Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-12
BERLIN COMMISSION
Comment Of Silver Men in Congress
Over Its Failure to Act.
WHAT SENATOR TELLER SAYS ABOUT IT
The United States Will Have to
Act Independently.
NJ R. BRY ANS STORY

The adjournment of the Berlin silver
commission without making a definite
recommendation has been the subject of
more or less comment among Senators and
members who take an interest in the silver
question since this result was announced
The news is somewhat of disappoin tment
to those who had been hopeful that the re-
suit Of the commission would prove the
prelude to an international conference,
which should proceed without the co-opera-
ton Of Great Britain. but the advocates
of an independent financial policy for this
country are not greatly disappointed at
the outcome.
senator Tellcr's Comments.
In referring to the announcement from
Berlin, Senator Teller said that he regretted
the fact that no recommendation favora BILE
to silver had been made. THE commits
sion was" he said, 1.-The optgrowth Of the
discomfort among the agrarian classes, and
vas appointed by the government in re-
sponse to the strong pro-silver sentiment
existing in the agricultural section of Ger
many. j have never understood that 1t
was expected to do more than collect in
formation in regard to the situation, or
If 1t was the original purpose that the COM
mission should make a recommendation
<.
The proceedings of the commission are pub
lie, / understand. and of course. will be
of benefit to the silver cause to the extent
that they educate the masses of the Ger
man people. l should, of course. have been
gratltied II the commission had led to an
international meeting. but 1t was hardly
to be hoped in view of the declarations of
the German representatives at the Brus-
sells conference, that Germany would SO
soon reverse her policy and enter into a
conference on this question In which Eng
land did not participate.
outside the educating effect of the pub
lication OF the proceedings. I don't think
that the work Of the commission will have
any effect, unless II be to increase the con-
viction. which is already growing in this
country. that the United States will have
to take this question in hand and act in
dependently of other nations"
The silver Leaders i'm the House.
The silver leaders in the House say that
the adjournment OF the Berlin conference
without definite results is another evidence
that the United States must execute her
own financial policy without waiting for
foreign nations Some of the republican
leaders Of the House. who have recently
become identified with the restoration of
silver idea. express regret that more was
not accomplished at Berlin Mr. Burrows
takes this view Of the failure and says ii
shows that Germany Is similarly situated
" inc CHlteu otateS, IN tnat 6ne cannot act
alone This beiag recogpixads here and In
Germany, Mr.. BURROWS saysp fs.hassens the
time when silver-using nations will come to:
gether in concerted action
Representative Bryan's Story.
Representative Bryan, the lieutenant Of
Mr. Bland, was moved by the failure of the
Berlin conference to tell a story 1t re-
minded him Of the partridge. which had her
nest In the wheat. The farmer threatened
to bring his neighbors and cut the wheat,
but the bird said to her young: I'VE needn't
move yet" The neighbors failed to help
the farmer. SO he turned to his intimate
friend to help him cut the wheat Again
the bird said: I'VE needn't move yet" But
the friend failed to help the farmer There
upon the farmer got mad and said he
would cut the wheat himself. Thereupon
the bird said: 1T is time for us to move"
After telling the story Mr.. Bryan added:
AS long as we wait for Germany and Eng
land nothing will be done toward restoring
silver. but as soon as We recognize that the
interests of our people are too important to
be submitted to the wishes of foreign coun-
tries and act ourselves, the sooner will
silver be restored to its former place on
equality with gold and the sooner will pros
perity return to our industries"