The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-11
CRIME AGAINST MANKIND.
What Alex bel Mar Has TO Say Abou
Dom met l1Ntion.

What Alex bel Mar has TO Say About
Dem uctlXation.
New York. August 10.-Alcx Dol Mar.
formerly director OF the bureau of stat y
ties and one OF tho best known bimct,l-
lists IN America, N 4 something TO say
today about the "Crimo of lN3' which
contains several new points.
Eyes. 1t Was n crime against mankind"
lie said "dnd 1t was committed by the
hank of England. Its Immediate object
WAS TO enhance tho value of per cont
twenty year bor.ds bought tor gold at 20
PR cent OF their par value. Its uIt"tlpr
| object was to control the EXCHANGE OF thu
world. 10 accomplish these results 1t
Was necessary 10 alter TIN" ltws 81 ing
| land, France aud tho United states.
"As this could not be- done orrnly. 1t
was accomplished by suhtertugc.
| lin the codes OF Edward and Edward
VI IL had bcea de,idod that debts were
payable In money current at the umo OF
payment. In 1904 the priVy council de-
c!ded that adj II 'ptH were payable IN money
currant at the dino and place OF payment.
IN France the codl Napoleon laid down
the saIno principle. In the United ~ ites
the same principle was emboI'ed IN tue
act of February -. 1867 Inc Bank oi
England began .ts Intrigue IN Franco, pro
noting the Latin monetary union OF lSe';
Two years Mttr the LAT ~ uiluh "hopl'i
the gold STANDARD. Intrigue WAS thcn car
rind to England and America ~ ul.i
country Samuel Is. liuggles was ehili"y'"i
TO prepare the ground, II" Was direc'"l
to secure. the iuiurnco of such olti'rfH OF
the government hH were irielFiS OF nun
ier,,nt und TO mark for removal lh"hV WI"
were likely to prove ininlcdi
I'm England the crown was rup"vr
through the mach nations Of the bhnh "i
ENGLAND of It's prciugMAVc to f"iiuU"ll"e
silver by proclamation. BRUSH action o,
1870 no sooner received r"Sa' ,hpptVNuI
thun ii was cent In hot haste Ia WhFhlnh
ton. there to form the bass 81 "A slnllnr
act of suberfuge Tho principal persons
employed for this purpose Wtr" pr. LIN
dcrman and John Jay Knox;
"rhe coinage bin prepared by them anu
its passage after tho statute authorizing
the coinage OF silver dollars hhu nesh
struck out. Is Il matter If history While
the b!li was pending IN tho mouse fr"pH"ht
communications on tho subject passed
hoi wcrn l.ndorman, Knox ana me ihnN
Of England. II has been CHARGED anu 90
nied Ernest Seyd, formerly OF ~. oi i'
Francisco mint aud aiirtward proprietor
Of a commercial agency IN London, WIS
employed by the lani. of England 10 nrlne
cNtcut We officers Of the American t"NrIh-
ment. ON May p, lH2m Frederick i,hltrr-
bach "A merchant of lprhV"r. Swore hrIore
the clerk OF the supreme court IN colo
RADIO mat Scyd toll him in London IN
February 1874 he was employed by IA"
royeripor of the Bank Of England to pro-
cure the decentralization OF SILVER IN
America by myins Of ihr lnlnt cote anu
that he was Supplied with half . million
dollars for this purpose, With hukH' fllnUH
oi uuothor half million should II prove
necessary. and that IN puisuanc" o; TINS
object he went to Amcrca IN the winter
of IS12-73 aud accomplished his purpose
| though he himself for@aw and dcplorGi
The mischief which decentralization would
occasion.
MIR. Seyd's son, also named Ernest.
mas personally Hrsurod me his futher was
never In washing on. However, such as
surnncc docs not contradict Mi Luckcn-
| lach's testimony. Both Of these gentle
mon may he + Rht the exact similarly OF
| tho rt1pt d a uurflIsrl to alter fnc mlntS nl
| Finland and the United states, the fact
,hat the English law was snrrcplii ously
a'trrcd By fhe governor OF the Bank Of
England and that Mr Luekchtdch knew