The record-union., 1892-11-23
Special to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

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| BRUSSELS. Nov. 22.-The International
Monetery Conference met at o'clock
this afternoon. The proceedings were
/ purely formal. The countries which have
accepted the invitation of the United
States to send delegates to the conference
are: Austria Hungary, Belgium, France
Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Rus
| sia, Servia, Spain, Sweden, Norway and
Switzerland.
The following list Of delegates repre-
senting the principal nations are taking
part:
United States-Senator William B. Alli-
son, Congressman James b. McCreary,
E. Benjamin Andrew, President ofRrown
University; Professor Ronald p. Falkner,
University of Pennsylvania; Thomas w.
Cudler, Thomas T. Keller, James T. Nor
gan, Senator John p. Jones, Henry w.
Cannon, President Chase of the National
Bank, and T.. O. Leech, Director of the
Mint.
France-Tirard, ex-Premier and ex-
Minister of Finance; lie Liron, D'Anoles
ana De Foville, officials of the Ministry
of Finance.
Germany - Count Won Alyensleben,
Minister at Brussels; DIR. Won Glasenaph,
| Privy Councillor Of the Treasury, and
Herr Hartung, Director of the Imperial
Bank.
Great Britain-Lord Herschell, Lord
Chancellor; Sir William Houldsworth,
/ NJ. p; Hon. Sir G.. Fremantle, Deputy
Master of the Mint Alfred de Roths-
child, Sir G. Rivers Wilson and Bertram
/ Currie.
India-General Richard Strachey and
1 Sir Guilford L. Molesworth.
/ ltaly--Signori Luigi Luzzati, Rainifire
| Simoneli and Domenico Zeppa, members
| OF the late Parliament.
! MeXico-Don Antonio de Mier Cells,
/ Deputy Don Joaquin Cassasus and Cen
eral Don Francisco Zemina.
! Netherlands n. z. Nanderberg, Presi-
dent Of the Bank Of Netherlands, and q.
/ Y. BOissevain Of the Statistical Bureau OF
/ Amsterdam.
| Sweden and Norway l.. Torzell,
4 eX-Minister of Finance, and Haybard +.
! Berner, Director of the Credit Foncier.
! switzerland - Cromer Frey, National
/ Councillor at Zurich, and Charles Leardy,
Swiss Minister to France.
Belgium-Senator Weber, NJ. Sainct-
/ Iette, MOntetiore Levi.
Austria-Count kevenhueller-M Metsch,
| Minister to Belgium.
Russia-Prince OurohoH Russian Min
lister to Belgium, and NJ. Raffalovich, the
/ well-known economist.
! Denmark-C. +. Teitgen
! Spain-Osma, Surra and Toca
Beernaert, Belgian Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance, who opened the pro-
! ceedings, said in his inaugural address the
conference had been called to discuss one
of the gravest and most complex prob
! lens modern society ever had to face. He
/ extended, in the name OF the Belgian
/ Government, most cordial welcome to
| the delegates. After referring to the
/ monetary crisis during the past century
1 Beernaert said it was in the direction OF
! an international understanding that the
| solution of the monetary question is now
sought. This, he added is in accordance
with the law of progress. Numerous
such understandings had already been
! arrived at for the regulation of the COM
| mon interests OF the civilized world in re-
! gard to telegraphs, railways, weights and
/ measures, and why should not the same
| course be followed in the case of money
1t was fitting the deliberations of the con-
| terence should take place on the soil of a
| country belonging to the Latin Union.
| But il was for the delegates OF the United
States to put forward the views of their
| Government and explain how it was pro-
posed to carry these views into effect
/ Beernaert advised the delegates to enter
| the discussion without being too greatly
! impressed by the prospect of masslng
silver for which there appears to be no
| employment.
Upon the sconclusion of Beernaert's
speech Hon. L. Terrell, United States
Minister to Belgium, thanked the Prime
Minister for the cordial welcome extend
ed the delegates, and expressed respect
I ful homage OF the American delegates for
the King Of the Belgjans. Terrell con
cluded his remarks by proposing Monte
fore Levi as President Of the conference.
Lewis selection was unanimously
agreed to.
Levi said he accepted the honor. know
ing it was intended for Belgium rather
than for himself The worst feature of
the present monetary situation was its
instability. He hoped the conference
would sink its individual interests and
keep in view the higher interests of the
| great human family.
| The conference arranged to meet three
! times each week. The American pro-
posal will be submitted on Friday, to
| which time the conference adinurnad