Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-08
MONETARY CONFERENCE.
WHAT WAS DONE AT BRUSSELS
DURING YESTERDAY
The French Delegates Want Full rxpIanallop
as 10 What Is Being Done, but Have
Not Word 10 Say Themselves.

BRUSSELS, Dec. IAN Important sec.
ton OF the International monetary con.
lcronce holds that DoRothsohilds'
withdrawal If his plan Tor tho solution
Of tie silver Questlon, docs not
dollar further discussion OF HIS propo.
sails by tho conference committee, 10
which the plan was referred, having
presented " for the consideration OF
the conference "a tnlging tho
matter ont OF tho hands
DoRothschild. Today MIR. Saint
Ellette, the Belgian delegate, who sup
ported tho OaRothschild plan with
Mautz LEWIS amendment, substituting
silver for small gold coins, will hold
conference with Sir O, Fromanuc, one
OF the British dolcgatoa and deputy
master Of tho British',mlnt, and Sonor
Toca, q Spanish delegate on
the question Of putting the amendment
OF noRothschild'b plan TO the vote OF
the conference. Both Sonor roca ant
NJ. saint Gillette bold that failure OF
tho conference can yet be nvorted by
majority OF the delegates recon-
mending either the Levy project or the
amended Rolschilod plan.
The scheme proposed by @. H. ToitcHi
tho Danish delegate II treated with in-
difference. II may be dropped without
discussion by the conference.
Tho proposal, advanced by Sir q
HouldsWorth, though applnnusd
by pronounced bi-motalllc del.
agntes yesterday, Is not cau-
gIdercd hy his colleagues az woeth
wasting time ovor in discussion. ~
plnn viii probably be referred " iAe
committeo tomorrow and will moi De-
| heard OF again.
Tho uncertain attitude Of the frcnot
Delegates Ii influencing the rcprs
aontnliyes whose countries belong lr
the attn union. Il ~ the opinion ui
many Of tho delegates that the Fren
| government does not desire tho comic p
once to decide anything.
An Interview has been published hers
with NJ. Leon shy, tho We'll kn0wf
\ French lhanclor. NJ. Say declares thal
he thought the attitude Of both tht
English and American delegates was 4
doplmnhl0 ono. especially the Amori
cans, Who appeared 10 be without any
donnlto proposals.. NJ. Say could mo-
understand why the British, as prnotl
cal hualhVss men, wNutod the u8slstnnc
Of FranoAln tho matter which was thcii
own conoArn
In rdgardto acknowledgement
NJ. Say duclgnod that no thought the!
solved nutliing, aud added that he
thought that tho deliberations Of tn
conference would chd In nothing
NJ. SAVES romarlsh define tho actlol
Of the French dbloRatea, who criticls'
everything thattla said IN the confer
ouee or la commita, but suggos
nothing IN exchange. II h the opiniol
nmonn the delegates that they hny'
become sharper and more clearly Dc
. fined partlsans Of the single and doubl
standard, and arc prOyipg mora II
responAblo Us the diecu53ion develops
Mr.. Horny w. Cannon, one OF tn
American delegates aud president q
The Chase national bank, has asked tn
i committee TO discuss the proposals. ,
/ the American delegates ~ stated 70 TIA
, plunary conference.
I Moniorllo l.evy, president 81 the cor
ference. opposes tho committee pr,
, ceeding 20 discuss the American PR
posals. He bases his objections on II
+ ground that tho committee vi
: appointed todiscuas the special questit
I In reference to the form OF tho confc
I once aud that tho American PROPOSE
= arc related 10 tho fundamental prime
pies that would better como within u
+. Jurisdiction Of the conference.