The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-06-29
Bright Outlook for an Interna-
tional Conference.
PRUSSIA is AGREEABLE TO IT
Eugland's New Ministry Believed TO Be
Favorable and Other Nations Can
De Whipped In.

Washington, June 25.-There is APP
parently considerable confusion as to
the prospects of an international con-
ference to consider the rehabilitation of
silver to be called on the initiative of
Germany. This is due to the conflicting
reports that have been received and
also, apparently, to the complications
of the question as it presents itself in
Germany Those who have given at
tention to the progress of the agitation
in Germany say that Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe announced in the beginning
that Germany's action in the matter
would depend upon two circumstances.
The first of these was that the German
state legislative bodies should instruct
for the issuance of a call and, second,
that there should be a substantial
agreement among the powers as to the
terms of the call
The latest report makes ii appear that
a majority of the federal governments
want the conference and desire that
Germany should issue a call for ii. 1t
is understood now that, accepting this
action on the part of the different states
in the light of an instruction, the chan
cellor will proceed to negotiate with
other European powers as to the terms
of the call. The United States has made
known its wishes in this respect so far
as the legislative branch of the govern
ment can act in the resolution of APP
pointing congressional delegates. In
this resolution provision was made that
the United States be represented only in
case the conference should be called to
provide for restoration of bimetallism.
When the question was before the Prus-
eli h
cellor Won Hohenlohe to amend the res
olution so as to leave out the require
ment that the call should be on these
lines, but it failed. If the other federal
German states have taken the same
position as Prussia, the chancellor, it
is held, will be virtually pledged to vote
for a return to bimetallism. 1t then re-
mains to be determined whether the
other powers will accept this basis, and
especially what England may do in the
premises. The advocates of an interna-
tional understanding feel that the
change of administration in England
will be in the interest of the movement,
and they are upon the whole consider
ably encouraged over the outlook for
another conference.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR TALKS.
Washington, June 25.-Baron Won
Thielman, the new German ambassa-
dor, who presented his credentials TO
the state department yesterday, gave
the Associated Press an interview to-
day on current German and American
questions
What are the prospects," he was
asked, that Germany will participate
in an International monetary confer
ence?"
The agitation for silver" he said,
comes mainly from the agrarian pop
ulation in the north of Germany, and
was largely due to the low prices of
farm products"
He did not believe the imperial gov
eminent would take any step towards
calling an international monetary con-
ference until after the reichstag assem-
bled in November and a great deal
would depend upon that body.
When asked if Germany intended to
remove the restrictions put in force
last summer against American cattle
the ambassador replied that this would
not be delayed after Germany was as
sured that American cattle were free
from Texas fever, and he denied posi-
lively that Germany's policy respecting
American cattle was in retaliation for
the differential duty levied by the
American tariff law on German sugars