Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-10
silrer securitles strengthen.
POSSIBLE ANTLBRlTIsH PROTEST.
John Bulls AlI-Too Evident Purpose "a
Foil the Conference.

rRv ANGLO American cable to the DisDatch.l
Bn-.,r.s. December 9.-The bimetallist
delegates TO the International Monetary
Conference are discussing whether or not
they shall unite in signing memorandum
ON the obstruction offered by Great
Britain TO a determination of the questions
before the conference. Ii the conference
resumes its sittings after prolonged sd-
icurnmeut such q protest ~ conceived
likely TO induce the British Government TO
present 10 the conference decided policy
throurh It's delegates. acting IN union
thereon. The present British delegation
appears 10 have been sent purpcsely 10
muddle proceedings nj,
There is no cohes on among the British
representatlves eithor as ~ principles Q!
urocedure. Each delegate appears 70 act
as an individual agent, except Sir River
Wilson and Sir c. Fremantle. Deputy jas
ter Of the British Mint. the latter OF whom
u.ed his official position 20 dlsclalm auy
responsibility for the proposals presented
pv Nr. Alfred de Rothschild. Nj. Bertram
Currie and Sir William HOuldsworth have
not single idea in common. and they nave
a strong mutual contempt tor each others
views. c.-c--.,
Neither General Stracher nor SIR Gull
ford Nolesworth, the indian delegates,
have Official orders as TO tue course u
take. MI,
II has been made clear that the British
Government has Vurposely avoided giving
anv instructions tending 10 the common
action Of its delegates on any point Whnt-
ever. 1T IS now obvious tlat thls couIse
was designed 20 foil the conference IN
coming % any general OF spOcIaI so'uI'OA
OF the silver question.
Az IMPORTANT DECLARATION.
II "a said that Senator Jones will wind
l.E,aa an l-rnntq qllIam IN tug
moneterr conference on Tuesday with an
,mportant declaration.
Hegrets have been expressed in the last
fe,y days that the de ROtnschId proposals
have been completely withdrawn, as
n j. generally felt that they would
have formed the basis for q temporary
counromise If an understanding with re-
gard 10 the chief objection OF the AlneIi'
caus-the prlce with which silver should Dc
nT,rcbased could be arrived at: 4 scheme
on similar lines might yet be adopted. In
thof event rhe conference would be ad-
Iourned until May TO enable the delegates
- submit the scheme 10 their respective
governments.
HOPE OR A MODUS YIYENDI.
It,s runored TO-DAY that several dele
catos have received revised instructions,
inspiring hope that p,0dUs U'cend1 may
be discovered. D-,,.-.
NJ Beernart, the Belgian HTlme minister
has issued an emphatic denial OF state;
mens widely circulated oIad IA EngiSnu "a anu tba
lobby Of the chamber that the conference
was practically failure.
Asto Germany's Delegates.
BrR1ry. December En- the Relchstag
to-day Herr Mlbach, Conservative, VINO
was supported by many members OF ms
Marty Introduced an Interpolation de-
rp'an1iino 10 know whether the Federal
1oyernments approved of the German
delegates to the Brussels conference not
supporting the almost unanimous Efforts
Of tie other delegates 10 combat the de-
probation Of SILVER.