Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-17
GERMANY WANTS SILVER, TOO'
STRONG ni-msr,iLIsM RESOLUTION
INTRODUCED.
Grrmans win cali Another Com
grcss OF Nations TO Consider the
Currency Qucs,ion-pebute In the
Uei,hstar-Cabler From Dcriin.


BERLIN. February IL.
Especial Berlin Gable Letter. Copy
rightcd 1895 by the Associated Press9--
The silver question In the United states
and Europe has been the subject with
which the political and financial world
In Berlin has been chiefly occupied
during the past week. The financial
troubles In the United states are fol-
lowed here with the closest attention.
and the National Zcitung, klein's Jour
nal and other newspapers have COM
mented al various lengths upon the
situation at Washington.
on wednesday night during the SUBJ
sorlption bah at the Royal house the
emperor showed the interest he felt IN
the matter by engaging in a lengthy
conversation with Mr. Runyon, the
American Ambassador on American
financial affairs. The conversation
touched ON the tariff and political ques-
lions, but his majesty asked 10 ue M
formed more especially ABOUT the IMAM
cial crisis, the coinage troubles ana the
gold reserve In the national treasury.
on receiving the Information that ne
sought. the emperor added some re-
marks, including an expression OF ms
hope that financial matters in Mr.
Runyon's country would be soon
Strengthened out again He also took
occasion 10 refer to the close CONNER
clal relations between Germany ana
the United states.
An important phase OF the silver
question was reached today when the
reichstag declared In favor Of the reso-
luton submitted yesterday by Count
Won Mirbach, an agrarian leader, SUM
muning another International confer
ence on the currency question. Mir
l bach's resolution instructed the federal
government 10 issue invitations for an
I international monetary congress TO
/ take action for the rehabilitation OF
/ silver ns a circulating medium. Pre-
I Vious to its adoption, Count Won Posa-
! downsky- Mcgncr secretary OF state FOR
! the imperial treasury, on behalf OF the
! government declared It's sympathy with
I the object aimed at by the resolution.
| The motion which was submitted to the
relchstag by Mlrbuch had received the
signatures OF the unusually large num-
] Der Of $40 members OF that body, conn
/ prialng conservatives. national liberals,
] ultramontnncs ana members OF other
parties, Among the sgners were To be
] found, not only the names Of professed
blmetnlllHts. but other members who
l have heretofore maintained a more or
| less neutral attitude on the question of
[ bimetallism. one OF the signcr8 was
the son OF Prince Hohenlohc, the i'm
/ periRl chancellor The hlmetnlllats who
/ signed the motion want nothing more
or less than bimetallism. But for the
/ time being they have been prevented
Z from formulating n motion Ia that eff
/ rect by the opposition Of their own
moderate colleagues, who do not desire
an alteration Of the gold currency,
l There Is suspicion aiioat that the sup
port Of the latter Is not entirely genu-
inc but has as It's motive desire to
| bring about an International confer
{ cncc, which decision they believe VIII
be adverse TO the reinstatement OF sll-
ycr, and thus settle the question for
some time 10 come The result OF the
debate was (orcshBdowed yesterday.
wien Prince Hohculohc indicated the
attitude Of the government Ia "a care
fully-worded declaration, which he read
as follows:
without prciudcing our imperial cur
rcncy, one must confess that the ditfer-
ence In tho value OF gold and silver
continues 10 react upon our commercial
lie, Following, therefore, the tenden-
Giles which led to appointment OF sill
Yer commission am ready to consider
IN conjunction with the federal govern
mont whether We can not enter upon n
friendly Interchange OF opinion as to
common remedial measurts with other
states, which are chiefly Interested in
maintaining the value of silver"
When Mlrhnch's motion c1wo mn in
the rcichatng this afternoon IN its regu-
lar order the discussion was resumed
by sleElo, national liberal. He ops
posed the resolution, and urged that the
impression should not be created
abroad that the reichstag considered
the existing monetary system unsulted
10 the interests Of Germany He was
convinced that Great Britain would
take no part In any International ngrcr.
mont for the introduction OF a double
standard
Leuschuer OF the Ralschpaue de-
clared that no wis in favor OF an in
ternational conference. which he was
fully persuaded would adopt tho piin-
clple OF bi-mctallism.
Richter Of the Peoples party said
mat Hohenlohe was tamporixing. THIS
va0llation was a dengcr in such an
Important matter The present reso-
tuition was an AgrariAn intermezzo.
preceding the principal act. the protec.
ZIONIST resolution OF the Count Won
kuniiz. II they got nothing the Agra
rians would stir up such disconten,
as would not be allnyed by ten ami,
revolution bills. Cheers by the Radl.
calsl
Count Won Posadowsky-W egner, who
Followed Richter said that It was moi
to be denied mat the ever-rallins
price OF silver was pretudicial 90 in
dustry and TO che German silver mines
consequently tne decline tended Il
deprive "a large body OF worlNlngmen o
their means or subsistence. Even mono
metalhsts admitted that the deprecia
tion in the price OF silver was harm
iul.
THE premier and minister OF financ,
: OF France, NJ Rlbot, had stated tina
, France must reverse the double stand
ard and that Germany was responsible
becauae she first began the use %
the gold standard. The rural popula
ton believed that the fall in the pric
OF silver was auswerable for tho de
J cline IN the value OF their products
; This opinion was shared. moreover, b
many manufacturers. Therefore /
was the duty OF the government 10 re
turn a benevolent anwser TO the quos
tion which had been put by ma
jorlty Of the reichstag"
This utterancc was greeted wItl
much Conservative cheering. vol
ksrdon. a well known champion a
the law, described bi-metallism as
protection 10 the German peason
n Glasses, as a sure bulw0rk against 90
= oialism. This remark was Rreete,
a with densive laughter on the So
a clalistie benches. The chief oppoaItio
I against double standard came frof
{ privy councillors in the ministerial al
4 partment, Count Wagner here nros
. from Ills Heat and declared thar m
o chiefs OF the departments were respol
I Nhle for the policy OF the department
3 After a speech by Meyer which elicit
y ed n reply from Won Kardoff. the mo
l. / fau qI Nfel.aah Vsaa s,ttt -. n