The herald., 1896-07-14
Annual Meeting of the English
League
GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED
Silver Sentiment Growing in Various
European Countries
Deem Regret Is Expressed That the American
BimetaIlists Do Not Wait for Inter-
national Action
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, July 13.-The Bimetallic
| league of Great Britain held its annual
meeting today. The annual report de-
clares the cause of international pi-
metallism made substantial progress
during the year with both Great Britain
and abroad. 1t mentions the resolu-
tions of the chamber of deputies of
France, chamber of representatives at
Belgium and the Prusslan diet, DECAY
ing for bimetallism, and continues; In
the United States all parties and classes
would welcome international bimetal-
lism. A large section of people there,
however, are so strongly convinceo OF
the urgent necessity for remonetizing
silver that they are indisposed to walt
on international agreement NO party
of any importance is in favor of gold
monometallsm.
The report concludes as follows:
'The responsibility for present and
growing dangers to the industrial life of
the nation rests upon those who oppose
the monetary system under which our
prosperity advanced by leaps and
bounds"
A letter was read from Lord Alden
ham (Henry Hicks Gibbs, president of
the league, in which he congratulates
the members upon the great progress
made in the United States. 1T is indeed
a striking fact, Lord Aldenham wrote,
that this question, which some here
affect to treat with contempt. should
now apparently be the main political
question before the nation of the Ameri-
can people"
Lord Aldenham also referred to what
he terms the ignorance of the London
press upon this subject. They Joined.
he said, in a chorus for honest money,
but fully believing these words in Amer
lea applied to gold monometallism. and
are not. as they really are, to inter
national bimetallism. Now, whatever
may be the result of the presidential
election, we may be sure that our cause
generally is prospecting. The meeting
was largely attended. Robert Barclay
of Manchester presided. A letter of re-
gret was read from A. J. Balf1lr. first
lord of the treasury, who said that only
illness prevented him from being pres
ent.
Gen. Francis A. Walker of Boston,
Mass, made a speech. which was greet
en- with enthusiasm. Gen. Walker gave
a review of the silver question from an
American standpoint. He said that the
all-engrossing topic at the Republican
national convention a. st. Louis was the
currency question. Gov. Mckinley. he
said, was never a gold monometallist,
and he could not be if he tried. Gen.
Walker read Kohlsaat's st. Louis reso-
luton on the currency issue and the Bos-
ton resolution regarding the gold stand
ard, both of which were heartily cheered.
Gen. Walker continued
1T is deeply to be regretted the mill
ions of our best citizens as represented
at the Chicago convention last week,
declared for free silver at the ratio of
16 to l without waiting for action of
other countries. This was done 70 ssion-
ately, and the effect will be to maintain
the gold standard unimpaired."
Among the distinguished gentlemen
present were Lord Lidderdale, Sir
Thomas Sutherland, Mr.. William E. NJ.
Tomlinson NJ p, Hon. j. w. E. D. Scott
Montague, NJ. p, Mr.. H. S. Foster, Mr..
Moreton Frewen, Lord Sherborne and
Profs. Foxwell, Price and others.