The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-30
ONLY FOUR NAYS WERE RECORDED
AGAINST THE WOLCOTT NONE
TARY CONFERENCE ACT.
MEASURE CRITICISED BY Villas.
characterized as "WhOIIy IIIusory
and DeceitfuI" by the Wisconsin
Sound Money Senator.

speeches, including those Of Mr.. Hoar
CMass), Mr.. Villas CWis.), Mr.. Jones
(Ark) and Mr.. German (Md), Mr.. Alli-
son QoWa) and MI. Carter (Mont). 1t
disclosed little opposition to the bill
the only division being as to the ex-
peolency Of seeking bimetaIlism
through international agreement. AS
Volc1ng the general view on, the Dem
ocratfc side of the chamber, Jones and
Gorman favored the adoption of the
measure exactly as Republican SEN
ators desired, in order that the respon-
slol1ty might be theirs. Mr.. Hoar's
speech attracted attention and was ono
OF the most noteworthy utterances Of
the veteran senator made in recent
days. He spoke of his observation i'm
europe during last summer, his agree
able discussions with M. MeIine and
Bourgereau in Paris and Mr.. Balfour
IN LONDON on the advance Of bimetal-
ism. Mr.. Hoar expressed the convic-
iron tnat the four great nations-the
United States, Great Britain. France
anu Gernany-Were fast and inevitably
leHolng toward bimetallic agreement.
Durlng the day Mr.. Morgan, failing
70 secure an agreement for a vote on
the N1caraguan canal bill, announced
that 1t would be urged to a conclusion
Monday.
When the consideration of the bill
Tor the international monetary confer
ence was resumed, Mr. Villas. of Wis
cons1n, opened the debate against if
lie characterized the bill as vicious and
misleading. 1t was wholly ilIusory and
deceltful in the promises it held ont.
IL was fundamental acknowledgment
OF the theory of the Bryan CAMPAIGN
MT Villas referred sarcasticalIy to these
pretty plays" of International confer
ences. Three of them had proved fail
ures and the American people were
tired of international farces."
or course, If the United States shall
continue to be inspired by such states
manship," continued Mr. Villas. "as will
try to keep an intelligent people from
pothering politicians in their pursuit of
peace, by putting them off with the
expectation of slendid results to come
IN the sweet bye and bye from a mil
len1al concord of nations in financial
aHalrs, why just SO long, polite, cour-
teous ana sympathizing politicians in
the countries Of Europe will gravely
consent to light a council fire and have
Dig talk with the United States. Tt
is for nations, as for Indians, a rule of
politeness.'' II OH
Inc conference would doubtless bring
together, he added, many bright finan-
c1erS, who would listen and blink like
Owls, and after ceremonies, dinners, re-
cept1ons and social festivities the
conference would close without action.
The people of the United States have
q oh 70
Shall give them
SOUND CURRENCY
under the instructions Of the last cleo
tion," concluded Mr. Villas. eff that
supreme object shall be traded off for
gain of favored classes or sacrificed to
coWardice, woe to them who shall be
guilty"
Mr.. Pettigrew IS. d. said he would
merely record his protest against the
bill. He believed the United States
should act alone, and that we should
no longer be suppliants at the feet of
European nations who were our cred
1tors The United States had been HUI
inflated enough already by seeking
these conferences. If the United States
alone cannot establish its own ratio at
Is to 1, then it should do something
which 1t can execute alone
No senator present believed that an
international ratio between Is to l and
Is to 1 would result from this confer
ence. Great Britain would not yield
her standard. For this reason Mr.. Pet
tigrew declared he could see nothing in
this bill except a purpose by the Re
publican party to satisfy those who
were favorable to the free coinage Of
silver.
In the course Of the debate, Mr.
Jones (Ark) made a statement Of his
1ff = 0l,
as chairman of the Democratic nation
al committee. attracted some attention.
He said he believed in allowing the
friends of the bill to shape it in their
own way. He desired them to have
complete opportunity to try the plan
for an international conference He
believed it would fail. And yet there
were many earnest friends of silver
who believed the planf would succeed.
The last election had shown that the
sentiment was almost universal for BIZ
metallism, the only division being as to
the method Of bringing it about If it
came through an international agree
ment he would accept it gladly. Mr..
Jones said he would oppose any
amendment not approved by Republi-
can senators as he desired to make
them fully resonsible for this move
ment.
Mr.. Hoar gave the results of his OBJ
servations in Europe last summer,
showing the tendency on the continent
toward bimetallism. He had talked
with M. Bougereau, author Of the
bimetallic resolution in the French as
sembly which secured the written in
dorsement Of 367 out Of 400 members
M. Meline, the French premier, had de-
clared that when other nations wanted
bimetallism France would not be long
behind. In London, Mr.. Hoar had an
agreeable talk with Mr.. Balfour, whose
championship of bimetallism had been
maintained against the views of Mr.
Gladstone and Sir William Vernon Har-
court. The senator said he had re-
Trained from repeating the views stat
ed by Mr.. Balfour, although at a dinner
party in London a number Of eminent
men had assured him that the views
OF Mr.. Balfour on bimetallism were
shared by a large part, if not a major
ity of the English people.
Mr.. Hoar read a letter from Germany
stating that great progress was being
made toward bimetallism. Thus these
four great nations-the United States.
Great Britain, France and GERMANY
were steadily
ADVANCING TO BIMETALLISM.
It was coming and coming to stay.
Mr.. Hoar denied that the East was as
sailing the West, declaring that the
East recognized that the power of
the nation, like the star of empire was
slowly moving westward. The sections
were indissolubly linked and their in
terests identical.
Mr. German felt that the country was
to be congratulated at theoftlnani zntty
of sentiment for this earnest sani honest
effort toward an international confer