The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-03-11
(Washington letter.

Silver
washington Lottery
Friends of Bimetallism here are
greatly encouraged by the activity of
the republicans in favor OF an interna-
tional conference. The resolution au-
thorizing President Mckinley to ap-
point delegates to such a conference
and to call it if necessary is being
pressed for action in the house. and it
Is believed will pass that body before
adjournment. The prompt action in
its favor in the senate encourages BIZ
metal!:sts abroad and adds to their
conviction that the result of the late
election in the United States is favor
able to International bimetallism, and
the only hope of silver. On this Ques-
ton of the effect of the late election in
this country on the prospects of inter-
national action. some very important
views from prominent English, French
and German advocates of that propo-
sition have been recently laid before
the senate. These statements come
from Lord Alderman, president of the
British Bimetallic league; DR.. Otto
Arendt, honorary secretary of the Ger
mGn Bimetallic league and member of
the Prussian diet, and Edmund DAT
tots. assistant general secretary of the
French Bimetallic league.
These statements which are of very
recent production are especially inter-
esting because they present view of
the situation in Europe as affected by
the recent elections in the United
States. It is evident from the state
ments of these three distinguished in
ternational bimetallists of Europe that
there is concensus of opinion among
the friends of bimetallism in that part
If the world that the result of the late
election in the United States was de-
cidedly advantageous to the prospects
of International bimetallism. Lord IL
denham, president Of the British Bime-
tallic league says in speaking of the re-
cent contest in the United States that
Mr. Bryan's platform was LESS stable
than it might have been because it
sinned against the canon union is
cause of real sound money-not the
English Gold and gold only as the sole
legal TENDER but that which is now by
common consent summed up in the
awkward word "Bimetallism'-fre
coinage of gold and silver at a set
tied ratio into a full legal tender
money" He adds:
perhaps before long our newspaper
and leaflet writer's may come to under
stand that when Major Mckinley de-
clared that he pledged himself to pro-
mote international bimetallism, he
meant wnet he said, not what they
wished him to say. The cause
of national bimetallism was defeated
at the election, but the cause of inter-
national bimetallism was victorious"
Lord Alderman proceeds to discuss
the progress of the sentiment of BIZ
metallism in Great Britain, and shows
that although in 1889 and 1890 interna-
parliament the sentiment has steadily
grown in that body until the House
of Commons on March II, 1896, rnani-
mously adopted the following resolu-
ton:
This house is of opinion that the
Instability of the relative value of gold
and silver since the action of the
Latin union of 1873 has proved injuri-
Gus to the business interests of this
country, and urges upon the govern
ment the advisability of doing all in
their power to secure by international
agreement a suitable monetary par of
exchange between gold and silver"
DR.. Arendt, honorary secretary of the
German Bimetallic league, sketches the
progress of international bimetallism
in Germany showing that the agrarian
element is overwhelmingly favorable
to it, and that while the parliamentary
left is opposed to it, yet the right is alb
solutely bimetallic, and the center
party is favorably disposed because it
is obliged to keep on good terms with
the rural voter. The pamphlet of Arch
bishop Walsh, translated for use in
Germany, has won many to bimetal-
lism. The German parliament, can, in
his opinion, be relied upon as a strong
supporter of international bimetallism,
though he is of opinion that without
action by England in some sense favor
able to bimetallism, it is doubtful of
the concurrence by Germany in inter-
national action.
Mr.. Edmond D'Artois, assistant gen.
eral secretary of the French Bimetallic
league, says that international bimetal-
lism has made rapid strides in France
in the past few years, and especially SO
among the agrarians. He closes his
statement by saying:
..Our hopes are to-day much greater
than in May, 1896, because We believe
in France that the American presiden-
= tia, election has resulted in revealing