Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-03
,.,... ,,,rnm to ,ir. Williams.
RICHMOND. Va. May l. i''

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To the Eli;or Of i'' Pf
7, his communication 10 me l.Si'S :.
~ ~. MIR. Williams, instead o'
lh'S ., miro Of yesterday. as ne
~, ,,, ~ 10. contents h'mseH Win
- '.........fir- thai am 'proliN. pc!
,,,,i" mat ] have "ialiei 10 'lh
.o.., 81 my expressions. th"' "'
'" en-. understand what Say 'h''
- it.,,te" etc. Perhaps Nr. W liha!l9'
90, .,,,c1 many others WAC ihl- rs tS
- 80, This question. has discover
- tbera h. nothing else 70 say IL
- o,,,,frlv abandoned the diel.i'7'oi' b,
n'' .e ~ relates g. The c2nl ,ol %.
- Int. and IL he hasn't taken u
,'.,,or" he has certainly zone 'c'"n7
e. ,.,,or 10 look into tie ahais Oh ''
Tin f-uiou.
nnf he asks some additional e"es
.ions which. / presume, hc VIII nave ~
INJECTION 10 my arsw er.ng. ana win ti'
Kind permiss.on OF the Dispatch WI
r.noat Them:
"a the public may De- favored WIN
~. r..norscs 10 our questions, ! ""i
one ar two:
.IIow many silver dollars are s'o'e ga
away IN the mint az fniiaNelp'''"
How many millions are lh me Wal
houses IN Washington 49,. ..,,..r.
Answer. DO not kno" 'ne ""i,'l,.
OF silver com s'oIch i""' t,a,
~ Philadelphia. "' 900.
there is not dime s.uItI "" -, - ny
warehouse I'D as''.'.- ,.,...,,.,,,o,,, a.
silver coin owned by tn soFeIIllent q.
Washington IL sioIe1 }" wv -, T.,
building. ana th1t wiz" w. ...-r,.'tre.i
the Philadelphia Mint can D. 'Nc'i 'e'is
10y application 90 me secretary % ",
Treasury. 90 not hioN Wiz
stored az both places. /. - e'ts' ',,
administration refuses 10 pay ~ -
but insists upon pay 4HS -yi'' "'',, ~,
the gold has 10 be- borrowed pefio'i'dlS
win which 10 DO So - I'h- "7 "'''
policy is adhered TO me sHter U.s. "helS
To remain in the mlnts anu tAt iI''Su %
II is useless for any one 10 attempt 10
create The impression mat IL ias become
necessary 10 store the SILVER Oh 'he c"u''-
Try ~ Warehouses;. II occupies " Ntis
little Of the space in the treasury builu
ing at Washington. Ihefe j. h"iull "
business-housC on Main street ~ llls
city which would not hold ara 81 iAe
silver IN the world. In5 community
knows that Mr.. Williams would not VIII
lngly mislead any one. J SIMPLY make
the statement TO correct an IMPRESSION
which he seems TO have ana Which -
erroneous.
HAS the Latin Union coined any SllNtl
dollars since 1891?
Are Italy's present embarrtssln, nts az
All due 10 her participation I'm the Latin
Union2
"poes France holl any Of Italy's silver
dollars. which she may call on Italy 20
,.dcrm I'm eoldg'
Answer / am not as well acquainted
,y,tb Italian history. perhaps. as
should be-. bat my impression is that
Italv Was baukript before The forma-
ton OF the Latin Union. That. indeed,
seems 10 be the normal condition o. that
country. ard IL viii be- ours. inevitably.
If We continue our present policy OF
borrowing gold with which 90 pay our
silver obligations. There IS one fact
however associated with this subject
~ which | would like to call the atten-
tiop of tho pubIic. IN lSN the Latin
Union passed "A resolution dissoiving the
,,,,,,lization after FIVE years upon twelve
months notice from any 81 its members.
I-pon .srich dissolution. or withdrawal Of
a member. each nation which was a
rsrfv to the compact was % redeem i'm
so1 all of its silver coin held by the
o,bore or tho Withdrawing member.
N,,r France holds about SgDlONOlD in
the silver coin Of the other nations form
in,, the union. and. although she has
f,.uitqrtly been urred 10 give the no.
TO. ,rt 1.,nanl the redemptlon. on the
',,o,,,d mn s.r1. Of tho countries form
Ia, tho union were her enemies. France
r. ,.f,tead IA IA So because she needed
- .iiver ana did NOT wish TO disturb her
g,,,,,oi,1 sv.te,,
~. INST a vo-1 in conclusion: The
t.art,tn,.1ho,,.o IA This cftv which owes
a., h,gb s,e,lin, among institutions of
,-a Kind i'm the world to the admirable
,,,,,,ac.,,,ant of its head Alr. J. 1, Will
ii",.s has prepared ana published a
49,, interesti,'. chart showing tho
f,',.rtit, NJ silver produccd In the world.
~ rfs, ord fatl i'm its uric@ the coin
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