Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-16
THURSDAY. E. FEBRUARY 16. 1893
The Brussels Conference.

The British delegates % the Brussels In
ternational Bmetallic Conference confirm
what the American delegates had said as
20 the impression made upon the former
delegates by the arguments OF the latter
delegates. IT would seem from all the
facts of the case. so far as these have come
70 light. that the British people rs whole
had become 30 thoroughly convinced that
bimetallism had nothing in 1t to COM
mend il 10 public favor that they had
never troubled themselves 70 study tho
silver question. They held that what
their statesmen did not know on this sub
Sect was not worth knowing Accordingly
The British delegates went TO Brussels
firmly persuaded that all they had to do
was TO "sit down" on tho American dele
rates as q warning 20 the delegates from all
The other countries represented there not
10 allow themselves TO be imposed upon by
INV speclous arguments which could be
produced by anybody foolish enough to
be bimetallist.
But the British delegates DOW say that
they obtained valuable information "
from comforting with the other delegates
ht Brussels, though they did not find any
definite aud practical scheme on which all
The delegates were able to agree relative TO
fhe more general use of silver money.
The recorded views" of tho various
countries indicated. however. so the British
delegates say. the limit within which a
remedy may be sought for the evils attend
ing the present monetary system. The
phrase recorded views" means, we sup
pose. that the speeches and papers made
and read before the Brussels conference
were ordered 10 be printed, and will IN
due time be furnished 10 the public. The
ttatement that these recorded views" In
dictated the hmis within which remedy
lnay be sought for the evils OF monometal-
sism is calculated to encourage the Ameri-
can people in their effort TO enlighten the
world on financial questions. That is to
FAY, they will either enlighten other coun-
ines or other countries will enlighten
Them on the intricate problems involved
"a the worldwide discussion which is now
going on on the subject of metallic cur
tency.
Three months hence the Brussels con-
ference will become the Pans conference.
THE rcassembling Will be under very differ
tnt circumstances from those which at
tended the meeting at Brussels. Not only
has the United States Government, or
rather Congress, refused to repeal the
SHERMAN silver law and thus astonished
nil Europe but other developments as 10
how the people of the United States stand
ON the question Of bimetalllsm have made
new condition OF things. Besides, 1t Is
bv no means certain that Mr.. CLEVELAND
will not have TO convene the next Con-
f,ress in extra session before the time tor
The meeting of the Paris conference. in
order to enable that body to provide
against the bad results of failure OF the
present Congress to legisate intelligently
upon the silver question. If Congress shall
thus be convened it will by no means fol-
low that the monometallists will have o
monopoly of the phrase, 81 told you So"
On the contrary. the bimetallists will
charge oil the evils that may follow from
the refusal OF the present Congress to bet
Ter the situation Of the country upon the
"pie headed monometallists." And so the
Paris conference will be compelled to
ttudy the subject, and may find remedy
for monometallistic wrongs IN some mea-
fure which was not brought before the
Brussels conference. We hope for good
results to follow the action OF the Paris
conference.