The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
THAT BISMARCK LETTER.

.r,or Culberson expressing u belief that
,sdependent action on the part of the
United States in the matter OF silver coin
,se would have considerable effect in the
arecton of Fastening an international
return TO practical bimeta!l.sm has wor-
ned the gold monomotallis,s no little, and
Judge julius Schutze, editor of the Texas
yorwaarts and an ardent anti-siNcrte,
has undertake TO translate the iron chan
celor's epsiie so as to rob it Of Is point.
The following is the judges translation as
even 10 the Austin Statesman:
Erie irichsruhe, ~ August, 1So6.-lionOre
Sr Your esteemed favor OF July / has
been received.
j have Always had a prediction for BIZ
petailism, but, while / was in office
would cons der myself lnfallible u OPP
position 20 experts. | believe to this day
that Il would be COMMENDABl.E no
OBTAIN lbI ENDEA NOKS of those ma
tons chiefly partakins In tho worlds
commerce an agreement In the DlKEC-
ton of bimetalism.
The United s!A 4.s r; are in political econ
q States. and, If NORTH AMERICA
would find IT compatible WITH IT'S IN
TERESTS to take So BSrANTIAL
| STEP In the direction of b.mctalllsm, l
believe that such step would exert a
DENEFlClA AL Influence upon the RES
T0RATlON of International UNION. and
| the JUNCTION OF European States.
Assuring you OF my highest respect,
| Nmaln your most obedient servant
V. Blsm trek.
The translation used by Governor Cul-
| bsfson reads as follows:
Tielrichsrute. "a August, 1896. -iionorcd
Sg: Your esteemed favor OF July ! has
been duly received. | have always had a
prediction for birnetaalism but would
H, while In office, claim my views Of
ssnced against the Views of experts.
hold 70 this very hour that 1t would be ad-
rsable to bring about between the ma lions
chiefly engaged N the worlo commerce
Il mutual agreement in favor Of he es-
Adjustment of bimetalism. Considered
from commercial and induStria. stard-
point, the United States are freer ny far
Y their movements than any nation OF
Europe and hence, II the people OF the
United States should find 1t compatible
70 take independent action in the direction
d bme,allism, / can not help but believe
that such action would exert a most salu.
0fy Influence upon the contamination of
On International agreement ana he COM
Ing into this league or every European
nation.
Assuring you of my highest respect. I
remain, your most obedient servant,
Bismarck.
The above IS d translation made by Fro
lessor Jacob Bickler, who is a scholar Of
acknowledged ability and reputation. who
could have had no possible motive for mis-
interpreting Bismarck, as he did not know
that he was tranS.atng a communication
from the great German statesman, the
document submitted to him for his In
specGon being a literal copy OF the orig
NAL document with the signature omitted. |
however, that is neither here nor there, as
Inc Schut2e translation does not differ
very materially from the Bckler transla-
uon otter all. The main trouble with
ID mat 1t fortunes the English Lam
kuaee for the purpose OF making It APP
Faf that Bismarck thinks 1t Comment
sue rather than advisable" for the
e s commercial nations OF the earth 10
i Ene 70 II mutual understanding by which
iI.siterInahonal bimetallism could be estab
ashed The following IS the exact Ian
suase used by Bismarck:
rSd CLAUDE nod beute, bab es ilb |
smpheblt, bas Ginuertanonlb Der am
Ms|'uertebr por,usspeile beibelljsten
elaatcn in Der .Ribtuns Der 0pppel-
papTlIns 6u erltreben."
1terally. Prince Bismarck believes that /
=. would be ''recommendahle," instead of
!, svn'hehdhble." as Judge Sehutze mas II,
s ~ s''ng about an international hlmetallle
stronger ,bon ms ,,, ,si,sas@ De him, n n
the Bckler or so.cailed cuIberson trans
aton.
that ap p' AGAIN Judge Schultz would have It
the belef ,Sa ,a ,be ,,n s,9 ss r"
less hampcred by their government" etc |
s whereas what the prince actually wrote
far far IN r'at tine United states are freer by !
he uses n tbIa Vvvens v'V wg
and not "Regieruns" as Judge schultz
~ %o si have it which changes the effect
10 sc,,, %'r ,, eons.d.rab'y' Ihe best way (
produce tho letter IN ise 6rIrlnal Ian.
euage, so here ii is:
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