The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-02
NO FRIEND OF SILVER
England Will Stand by the
Gold Standard,
AndWould Send Delegates so In
structed to Conference.
AMERICA CAN Do 1T.
A Leading English Paper Says
the Indian Mints
Would be Forced to Open if
America Restores Silver.

New YORK, March "A special dis
patch to the World from London says:
Except in Manchester, where the BIZ
metallic is very strong. the action of par
lament the other day has evoked very
little comment in the English press, but
In both conservative and liberal journals
IN London the tone is very strongly
against any change in her monetary sys-
tenn, or, indeed any alteration in Eng
lands attitude if Germany calls an inter-
national conference in the form that was
maintained at Brussels.
In the liberal ranks none of the lead
ers are even doubtful on this point, and
II the present government remains in
power at the date of sending delegates
they are certain to be instructed to COM
NIT Great Britain to no action of the con-
ference, which could alter her present
single standard.
Although Mr.. Balfour is an avowed BIZ
metallist, and is quite certain to be pre-
mier when the conservative party comes
in, he is almost alone among the leaders
OF his party in his views, and he has
pledged himself that his private opin-
ions on the subject shall not affect his
public action.
Both he and Lord Roseb berry are still
confined to their rooms with influenza
To correspondent who called at Mr..
Balfour's residence and sent up request
for statement of his views, he sent
down this answer:
MIR. Ralfour is extremely sorry that he
Is too i'll to deal with the subject at pres
ent"
Mr. Chamberlin said:
"lt is subject on which I am not in
clined to give an opinion just now"
The fact is that the distress in India
and the great business depression in the
cotton manufacturing districts of Eng
land have made the question very seri-
GUS one for politicians, and, as shown in
the debate in parliament the other day,
! they are very chary of committing them
selves.
A World cablegram on bimetallism
says:
! 1t is possible that the cIamor from
| India will become so great that the Eng
lish delegates might consider a propos-
ition before the conference to open
the mints there in case an International
! agreement is effected.
! The Statist boldly says that if the
| United States re-opened her mints India
| would certainly follow her example.
| A curious incident of the discussion is
that the RepubIique Franchise welcomes
a discussion, and asserts that the German
| emperor is the "most suitable arbiter in
| this most important international ques-
tion."
The German bimetallists are pushing
the project of conference vigorously,
but the Kreuz Zeitung says:
"lf in our lead the immense social i'm
| portance of the question were recognized,
we could confidently reckon on it's solu-
tion, for our emperor would assume COM
mand and lead us quickly and irresista-
bly, to victory; but in view of the in
formation on which his majesty has to
rely, we fear much misery will have tC
fall upon the peasant population and all
connected with it before appreciation OF
the social Importance of the currency
| nnaafinns reaches the fhrOna .