The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-31
One Will Probably Be Held Here
Next Winter.
CAN BE OF LITTLE VALUE
While England VIII BE Represent
ed, Her Representatives VIII tie
without Power The only Sohces.
sion to BE Expected Wonid BE Re-
opening OF the Indian Mint.


ton from tie British government that IL
Will consent to .oin IN an frterha tlona'
/ monetary conference. to he held In tins
/ city neAt winter No official response
has teen made by Great Britain TO the
ovetlures of EnvoyS Stevenson, Paine and
wolectt. l,rt they believe from what ha Is
t.eso e,lia 70 them that that country will
rend Representatives 10 the conference.
Tie envoys have reported recently also
that their reception in France wac much
( more ravoratle than was thought in this
country at the time OF their visit 10 Paris,
and thet France practically accepted TO
ioip IN a conference, and abide by ats
results. provided Great Britain could be
| induced t. DO lisewise-
the ilupoy4 anoe OF ihis conference, which
| il now seens probable will occur. as far
| az any real results are concerned, is ques-
toned by gold silver. and biiHetailie people
| alike This Government has made no sug-
gestionS about the tasis OF an International
limetallic agreement asG no definite
statement regarding basis of agreement
W
ciai ENJOYS. II j. stated by officers OF the
Administration that theiI business was
solely to hring about an international con
ference iaaving the dstails TO he determined
later
while several members of the present
British governments. including MIR. Baifour,
are theorelieal Ilmetallists oIt Of office,
their actions aS officials will be controlled
entirely by other Influences.
Germany is another country FROM which
hitlt or no cooperation can be expected
~. the direction or the re-eStablShnsent of
the double standard. for while there are
| advocates Of tree coinage OF silver among
German statesmen. that government has
| not regarded the pro lect withfavor. Boron
Won Thielnann, recently ambassador 60
| the United states who has been placed nj
! the head Of the imperial treasury, is an
unconpromisng advocate or the single
! standard
ANY agreement that might be made by
| an international conference would doubt
| less DE one which would practically throw
| the entire burden of sasi aiming the parity
Of ti,e two metals upon the United States.
Mr Bartinc, the editor OF the National
Bifnetai'ist. was seen ut his office yes
terday by reporter for The Times as ~
his opinion of the news that Great Britain
has c,ns.uted to the conference He ~ id:
Il attach no Importance TO il whatever
I never had any doubt that Englan ss a
matter 81 courtesy, would comply with
oar invitation to take part i'm = confer
ence she has participated i'm all Of the
other monetary conferences which have
been held Rut a Conference is n very
different thing from an agreement aud il
Is a recognized fact that ENGLAND has lIere-
tofore been the stumbling block in tie way
~ such an agreement
Nothing can he accomplished without
England. looking az the matter fn,m an in
ttIHatio,ial ldmetallic standpoint. because
tie otheT great powe's OF Europe viii do
nothing without tie ioint action of Great
britain
The most favorable suggestion which
has thus fer i,een made asto what England
viii do IL favor of such an agreements
to reopen me East Indian mint. In my
Judgment, that would not he enough Go
satisfy the ether nations which are ex-
pected 60 cooperate. when the other con
ferences Were held the East Indian mint
was already open and coining up TO It's
full capacity. That was not deemed sniff
cient thcu, and can see no reason why
il should he held sufficient now. In sag
ing this merely refer to what other En-
lopean states would require: not what the
United States would exact
For my own part. while do not object
10 an international agreement. 1 would pre-
fer 10 see the United States act alone. for
helieye we have the power to do so with
perfect fafety, and that the opening of
tic American mint 10 the free coinage of
silver would very speedily force Europe To
himatallism, as measure OF self preserya-
ton"
As having q rather peculiar bearing
upon the work of Senator wolcott's com
mission. Mr.. Bartine adverted 10 tho our-
rency message recently sent 10 Congress
by President Mckinley.
''In that message the President vir
tually adopted the views set forth BY the
indianapolis convention said Mr.. Bar
the. "The principal feature OF that plat.
form was an unqualified demand for .he
maintenance OF the gold standard
1T was most astonishing Circumstance,
that the President should thus commend
10 Congress a report strongly advocating
the maintenance OF the gold standard AT
the very time when he has a commission
in Europe ostensibly laboring for the oyer
throw OF that standard and the restora-
cion OF binetallisn.
Il can scafcely conceive what prompteJi
the President 10 send in such a message at
such time unless lie takes il for granted
either that the monetary conference will
Fan or that me Senate will cop,plefpIv to-
none the message.
But in any event il seems 10 me that
every principle OF propriety demanded that
Nh. Mckinley should withhold such a mos
sage as that until the monetary coafernnce
had made its report. IL it should he success
fal in securing tic reStor alton OF bIset allism
that itstIf would be a most important
change in our monetary system Ia fact IL
would obviate the chief objection to the one
which now exists. nafHel y the extreme diff
ficulty of maintaining an exclusive gold
reserve Nv judgment is that the President
does not expect any agreement upon the
subject. Neither do I, although, OF course
i may he mistaken. 1 cannot help tiinain
though, that he is pursuing very inconsis.-
ent course
There ere many who regard If as n
serious waste 0f time to talk ahout inc,n.
ssi ency IN connection with Mr.. McEin-
ley's record upon the financial question
lie voted for free coinage straight in 1877.
and boosted OF it right up 60 the year $50 |
In the Fjfty-first Congress he voted and |
spoke in fsvor of the Window bill, and |
The Sherman substitute therefor, and |
t,saf Y