Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-02

International Conference ut utmrtni-
lists iu London.
LoNu1N, May 2.-rho international
blmutailtU conference under tue uu-.
pieces 81 the bimuinllic league was
called to order VI enc Mansion House
today, ex.l.0rd Mayor Evans pre-
siding. The proceedings opened
with an address by the lord mnyOr
Professor Shield Nlclois0n read
paper on the iuli ia tho general level Oi
prices be- relation 10 the appreciation o.
gold and tho divergence Ia the relative
value Of gold nud silver. This after.
noon a. b. BsliOur, the conservative
leader Of the House NJ Commons, made
uu addTuss, which Will be- followed by
paper by Leonard Courtney, NJ. r.,
on the practicaulliiy Uf maiutliuius
ihu ratio between gold and silver under
VA international bimeialllc agreement
This was followed by IA discussion. A
banquet viii be- given 90 tho English
nul Foreign mumuufB Of thu conference.
There were about ilO delegates
present at the opening hussi0n i0lay.
Among them were Brook Adums,
Boston, Masl.; NJ. Naudofuefg, pf,si-
dent OF the Bank ut Netherlands, Ans.
tcrdam; Hy. ierIuschi, president of the
French bim0iaino league; ID. Murray,
PRECEDENT OF the South Australian bl.
metallic lgaguvi Thomas Shif, Tue late
president OF tue khukrrs institute; Sir
Ma,cOm Frazer, agent general iu
l4lnn0n Tor Western Australia; Right
Hon. w. LiidufiHl, ex-governor OF The
Bank Of England, aud prominent for
uigu ami British nnanciers, nH well r.
many mUmuuis OF the Parliament.
I E.H o.
Ia urge upon the British government
the necessity OF corporation with the
leading nations for tue establishment
OF free coinage OF gold aud silver NJ
fixed ratios,
vOICEs FOR TIN WHITE METAL.
Archbishop Walsh wrote that he
WAS glad g. sec tho conference discuss
| the aspect OF case in which Ireland
was most deeply concerned, namely,
| the Tuinoua effects OF tho present Rfti-
| ficinlly created dearth Of money upon
husbandry Rud its Interests. 81 can
! only say that the experience since n
year ago viii but serve to deepen the
| conviction and Irresistible strength OF
the csuse Of the international bi.
| metalllum. The practical feature ul
/ this recent experimental tampUrin K
| with the currency OF India Ough.
| surely 70 be suiilC Client 90 finally check
/ any further development Oi disastrous
dOctrintife policy, whioh has 20 long
held ground Ia England"
Tins governor Of the Bank Of France
| NJ. Magnln wrote; "The silver cues.
ton improises itself more every day
| upon hnanCleTa. The whole world
requires H. solution IN its general no.
terest. II ID intimat0d II has bound up
the commercial ana industrial pro
perry Of all nglions. l am a rcs1lu G,
paFtlsan for the rehabilitation Of silvcT.'
Francis a. Walker wrote npplauding
"the gallant, gaining fight Tor Ia,
teslorntion OF silver to it, historical
plaou Ia the currency Of the world
tho ui.muialiic League 10 making".
| President Andrews Uf the Brow
university! sour cause 1. maxim
rapid progress aud 70 arc certain 1,
succeed.
Dr. ArendAt, member Of the Prus
Hlnu Diet, said lao though
| hat bimetnlliBm gt AnUthe
international conference would gain
very ullereut resulta from those OF "a,
| brussels conference.
Bal.Our said many VINO arc buspic
ious 90 double standard anu Of
metallic eystem now recognize 10 Ii
view Of the impending danger III
BEST safeguard was 10 Tunabiiitatn ellye
100 one VI tue great instruments OF thl
monetary transactions OF tbs world.
was absolutely necessary that niOut
thry functions " oliver ue restored d
oruer that business may DO carried Ol
on solid basis. The difficulties ,
International agreement, no iusistet
were merely a. 10 details, aud n al
question should DO setllo1 by inlorna
uonal agreement, surely this on
should be.