Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-13
A SILVER GATHERING
Annual H,s,Ing Of The BImetolliC
League Of Great Britain,
INTERNATIONAL BrnErALLIsM.
The Cause said TO Have Made Sub
stanlial irogrfss During
The Year.

LONDON, July lS.-The Blmotallio
League Of Great Britain held their
annual meeting today. Tho annual
report declares that the cause OF
biniutalllsm has mado substantial prog
ress during the year, 10th IN Great
Britain and abroad. IL mentions the
resolutions adopted by the Chamber Of
Doputius In France, tho Chamber Of
Representatives, Belgium, aud the
Prusslan dot, declaring for Dimotal'
ism and continues: "In the United
States all parties and classes would
welcome International bimotnlliam. A
largo section VI people there, however,
are 10 strongly convinced oi the urgent
necessity for romonotzing silver that
they nro lndisposed 10 walt fot al in-
lernatlonal agreement. No party OF
any Importance In the United States
fhvors gold moDetalllsm."
The report concludes a. follows:
"rhc responsibility for the present and
growing dangers TO tue Industrial life
o. the nation rests upon thtss who OPP
pose the monetary system under which
our prosperity advanced by Leaps aud
bounds"
A letter was read from Lord Alden.
ham (Mr. Henry Hucks Glbbsh prtsi.
dent Of the league, In which no con.
graduates the members upon the great
pr0gtesa made IN the United States.
pris indeed striking fact" Lord
Alderman wrote, "thht this question,
which some here affect 10 treat with
contempt, should be, apparently, the
main political question before a nation
Of 10000, 900 people"
Lord Aldunham also Rlludos 10 what
ne forms the ignorance OF the London
prcfH upon this outjec They have
Joined, Inc sail, the "ch0fut Tor honest
money" but fully believing these
words are applied In America TO GOLD
monomutallam, and not a. they really
are to International bimotalliBm.
"Whatevvr may be the presidential
election" Lord Alderman sddcd
tive may be sure that our cauta gen.
orally Ia prospecting"
Tho meeting was largely attended.
Robert Barclay OF Manchester, presid.
ed. a letter OF regret was read from
a. j. Baliour, ftt lord OF tue treas.
ury, who shid only Illness Prevented
him from being present.
General Francis A. Walker, OF Bos-
ton, Mass., mnde u speech which was
'greottd with enthusiasm. Guunral
Walker gave review OF the silver
question from nm American point OF
view. lilo said the all ongtossing topic
al the Republican national convention
at -. Louis was the currency ques.
ton. Gov. Mckinley, he eaid, was
never q gold monometalllsl anu could
not be, II he triod.
General Walker read the Kohlsaai,
81. Louis. rosOlutlod ON the currency
Issue and the Boston resolution 70.
garding the gold standard, both II
which were heartily cheercd.
Con, Waller continued; at Ia
deeply TO be regretted that millions OF
ciIlzsna aB represented Ia the Chicago
convention last week declared for "a,
igUu coinage Of silver nj a ratio OF 10 Il
without waiting for tho action OF
other Countries. This was done pAf.
sionately but the effect will be Il
maintain tho gold standard unim
paired"
Among tho distinguished gentlemen
prr,ent were Lord Lidderdale, iii
Thomas Sutherland, Mr.. William T..
Nj. Tomlinson, NJ. r., Hon. J. H.. ID.
Scott Montague, NJ. ~; Mr. Ii. s,
Foster, Mr.. Morton Frewsn, Lord
5h0rborno and Professors Fozwell,
Price, aud others.