Said to Be No Doubt That It Will Be
Called by Germany,
Berlin. May 18.—Tlie liuildesfliih is
now considering the resolution calling
upon the German government to take
the initiative for the conference for the
intefnatimirii tise »»f both gold and sil
ver; wfiich ttas jidssed by the lipper
house of tlie Prussian filet yesterday; It
is expected that the Biindesrdtli will
coincide with tile motion and wjll ask
France and America, or either Os them,
to join a call for a conference within a
month. Next week the Reichstag will
also pass a similar resolution. The bi
metallists have already received 2<w»
signatures in the Reichstag, which will
give them an absolute majority in that
body. Count Mirbach, who is the author
of tlie resolution adopted yesterday, and
is the leader of the great agrarian in
terests, was asked by a reporter of the
Associated Press for an expression of
his views on the prospects of tlie battle
for bimetallism. Speaking of the action
in the upper house of tlie Prussian Diet
yesterday. Count Von Mirbach said: “It
was the* first time that tlie Prussian
House of Lords has ever disavowed the
advice of the chancellor and instructed
him how to act in tlie Bumlesrath on
behalf of Prussia.
“Chancellor Von Hohenlohe Is slow
ami conservative and is wedded to tlie
old gold idea, but Freiherr Von Mar
shall. secretary of foreign affairs. Count
von Posadowskl. secretary of the ini
perial treasury, Herr Hammerstcln-
Loxton. minister of agriculture and Gen
eral Bronsart von Schellendorf. minister
of war, are with us, as is also the en
tire agricultural Interests. Those en
gaged in duties dealing with the silver
countries also, and the whole of the
Centrists, are bimetallists.’’
Open to Settlement.
