Show THE SILVER conference full text of president harrisons letter of invitation following Is tho the letter of invitation to participate tIrI Pate in an international monetary conference which lich wag tent sent by the representative ot of our government in paris to the french gov eov ern erom ment SIR by the presidents direction I 1 am in to call the attention ot of your excellency to the desirability anil and expediency ot of holding on the part ot of the european nations with the united states ot of america a conference on the pre fent condition ot of silver it la is the opinion ot of the president and he be believes ot of the people ot of the united sta states le with singular unanimity that the full uso use ot of silver as aa a coin metal upon a ratio to gold to k 4 be fixed by an agreement between the great A 1 nations ol of the world would very bl 16 tily promote the prosperity of 0 all nations nd d all classes ot of people k he Is 1 aware however ot of the fuel fact that tho the opinions ot of som some other eother nations whose cooperation in the successful government ot of such in an agreement la is most desirable may not be in full accord with life alij views or with 60 abo public opinion ot of the united states lie ile la is led however to believe that a sentiment for or the larger use ol of silver has baa been growing ahr throughout the world and that the time la Is now propitious lor for the holding ot of an aa interns lional conference to discuss discus the whole question the united states government while frankly disclosing its ita own n views nod and the purpose it 11 would desire to attain does riot not wish to 14 interpose any conditions that will ill ena cm barrasa tiny any government that Is willing to rooter confer generally upon the subject ol of the proper and most advantageous advantage ous relation ot of sll nil or to the coinage of the world accepting this 1018 invitation for or art an international conference abe be thief go co eminent or the united staica arll p a conference of tho powers knesell ha I 1 ot conferring a to what As tl i I 1 eoln I 1 hobt to I 1 e otna |