The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-11
|ILSON'SLONDON SPEECH.
INTERVIEWED BY A NEW YORK
SUN REPORTER.
Says Garbled Reports of His Chamber
OF Commerce Speech Are Scattered
Broadcast Over His District
Will Begin His Canvass.

BALTIMORE, Oct THE Baltimore
sun correspondent boarded the New
YORK as she came up from quarantine
and carried to Mr.. Wilson the first
nome news he had received for some
Tune. His attention was called to the
suns report of the speeches of Maior
McAlnley, commenting on the Lon.
non speech and the chamber of COM
merce dinner. He read this attent-
lively and putting down the paper re.
marked: 1.-THE best answer to all this
Is q speech L delivered and which
Major Mckinley is criticising. Ii
Major Mckinley is rightly reported
ne has simply garbled my speech
by taking the first half of a
sentence 10 twist it in one and
emitting the last half which
showed it could not be 30 used, Il
knew fully whatever might say on
such an occasion would be thus
garbled and falsely presented to the
American people by protectionist
speakers and papers, and 80 l did
what l seldom do, or have time to do,
dictated and gave Rsuter's Press a
full and accurate copy of my London
speech in advance. My speech was
reported fairly we'll in the London
Times, and called forth the long edi-
torial in the London Times the next
day, from which Major Mckinley and
his followers may take all the comfort
they can draw. mean now that it
has b0en so garbled and published in
full and spread over my district. 1t
is just what | have been saying and
shall continue to say to my own
people.
81 went abroad at my doctors sug-
gestion to shake off my unspeakaLle
fatigue 30 as to take part as much as l
could in the campaign. In England
visited friends at Oxford and Cam
bridge. Every body being, in London
phrase, 'Out of town. l saw few pub
lie men. The dinner rendered me was,
felt, too great an honor to my coun.
try and myself to decline, coming
from the commercial bodies of the
world, and accepted, feeling that L
could not show my appreciation of it
better than speaking as an American
citizen, and exactly as l spoke here
at home. In this ] was deceived.
The speech was received by the audi
ence in the spirit in which it was
made, and while many of the pa.
perg, most of them, may have
disagreed with me, l found that
more than one long-headed English
man agreed that our reduced tariff
would make us o great competitor in
the worlds market and eventually
regain for US our share of the carrying
trade of the world"
In London Mr.. Wilson paid not the
slightest attention to politics and saw
few public men except at the cham
Der of commerce dinner. The English
public men, he said, SO far seem to
know but little of the new tariff, and
he heard not many expressions on the
subject. But as general rule the
English people always favor anything
that will promote trade.
Mr.. Isidor Strauss here interposed
and declared that Mr.. Wilson, with
characteristic modesty had tried
hard to conceal himself and keep out
of public notice, but the hospitable
business men had learned of his pres
ence in London and insisted on being
hospitable.
The entertainers, Mr.. Strauss add
ed. are the greatest merchants in the
WOTlU, 6uO IhO hPAAAASAN fSN'N% w
Mr.. Wilson was tribute to his dis
tinguished ability and great reputa-
ton as patriot, is one that lew
American citizens have received in
foreign country.
Mr.. Wilson repeated that he was
very we'll aware of what the Repu oil"
cans would make out of the incident,
but to have refused it, he said, would
have been ill bred, churlish and
cowardly.
Mr.. Wilson was asked whether he
had made any investigation about
"trustsu in England.
II did not this time" he replied.
"But when was in England in 1889
I did, and d;cussed the subject in
SERIES of articles 1 wrote for The Sun
at that time. Some of those articles
were written from England. Trusts,
AZ we know them can not exist in
Great Britain. Where the whole
world is free to come in and compete,
M trust can corner the market.
With regard to coal, Mr.. Wilson
understands that the En- lisb syndi'
cate which formerly owned the Nova
Scotia mines were much pleased at
Getting rid of the property. Practi-
cally lump coal was on the free list IN
6i,e Mckinley bill. Foreign steam
ships could and can buy Nova Scotia
coal at Boston, New York or any
American port free of duty, yet they
prefer to buy the Maryland and VIZ
ginia coal. This fact alone ought to
do away with this scare about the
free coal. - 10
dofaated for the house, observed Mr..
Strauss, ~ have no doubt the people
If West Virginia will insist on put
ting you in the senate" -, MI
Il much prefer the house." Mr.,
wilson replied. at is far greater
and more attractive field" L.
Mr.. Wilson proposes to begin ms ms
q campaign at once. me time Is ar soo
short for him to go all over VIe lSlso
district, but he Will 40 az ho o"D