Show Q THE SILVER CONFERENCE r Eon Cull Ju Text of President den Harrisons Harrison's Letter of ot Invitation Uon Following is the of Invitation t to par par- in In an an jl monetary co conference confer confer- fer ference ence once which was sept sent sept by the representative of ot otur pur ur government I in p Paris ri to the French Ch govi 1 i Sy Y the dr I am amIn amI In Instructed to call call- eal- eal the attention of your excellency excellency excel excel- lency to the desirability and expediency of holding on the part of the th nations with the United States of Am America rca a confer confer- conference ence on the present condition of silver siver It I is the opinion of th the President and h he believes of the people of f the United States State w with singular unanimity that the tho full ful use of off f liver ilver ller as a coin metal upon a ratio rato to gold tobe to tobe be he fixed by an agreement between the great commercial nations of the world would woud very highly promote the prosperity of all al nations and and all al classes of people lie He le is aware however of the fact that the opinions of some other nations whose whoso cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation in the successful l government of such an agreement is b m most st desirable may not be in full ful accord with wih his views or with the public opinion of the United States He lie HeIs lieis le leIs Is led lcd however to believe that a sentiment forthe larger use of silver siver hai has bas been growing throughout the world and that thi the time lime is now propitious ls for the Iho holding of an international international tona c to discus the whole question ques goes tion tou The United States States' government t while frankly disclosing its Is own views and the purpose purpose pur pur- pose poe it would desire to attain does not ot wish to Co interpose any alY conditions that Blat will wi embarrass em- em barrass any government that is I willing to cone confer generally p e t su Mt bt f the proper and most relation of slL ver vel to the collage p c of the accepting this for an nn international conference enec The lie of the t United States therefore pi proposes a conference e of the powers for the te purpose of conferring as to what measure If any auy can be taken o 0 Increase the use of silver in the curren currency systems of na na- na nn t ns |