| Show i BHdET ALlSM OVER THE OCEAN Strong Sentiment Against Any Change I the System BALFOURS PRIVATE VIEWS The Mints of India and the United States GCJnan Dimctnlliarta Are rushing the Project of a Conference Vlg oioxixl Sir P 5Iosto Frewens Letter to Slyer Dicls Blnml is llost lOomuIimeiztaiT to the Ftieud of the White aiciixl u New York March 2A special dispatch dis-patch to the Wvrld from Londor says Except in Manchester where the bimetallic feeling is strong the action of parliament the other day has evoked very little comment in the English I press but in both conservative and liberal journals in London the tone is very strongly against any change in the monetary system on indeed any alteration in Englands attitude if Germany calls an international conference con-ference in the form than was maintained main-tained at Brussels In the liberal ranks none of the papers 1 pa-pers are even doubtful on the point and if the present sovernment remains in power at the date of sending delegates they are certain to be instructed to commit great Britain to no action in the conference which could alter her present single standard j Although Mr Baifour is an avowed I bimetallism and is Quite certain to be f premier when the conservative party I comes in he ha pledged himself that his private views on tne subject bhall j not affeol his public action Both he and Lord Rosebery are still confined In their rooms with influenza To a correspondent who called at Sir Balfouvs residence and sent 7p < request for a statement of his views was sent down this answer jklr Balfour is extremely sorry that he is too ill to deal with the subject at present Mr Chamberlain said I is a subject sub-ject on which I am not Inclined to give an opinion just now It is possible that the clamor from India will become so great that the English delegates might consider Enlsh mght con a proposition before the conference to reopen re-open the mints there in case an international inter-national agreement Is effected The Statist boldly says that if tire United States reopened her mints India would certainly follow her example A curious incident of the discussion is that the R g Republlque FrancaSse asserts as-serts that the German emperor is the most suitable arbitrator in this most important international question The German bimetalhsts are pushing the project of a conference Vigorously hut the Kreuze Zeltung says Iff in our leading circled the immense im-mense social importance of the question ques-tion were considered we confidently reckon on its solution for our emperor 1 would assume command and lead us quickly and irresistibly to victory but j in view of the information on which I I his majesty has to rely we < fear niuch i misery will have to fall upon the peas tnt people and all conected with it be fore an appreciation of the social importance I Im-portance pf the currency question reaches the steps o the throne |
