The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-22


cuse For Standing Out
London. Oct, 2L-Colonel John Hay,
United States ambassador, and the Of
ficials Of the British foreign office de-
cline 10 furnish the press with the text
of Great Britains reply to the sugges-
tons of the United States monetary
commissioners, though the foreign Of
fee people say il is in substance Identical
with the Associated Press dispatches OF
Saturday last, giving the result Of the
meeting Of the British cabinet, and that
the communication sent yesteday even
ing 10 the commissioners through the
United States embassy, was practically
7eiteration Of the statements on the
subject already made A similar reply
has been sent to the French embassy.
The United States commissioners rec
ognize thar their mission has been IN
successful, though they viii not admit it
as the answer of Great Britain says that
country will be glad to receive other
propositions, and the commissioners
have decided, as a matter OF form, 10 re-
turn to France and consult the French
government as 10 whether fresh propos-
ais are desirable. But il is not expected
that anything vii result from their visit
to France.
The MARQUIS OF Salisbury in his note to
the United States ambassadors and 10
the French ambassador, Baron de Cour-
eel, says that by far the most import
ie
ing the re-opening of the Indian minis.
He adds: "The government Of India
points out that they can hardly be ex-
pected TO give up policy which. for
four years they have been endeavoring
10 make effective, in the absence Of sub
stantial security that the system 10 be
substituted for it is practically certain
TO be stable. If, owing to the relative
srnallress Of teh area over which the BIZ
metallic system is to be established, or
to the great divergence between the pro-
posed ratio and the present gold price Of
silver, or to any other cause, the legal
ratio of silver We're not maintained, the
position of silver might be much worse
than before and the financial embarrasS-
men1s Of the government Of linda great
er than any with which they have as yet
had TO contend"
The reply then adds that even if these
reasons are not strong enough the In
dian government could not be expected
TO reverse a policy which has only been
on trial for four years, and concludes:
Her Majesty's government is therefore
DESTROYS to ascertain how far the views
II
ments have been modified by the deci-
sion arrived at and whether they desire
to proceed further with the negotiations
at the present moment 1t is not impos-
sible that the time which has lapsed
since the proposals were put forward, IN
July last, may enable the representa-
tiyes Of the two governments concerned
TO form a more accurate estimate than
then, Of the assistance they say they eX-
pect from other powers and Of the sue
The government might then be placed |
in a condition TO consider the subject |
with fuller knowledge than they now |
possess OF many Of the circumstances
materially affecting the proposals before |
them"
GOLD STANDARD II PERU.
New York, Oct. IA dispatch to the |
Herald from Lima, Peru, says; The cen
ate has begun the debate on the meas
ure providing for a gold standard, |
which was recently approved by the |
chamber Of deputies. 1t i S predicted
that the measure viii pass the senate
and then there is no doubt that 1t will
become a law, as the president favors
1t. Great encouragement has been given
to business by the action Of the chamber
and this, it is hoped, Will have good
effect on the senate.
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