Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-14
ITALY AND AUSTRIA ARE IN IT.
They Favor an International
Monetary Congress.
It Is Probable That 1t Will Convene
About July 1st.
The silver Men at Washington Pleased
With the Progress Made, but
They Want No Gold
bug Delegates.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, May President Har-
risop has received from Italy and Aus
tria acceptances of the invitation to par
ticipate in the international monetary
conference. The acceptance of Italy is
especially pleasing to the administra-
ton, as, on account of its position as the
head of the Latin union, it will infu-
ence the remaining nations to join the
conference. 1t is now positively known
that invitations were forwarded to ali
the European powers except Turkey.
Some talk has been caused by the fact
that the replies to these invitations are
slow in coming. This delay is caused
by the fact that the invitations were
sent by mail, instead of cable, as in
tended. Replies from the remaining
nations will probably be received soon.
The belief of those best acquainted with
the progress of the negotiations is that
the international monetary conference
will convene about the 1st OF July.
SILVER DELEGATES WANTED.
New York, May ia Washington
dispatch says: The moderate silver
men in congress are very we'll pleased
with the progress made toward an in
ternational monetary conference, and
accept it as an earnest of the sincerity
of the administration. However, in
order to make the conference of any
advantage. the president must appoint
men friendly to silver as delegates on
behalf of the United States. There are
to be five, and the silver men argue
that this number will give am
pie opportunity for the representa-
ton of the various views. They
are not disposed to insist that
the delegates shah represent extreme
free coinage views, as held in the United
States, but believe they should be sim
cere friends of bimetallism, not .'gold
bugs" either openly or in disguise. The
appointment of men bitterly opposed to
the coinage of silver under any condi-
tions would, the silver men say, make
the monetary conference farce and
deprive it of any usefulness. They think
the names of the American delegates
should be sent to the senate for con-
firmation. They admit that the presi-
dent can ask gentlemen to serve without
asking the approval of the senate, but
believe it would be more in harmony
with the spirit OF our institutions and
would strengthen the deSegates and the
conference if it were known that the del
egates appeared with the sanction of the
senate. If the names of men OF moder-
ate views are sent to the senate the sil-
yer men say there will be no opposition
to their nomination.
ENaLAND's COURSE NOT YET SETTLED.
LONDON, May 13.-In the house Of
commons, in reply to question wheth-
er the British delegates to the silver
conference called by the United States
would be permitted to treat upon the
adoption by England of bimetallism as
an open question, Goschen, chancellor
of the exchequer, said it would be con-
trary to precedent to prematurely dis
close the instructions to the delegates.
1t was a fact, however, that the govern
ment had not vet precisely decided
what instructions would be given.