Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-14 | Page 1 | China Expected to Seek International Silver Conference

CHINA EXPECTED TO TD SEEK INTE INTERNATIONAL SILVER CONFERENCE ENCE Government Thought Likely to Ask Parleys Proposed I by World C. C of C. C SHANGHAI May lay 14 It Associated d Press ress Chinese banking circles In Indicated Indicated Indicated In- In today toda- the nationalist gov- gov ov- ov expected to 10 Inaugurate a movement seeking an international national silver liver conference In China T. T V. V Soong minister of or finance was expected ex ex- to lead the movement News that the government might tale take the initiative c in seeking a conference was vas Indicated shortly after fter the receipt pt t of requests re re- quests that the administration act In n that direction as suggested b by bythe the he International chamber of commerce com corn merce at Washington May 9 The International chambers chamber's res res- lution was reported to the government government govern govern- ment by Chinese delegates to the Washington meeting U. U US U.S. S. S Expected To To Participate WASHINGTON May 14 It JP-It It was said aid on high authority at the state tate department today that if an invitation Imitation came from the Chinese government s the American government government govern- govern ment nent would accept and participate In an International sliver silver conference RECALL DISCUSSIONS The only diplomatic discussions between the Chinese and American governments governments both both of w which h are affected af- af by the greatly diminished price of silver were sliver were when Minister Wu Yu of China told the state department his government go was favorably fa in- in lined dined toward an international silver conference Two questions arose In the minds of or officials with ith regard to a D. possible call caU for a n. conference b by China One Continued d on Pile Pate Two 4 0 CHINA GHiNA EXPECTED TO SEEK INTERNATIONAL INTE NATIONAl SiLVER CONFERENCE Continued from Irom roin Pare Page One was ns the unsettled political situation The other was the distance the tile representatives representatives representatives rep rep- of the various powers would have to travel to ta attend a conference conference con con- ference In China It was felt however that all of the nations would be agreeable to toan toan an Invitation to meet at some rome more central point such as Geneva or Berne Beme It was pointed out that a a. meeting at such a point would eliminate any psychological influence which unsettled unsettled un un- settled internal political situations ml might ht create Officials believed I it inevitable a silver conference would be bc held short short- ly The American government has collected extensive data and should a 11 conference be called it would enter it thoroughly prepared to discuss every phase of the question I