Show U S still has to buy gozs silver 0 washington july 21 at a cou con forence arence between senator king of utah and mint officials it was dia dis closed that the treasury department Is not disposed to favor an interns dional conference on bimetallism as advocated by the mining congress the department however told the senator it is the purpose to continue the purchase of domestic silver ul der the pittman act at 1 an ounce tor for the next ear and a halt half or two years during which time about ounces will be bought by the government within two years the mine bials believe the situation in europe will have adjusted itself to a con sid erable extent and it will then be feasible tor for the government to con eider sider the advisability of proposing an international conference 01 o on ol l silver with ounces of silver still to be bought by the government at the price fixed by the pittman act oct the department thinks the silver mining industry Is in no immediate danger and it does not look with fa lor or on an international conference while the financial affairs of eu rope are so generally unsettled senator king believes that uett an international conference should be called but in view of the attitude of the treasury department depart meni he will not press tor for action at this time |