The Archive · 1908

GERMAN CURRENCY

THE PROTECTION OF GOLD

London vid Bombay, January 16.

In the debate in the Reichstag upon the German monetary josition Count Kanitz, leader of the Agrarians, urged that every effort should be' made to erect a wall of silver round German's stock of gold.

The Government replied that, while the present gold system must be maintained unimpaired, inquiries had been insti ited which would result in a revision of the ming law for the increase of the circulation of silver in accordance with the needs of the growing population.

The Government is also considering an increase in the amount of silver to be received as legal tender. Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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