The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-16
A FOREIGN VIEW
OF POPULISM
The Bryan Movement Is Considered q
SocialiStic Scheme by
Investors.
MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WIN BE Withdrawn from Investment
n Bryan is Elected-Projccied Rail
Roads WIN Never Bc Built and
Contracts VIII BE Cancelled

Contracts will BE Cancelled.
| In u recent issue the Tacoma Ledger
has the following interesting account o.
aud interview with Baron de COurtler
who represents large European capital
now seeking Investment In the United
States:
Among the latest arrivals az The Ia
coma we're Baron Charles n. de Cour-
tier. Of Paris. and Col E. a. Green. Of
New York Both gentlemen are here
In the interests of the proposed Puget
Sound. Mt Tacoma and Eastern rail
road Today they will meet the Tacoma
men interested in the company at
project viii be discussed. The object Of
the road is to transport coal and timber
tributary to Tacoma on the southeast,
and the baron says lts construction de-
pcnds largely on the action OF the peo-
pie OF Washington themselves.
Baron de Courticr represents a syndi-
cate or foreign capitalists who have
money for Investment In this country.
and with Mr Green and A. Il. Zakriskie
secretary of the Washington and Col
umbin River Railroad at walla wRlla.
arrived in the city from Portland late
Saturday evening Baron de Courtier
is native of Buda Pest, Hungary. and
his title has been handed down 10 the
cldes, son for generations. dating back
20 1895. He was seen at The Tacoma
last evening and asked for an inter
view.
II have very little 10 say In regard
To our business movements" he said.
"Ra your political conditions prevent
us from taking final action In anything
our future movements will depend en-
tircly on the result Of the November
election. II may seem singular 20 you.
but It Is fact nevertheless that the
business men and great hnanciers OF
the continent take NJ much and even
morc. interest In your elections than |
you yourselves do. The syndicate We
represent may be- termed an information I
al one, being composed Of leading cap
italists In Amsterdam. Germany France /
and England whose aggregate capital |
will exceed N5OOOOOO. This vast sum /
Is today at a standstill, as result OF |
the present financial disturbance in this /
country. and | am under positive in
uVf D.. oil /
the results of the elections are known.
Further than that. l am under orders
TO cancel all contracts and withdraw all /
investments In the event OF Bryan be-
ing elected and. on the other hand. to
close all contracts and make further in
vcstments should Mrs Mckinley be
elected, Foreign capital wants to deal
with nothing but gold standard coun-
tries.
II am in daily receipt Of letters and
cablegrams directing my movements in
the way OF investigating and reporting
on certain properties In various parts OF l.
the country. have already examined
and reported ON valuable properties in
Kentucky and some OF your Western
states and the syndicate has also CON
tracts ON valuable property in both Ore
gon and Washington, the purchase OF
which will be contaminated. II sound
money principles are to govern the next
"My instructions go even further. l
am now investigating the questions Of
state legislatures In Oregon and Wash
ington with view to determining what
their several compilations will be after
the election, Any state in which the
syndicate is interested, whose leglsla-
ture is shown to have majority OF
Populists, will necessarily be stricken
from the list OF states with which the
syndicate will deal, and all investments
in those states will be withdrawn.
I'm other words the foreign capital
lists look upon the Bryan movement as
a soclalistio one and will treat II ac-
cordngly, letting It severely alone. This
whole northwest may be said to have
been developed by foreign capital which
is represented In mines, railroad and
Industries, and the hold
ers OF the securities are not satisfied
with the Populistc sentiment displayed
throughout the northwest, l am going
to look into matters political thorough
ly here and the elections result will
decide whether or not we win carry
through much of our proposed work"