The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-12
AMERICA MUST ACT.
FizzIe of the Berlin silver Conferencs
Bryan Tells Story.

FizzIe of the Berlin silver Conference
Bryan Tells Story.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The adjourn
ment of the Berlin silver commission,
without making a definite recommends
ton, is a subject of more or less COM
ment among senators and members who
take interest in the silver question since
the result was announced. The news is
somewhat of disappointing nature to
those who had been hopeful that the
commission would pave the way to an
international conference which should
proceed without the cooperation of
Great Britain, but the advocates of an
independent financial policy for this
country do not share the disappointment
In referring to the announcement from
Berlin, Senator Teller said that ne re-
GREETED the fact that no recommendation
favorable to silver had been made.
''The commission was" he said, Ethe
outgrowth of the discomfort among the
agrarian classes, and was appointed by
the government in response to the strong
pro- silver sentiment in the agricultural
section of Germany. l have never I'M
derstood that it was expected to do more
than collect information in regard to the
situation, or if it was the original pur-
pose that the commission should make a
recommendation, l think that was aban-
doned some time since.
tSThe proceedings of the commission
are public, l understand, and of course
will be of benefit to the silver cause to
the extent that they educate the masses
of the German people. l should have
been gratified if the commission had led
to an international meeting but it was
hardly to be hoped in view of the de-
claration of the German representatives
at the Brussels conference, that Germany
would SO soon reverse her position
and enter into a conference of this
question in which England did not par
ticipate. Outside of the educating effect
of the publication of the proceedings do
not think the work of the commission
will have any effect unless it be to in
crease the conviction, which is already
growing in this country that the United
States will have to take this question in
hand and act independently of other
nations"
The silver leaders in the house say
that the adjournment of the Berlin con-
ference without definite results is
other 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 ident-
flied with the restoration of silver ideas,
ex press regret that more was not accom-
plished at Berlin.
Burrows takes this view of the failure
and says that it shows that Germany is
similarly situated to the United States,
in that she cannot act alone. This being
recognized here and in Germany, Mr..
Burrows says it hastens the time when
silver using nations will come together
in concerted action.
Representative Bryan, the lieutenant
of Mr.. Bland was moved by the failure
of the Berlin conference to tell a story.
1t reminded him of the partridge which
had her nest in the wheat The farmer
threatened to bring his neighbor and cut
the wheat, but the bird said to her young,
1--WE need not move yet" The neighbor
failed to help the farmer SO he turned to
his intimate friend to help him cut the
wheat Again the bird said: 1--WE need
not move yet" But the friend failed to
help the farmer. Thereupon the farmer
got mad and said he would cut the
wheat himself. Thereupon the bird
said: "It is time for US to move"
After telling the story Mr.. Bryan
added: "As long as we wait for Ger
many and England nothing will be done
toward restoring silver, but as soon as
we recognize that the interests Of our
people are submitted to the wishes of
foreign countries and act ourselves, the
sooner will silver be restored to its form
er place on equality with gold and
the sooner will prosperity return to our
industries"