San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-06
1T Is GROWING DECIDEDLY IN
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
AN ENGLISH OPINION ON THE SIT
UATI0N THAT SHOULD BE OF
WEIGHT IN FORMING CON-
ILLUSIONS IN THIS
COUNTRY.
England Would Come In if Ger
many and the United States
Said so and the India
Minis Were to be
Reopened.

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to the World from London says
that Henry Chaplain, the presi
dent of the Board Of Agriculture,
in Lord Salisbury's last cabinet, is
more than likely to be in the con-
sentative ministry. In an inter.
view today Mr.. Chaplain said:
"The fact that Mr.. Everett's mo-
ton was carried unanimously,
while motion to the same effect
was defeated by a majority Of
eighty last year, denotes marked
advance in public opinion, and it
is upon public opinion that the So
luton Of the problem will depend.
The recent action of the German
and British governments amounts
to an emphatic recognition of the
grave evils which arise from the
present relations of the metals.
Moreover, the House of Commons
has expressed its serious apprehen-
sion at the growing character OF
these evils. In view of these con-
siderations there can hardly be
doubt that the possibility of the
solution of the currency problem
has been advanced by the recogni-
ton of the German and British
parliaments."
"In the event of Germany issuing
invitations to a conference, is it
likely that the British representa-
tives will be given free hand ?"
"The memoranda for the guild
ance Of the delegates at Brussels"
replied Mr.. Chaplain, contained
the following instructions
"The invitation to the conference
contemplates the study Of meas
delegates may suggest scheme for
a single standard. His Majesty's
government does not limit the
delegates power by any prohibit
ton to enter on such a field of in
quiry as members Of the conference
may desire to convey. Now it APP
pears extremely unlikely that the
instructions to the delegates to any
future conference will in any way
be curtailed in these respects"
"But would the return of your
party to power be likely to produce
any change in the policy of the
government towards bimetal-
lism ?"
Currency reform has never yet
become a party question:" was the
response. among the supporters
of the movement there are proba-
bly, as many liberals as cOnserva-
tiVes. The present Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir William Har-
court, has been hitherto the most
prominent opponent of any change.
think his influence, however, is
not great"
"And do you look to information
al agreement on bimetalic basis"
at depends, 1 believe" said Mr..
Chaplain, con the attitude Of Eng
land. There is a wide and proba-
bly, we'll founded impression that
if England was prepared to join an
arrangement for the free coinage of
silver there would be very little
hesitation on the part Of other ma
tions, but public opinion in Eng
land, especially in London, is not
sufficiently advanced to warrant
such a proposal by the English
government at present. 1t is
steadily increasing however, and
it's position may materially alter at
no distant date. Ifother countries
should be willing to reopen their
minis to the free coinage Of silver
on the understanding that Great
Britain would agree to reopen the
Indian minis, the opposition in
this country to that movement,
which is very powerful now, could,
l believe be speedily overcome"