELEGATE,
deliberate is of the haudsomest in the capi-
tai. Marble shafts along the walls with siril-
ingly effective mural PAINTINGS between them
form the dominant features of tie hall. Twelve
Of these paintings, all of recent production, rep
resent a sequence Of great events in Belgian his
tory, from the doubtful historic episode v hen
back the Roman invaders OF 10 perish. until tie
coronation OF the first King Leopold in 1881
Other mural subjects picture the rise Of ats ana
sciences in Belgium. In the gardens abutting Oh
the conference hall, tie most notable of the
statues are a study OF Cain, by the sculptor
Ichatte. and discus throwcr by Kcsscls
The countries which have accepted the inyi-
tation Of the United states Government TO serd
delegates to the conference arc Austria Hungary
Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain. Greece,
Italy, the Netherlands. PORTUGAL, Rumana. Rus
sa, Seryia, Spain, Sweden. Norway and Swit2er-
land The following is a list of the delegates
representing the principal nations taking part
United States-Senatol William B. Allison. Con
gresham James b. Met reary, F. Benjamin An
drews. president of Brown Univcrsity Professor
Ronald p. Fakner. OF the University OF Pennsyi
vania Thomas w. Criiler, Thomas I Keller,
James T. Morgan. Senator John p. Jones. H"nr
w. Cannon prc,dent Of the c. asc National Bank,
and E. O. Leach, Director Of the Mint.
Frarce-M 1irard. eA-PIemier and ex-Ninis'cf
,f Finance: W. l.. de I1on d'Anolcs and NJ. dc
Foviue, officials of the Ministry Of Financ"
Germany-Count Won Aven>lcben, Minister at
Brussels; Dr. Won Glssnapp, Prvy Councillor oi
the Treasury, and Herr Hartung. Director OF the
Imperial Bank;
Great Britain-Lord Herschel the Lord Chan
ce1lor: Sir William Houllsworth. NJ. P; the Hon
Sir C. Fremantle. Deputy Master Of the Mint; A.
fred de Rothschild, Sir c. Rivers Wilson al"
Bertram Currie. c., c.,,,-
Ipdia-General Richard Strachey and Sir Gull
ford L. Molcsworth e..,,,
.IfaIy--Signori Luigi Luzzat1 Paniere SimoheliA
and Domenco Zeppa, members Of the late ra'''i-
ment. cu
Oonntv Don Jaouin d. Casasus and General Don
Francisco z. Mcna p.,.ao,.
The Nctherlands-N. p. Van der BERG, Pre-" dcn'
% ,Le Ban,x Of tho Netherl nd-, ana .. NJ bolS g.
,,ain Of the Statistical Bureau Of Amsterdam
c-,edor and Norway-li.ns L Torseil, eN-Nin-
Sstcr Of Finance, and Hsybard I. bcrne'' Diiec'"
of the Credit Foncer .,
switzerland-M. Cramer Frey, National Council
Tor Enrich. and NJ. Charles L@rdy, a"ls' minister
to Trlnce. ~, coi,,..lo+,o
Nrontciore Levi, Alard and CIamner
ln.,ria-Count Khevcuhucller-Met>ch, Minister
Prince Ourohon, Russian Mns'": to
po1,irn and NJ. Ratialovch, wel-known ccoI"-
mist.
Denmark-C +. Teitsen.
cnain-Scnores O.ma, Suna aud Ioca-
~ poornaert. the Belgian Prime Minister ana
Minister of Finance, who opeheh Tie proc 80
eaid in bs inaugural ad1rSs th7' IN" coh'e''n''
had hcen called 70 discuss one Of t'e .r'''H'
and mos, compl'x problems ,'%' ~ ra,,,a Of
e,.cr hal 10 fac. flc EXTENDED III o"' mann "
- c,,.,rn,,.nt = most corliai welcome
tNe LEU" ,e.,;,,o, n tlc Il, jnetgry
10 tie delegates. Al'ei 'i''H w.. a.,|'t,,r,.
cri.os that hal occurred during the last c'At"I''
~ Tol,,.oor, >oid il WIS in tue direction OF an
a. I0' ',. .o,,li.,., tb;+ a solution oi the
lnt'rha'loh'l "'i'o' .,,h. T,ti- hc
monetary question was no' s'"7"" -,
adde1 was in ace, ldancc WIN me law - -
N,,,o,,us s,ch nader. ;ar1nq, had already D2"h
arrived al for the regulation OF '''e ''.'''''
-. -, ,to ci ni2pd vorld-in regard TO tee-