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Show GOLD COINS AND JiAIlS. Ttie lllrrrlor uf Hip Stint l.splaliK WUt II10 Treatnry Hecllncl tu I'nrnMi the liar. RRIEN'S EXPERIENCE AMONG DETROIT DRIQANDS. Hie Htraaln of Jerome ipolron Hrpoilteil In Hie llojal Irjpt at Turin. lly Ttlttrtth 10 lha KMwa.1 mil 11 lit n. Illrtrlernrihellltilt.il. I It Inter. lliaHan lite Knblerl. N'lw York, March 20. Director of the Mint Ldward O. litch, who I hern 1.11 biitliiea, aaldln nn Interview In regard to gold lair auljecta: "I dll not coniu litre wlUi n dtllullo tairimao to aik the vlewa of lauki r nil the a.il-Jcit a.il-Jcit at all, I ut Itlng In rn I tncldeiitally met banker and bualnea men with whom 1 am iraonally aciualnted. I am aatl-fleil tint the gol I lur wlliy I n gooilnnenud that It will I com-tllelldeil com-tllelldeil by the lieuple of Hit) country an 1 by thu bankir and builnc men ginernlly. "With whom dll nil otinvirto and nlailit whM!" huwaaaakeil. "Willi all the leudlug bink preel-dint. preel-dint. Tho view or thu leading nut-chant nut-chant anil banker In rigard to tho l.jllcy of thu Atliiiliilatmtlon In iletlln log to furulaii tin, ihlpj rt ur gold wall Hun gold bir for atilpmtnt abroad, I aateruiueil Incidentally, and havu fuiiud that thu tentlmiiit I iinlvinal, that thnguvcrnmenl ailed wliely In Ihlidtaltion." In ri ijr tu vthtr Imiulrce, I,erch tald, rhla 1 ronl!Ioii to decline to exthangugol I bir for gol I coin ha tieeiinfavorlltipniject uf mine for tome time, Indeed, ever tlntu I huu U-en dlntlornf IheMInu I found uu the ilatute liook a law matted In ISS.', whkh authorlred tho aurlllleudelila of lulutatugho gold baralnixchango fur gd 1 coin III Mitial value. 1 lie laltt Herniary or tho lreaaury WlndomnnJ lliytelf wire dlauetil 10 htlletn that tholaw wttlliteudulto glle the de. iiartnitntdlacritlou, but aiaon ttibmlt-ting ttibmlt-ting the inatlir lo the Attorney-den-eral, hu lull thallhuttaliilituatn an-dibiry an-dibiry and that wn could not decline to ext hallge guld lata fur gold eoln,uor cool I wumake nuy iharge fur inch ixchante. the ntult waa that thu Treamry l)eiartment una utterly hel lea III the matter uf guld thlp-mentt. thlp-mentt. Upon ucumtutudtHoti uf the lata Hecritary and invatlf, Con-greaaameudullholaw Con-greaaameudullholaw at it totata-tl totata-tl in, by making lim exclnu.o discretionary discre-tionary w ith tho tecntary, aud allow-lug allow-lug lha Imiualtloii of a ihange iminl tn theiott uf manufacturing the Ian. Tucadny tot I waa iiolllled by the eilpcrlntetidehl of the aaany oniioln New York that 5l,n.t),0H0 waawanU-d In gold Imra for thlpmeut. The exchange ex-change at that date wat only$!&vj, allowing that thu movement w a not a gem ml txehaugu inurement, that I that II waa more proiltable tunny exchange ex-change on liondnu than to lio. Illy ahlp Hie gold at that rate of tixihatigo. It wa what I known a n tjitilal ihlp-meht, ihlp-meht, and Uou my rrcouimeiulallou, audwllhthu i-ouuurreuce orthenct-lug orthenct-lug 11 intiry, I decldeil lo exerclae the othi r alternallvu alloweil by thu change lu the law, and thu trtatur depart, mriil declined to fiirulih gold bin tu exchange fur gold coin fur tlilpmeut." Tho vlewa ot thu ileartmeut nro lni ly time: That II I nn uudrtlr-at)eanduuwlat.ibllu uudrtlr-at)eanduuwlat.ibllu ullcy for Ihe gouruiiienl tu furiiltli guld lu Ha moat convenient form at n aealuanl ort to lhl ra uf gold and Wo irouw to ex-enlte ex-enlte the aanio ilia, rlmliiatloil that liui Ut-u exert led by l'.uro.au countvlea Innganl tolhoiiort of gold. That It, wo du not propoatt In facilitate It, 'I hi Jaillcy I exerclaed now, not lie. cauttt uf any 1 hangu In the monetary tltuatlon In tho United Htatet, no! It-cautu It-cautu Ihtru I nuy dilkleuty Intlie gold aupi ly ur nuy dl.lru.t that there may U uuy demand forgold, but tolely limine the law I now furlhutlrat lime oiwratlvu whkh 1 nulla u to tx-ilaelliladliinllon. tx-ilaelliladliinllon. Hulierlnleudtut Moaou rettlveit notice no-tice from the Tn awry oillclal Ihl af-It af-It moon thnt the two niuett fur gold lart forexporl ha been n-fute.1, Wlieii lliu laukeia nttled Ihl m via they ordered (7f0,ooo In ,-ulii ntllieHuu-Treatur), ntllieHuu-Treatur), whltli will l tlilpHd to-moiruw, to-moiruw, making thu total ihlpiutnta tu far know 11 $1,275 (MO. VA01r1uTu, March 20 Ailing HecriUuy Nrttkbiii totlay rtjietrii ullera 111:1; regaling .iO.iaKl, for the 1 x t lunge for t xiort of gold coin for gol I ban. Ho tald hit uiitou waa lu ai-cimlauco ai-cimlauco w llli Iho ajlcy ricintly de-ililiduain. de-ililiduain. It It contrary to the l-tt Inn real of thu UoMiuiinut to rillu-litlali rillu-litlali at tlio iriaeiit Hum for export any contldernblu part of thu moat etui-uiilt etui-uiilt nt form of out gold auiy. He did nor teg ml It aa at all ruuaulu Hi il gold would liu furctaj to a prtmluni by riatun uf thu prtaeiit (alley iigalutt theexiiurtatluu of thu (laveriiiuint'a lluilledtiiiplyofgold Una. ltiehllltr I'nrrliaar. Wamii.niitun, March So. Thu amounloftllverolKndforaalo to thu 'Ireatnry Dtartmeiit twlny wa l.SOIfOOuuuncra.nudthe niuouiit pur-1 pur-1 banal waa S.VI,Uli), a follow . Ta only lliou-aiiil niiiiitiut mm, IID.OO) at $0.1)1133, 119,000 at $0.1)010. |