The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-19
DEAD AS JULIUS CAESAR
Bimetallism Under Mckinley 6
Hopeless Dream.
, THE CENSUS SUPERVISOR
For Montana Will Be Appointed Shortly.
Butte Public Building-Montana
Solid for Silver-The Indus
trial Commission.
Washington Bureau of the Standard.
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rotary of State Hay has admitted the
substantial accuracy of the cabled quo
tatlons from his letter to Lord Alden
ham of the BimetalIic League of Eng
land. There is, however, no reason to
believe that the administration has any
intention of participating in further
conferences looking to the restoration
of silver. The complete failure of the
pretentious Wolcott commission practi-
cally closes all effort on the part of the
present administration either to in
duce the foreign government to recog-
nize the white metal, or to deceive the
people of this country as to its own at
ttude relative to silver coinage. Mr.
Hays letter left the plain inference
that if negotiations are reopened it
must be upon the invitation of Great
Britain. AS it is well understood that
this invitation will never be forthcom-
ing. it will be seen that international
bimetallism under McKinley-the pet
sscheme of the WOlcott- Carter houp
group of senators-is as dead as Julius
Caesar
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
who is the nearest approach to silver
man among the republican radicals
tries to put a hopeful view on the sit
uation in Post interview. in which he
says:
The negotiations for bimetallism
which We're suspended by the action of
the British government in refusing
upon the advice of the council for In
dia. to agree to reopen the minis of
India to the coinage of silver. Even if
the British government. at the time of
the suspension of the negotiations was
n 6iEnrCc of ;,ta
national free coinage of silver at a
changed ratio of % or 20 to l. France
was not then willing to entertain the
idea of any ratio except 1917 to l.
Whether France is now willing to dis
cuss changed ratio in Difference to
the wishes of the English bmetallists.
is most important question. If France
Is so willing. then certainly England
or the United States ought at once to
renew the negotiations. Secretary
Hays letter to Lord Alderman was
written to single individual only.
The secretary would quickly respond
faVorably to an invitation from either
the English or the French government
to continue the negotiations with a
view to the discussion of a change of
ratio. 1t is not impossible that such an
invitation may be given by England
or France. 1t would be wise for the
United States to take the initiative,
notwithstanding Secretary Hay and
presumably President Mckinley are
naturally disinclined to do So
Senator Chandler was really the pro-
} ponent of the collapsed Wolcott COM
mission scheme, and he knows full we'll
ethat the administration has practically
/, abandoned all intention of undertake
! ing to do anything for the friends of
' silver, even by universal agreement
He continues:
The republican party should not
abandon its bimetallst platform of 1896
and become a gold standard party,
which is to be hostile to bimetallism,
even if it can be obtained through in
ternational action. The party should
keep its existing and still binding plat
form of 1896; should continue to look
for an interna tional agreement and
, should welcome the opportunity to re-
monetize silver as standard money-at
a change Of ratio, if it cannot otherwise
be done, and if France will consent"
He thinks that if the republican
party does not keep faith the opposition
party will camp on its abandoned
ground: will omit its declara tons
against international aid in establish
ing bimetallism, and succeed in the next
elections. He believes safety lies in
adhering to the existing platform of
bimetallism and in opposing and SUP
pressing all trusts and monopolies
which destroy individual enterprise
anu crush uJNT the many IN order
unduly to aggrandize the few
The United States industrial COM
mission, of which Lee Mantle is a
member. has now completed the first
fourth of its two years of existence 1t
has taken great deal of testimony
covering many of the matters embraced
in the wide scope given to the comm: s.
sion in the congressional act by which
it was created. Among the witnesses
so examined have been Carol d
Wright commissioner of labor B. A.
Moseley. secretary of the interstate
commerce commission; Herman Stump.
Reconnaissance general of immigra-
ton; DR.. w. T. Harris, commissioner
of education: T. V. Powderly, commits
sioner general of immigration; John T.
Wilson, grand chief Brotherhood of
Hallway Trackmen CT America: E. r.
johnson, professor of transportation
and commerce. University of Pennsyl-
wanna M. NJ. Garland. late president of
the Amalsamated Associa ton of Iron
and Steel Workers of the United States.
Daniel o Leafy, chief factory inspector
OF New York; James Campbell factory
inspector Of Pennsylvania and expires
adent of the Glass Workers Union of
the United States; Fannie B. Ames.
factory inspector of Massachusetts. p
Howard, ex-president of the Spinners'
Union of Massachusetts; G. l.. BRIG
ham, assistant secretary of agricultura
and vice president OF the National
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; Aaron
Jones, president of the National grange.
N. j. Batchelder, president of the Nav
Hampshire Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry; ID. A. Hayes president Of the
National Bottle Blowers association.
Frank Sargent, chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen; George e.
Mcneil, author of a number of works
on political economy, and Theodore c.
Search, president Of the Wool Manu-
faoturers' association of the United
States.
The commission has not begun to for
1nulate its conclusions into recommen-
dationS, but it is stated by leading
members of the commission that an
extended report win be made whom
congress meets in December. The body
is authorized to report to congress from
time 10 time. A prominent member of
the commission tells the Standard cor
respondent that the evidence thus far