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China and Mexico Seek Cooperation
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BETWEEN GOLD AND SILVER
They Claim Such Action Would Prove
Mutually Beneficial
THE REMONETIZATION OF SILVER
Is Nat Demanded as Free Coinage Is
Recognized as Being a Discarded
Policy of This Country
Washington January 20 President Roose
velt todajr ent the following message to
congress
I traniunlt herewith a report from the
secretary of state with accompanying
notes from tho Mexican ambassador and
the Chinese charge dsffitres ml Interim
which seek tho coopcrUlon of the Onttod
States In such mensujes as will tend to
restore and maintain a fixed relationship
between tho moneys of tho gold Mandard
countries and the silver using countries I
recommend that tho executive be siren suf
ficient powers to loud tho support of the
United State In such manner and to such
degree as bo may doem expedient to the
purposes of the two government
Theodore Ilootovolt
Tbo message was referred to tho commit
tee on finance
In his communication Secretary Hny nays
It Is not asked that the United Stales
modify Hh monetary system and It Is dis
tinctly disavowed that any movement Is
contemplated for tho restoration of Interna
tional bimetallism
The opinion Is expressed by tho repre
sentatives of both governments that con
sultation between tho United States and
Kuropenn powers having dependencies in
the Orient and tho indcpcudeiit countries
where silver money Is in general use may
icsult In the adoption of a monetary sys
tem which will prevent tho great fluctua
tions In exchange which now occur lu trade
with tho silver tiling countries If such a
result can he achieved and It I pointed
out that at least n yirtlal solution hns been
proposed In n bill now In tho wnatc in re
gard to the Philippine Islands great benefits
irttf fo Km > to fbfi trado ol1 ttto World by
making easier the n < jcesinf product of
manufactured good of nations to thn mar
kets of China and other silverusing coun
tries
The consideration of this subject may
have an Important bearing also on the pay
ment of tho Indemnity duo from China to
certain European powers and to the United
States by enabling the Chinese empire to
put ber monetary system upon u basis
which will make It possible for her to meet
these payments In a manner satisfactory to
all the powers Tills result If It could be
accomplished would 1 > of the first Impor
tance not only to the United States and
to the other powers having a share In the
Indemnity payments but to China herself
nnd future development
The memorandum submitted by China
and Mexico are practically Identical Tho
Chinese note can lie taken as typical of
1 Mexico It says that the aertoua results
which are threatened by tho recent fluctua
tions In the valuo of silver bullion to the
commerce both of gold and of silver mand
ated countries have Induced the Chinese im
perial government acting In concert with
the Mexican government to ask lift to
operation of the United States lu seeking n
remedy of these conditions for the mutual
benefit of all concerned It la pointed out
that trade stability between tho United
States a gold country and China n silver
counlrj Is destroyed by a variation of 20
P r cent in ono year In the price of silver
bullion as happened lait year
Tho memorandum urges tho nubility In
this respect Is as Important to golduslng
as to silverusing countries It thowa that
tho sUvcruhlng countries Imported lu 1002
almost exclusively from gold standard coun
tries goods to the valuo of 574625323 ex
cluding British ludla and several sliver
countries In South America which might
be irougbt Into an agreement to maintain
stability
It Is further pointed out that tho largest
amount of this trade namely llW034b
went to China
This trade it Is declared Is now threat
ened with a decline tho limit of which no
one can foresee The heavy Indemnity Im
posed by certain other powers on tho Chi
nese government has further depressed sil
ver prices and threatens to rcduco mato
rlally tho export trada to China from tho
I or Prompt Returns and Qood united States and Europe This trado that
is said to have increased
tho United States
greatly within twelve year Is now but a
slight measure of what It might become
with stable currency Import trado of 3
per capita Into China would represent
51200000000 Tho encotnaEcmant of a
commerce so Important Is declared to be
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Senate Military Committee Dis <
cussed Attitude of Germany
Washington January SO The Venezuelan situation especially the attitude of
Germany wis discussed by the senate committee on military affairs today and
the situation InCuenced the committee on aorae matters pertaining to tho army ap a
proprlaUon bill among which was tho decision to accept the houso provision re
latlng to transport that they be retained In tho service J
Tho committee also provided for an Increaso of electricians skilled gunners ma 5
chlnlsts and sergeant nnd others who toko care of and handle guns In the sea J
coast defenses
Some other additions were made In tho bill with a view of improving the
service
Tho discussion was genera and earnest and the conclusion reached a stated by a
n member of tho committee was that tho United States make It plain that tho
honor nnd dignity of the country would be maintained nnd that Germany should a
not bo allowed to bluff the government by any nttltudo she might assume a
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English Opinion Respecting Alliance
s
New York January 2P Writing with reference to tho Venezuelan affairs tho a
London correspondent of the Tribune sayB It Is Immaterial whothor tho first Rug
gestlon for Joint action by Germany and Great Ilrltaln came from Kngland In
July or even In February 1B02 What can not be denied by tho apologists of the
Balfour minister Is that nil ironclad alliance was made by which England wn
deprived of Independence of nctlon and committed against withdrawal until the
claims were settled It Is credible th at tho precise form of this alliance was not a
a made In Germany Wherever the first proposal for Joint action was made they
tied their hands nnd exposed themselves to the riou risk of affronting tho a
a United States F C Gould hits off tho situation In a clever cartoon represent
Ing John Bull as explaining to Brother Jonathan that the Gerroau emperor la
a too mallflstlc but that they havo gono Into the business together and he can
not drop his partner
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Germanys Suspicious Actions
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a New York January 20 It Is reported that sovernl German nnny and naval J
J officers pasougerB on tho steamer Maltke which has arrived here on a cruise
e through the West Indies says thn Tribunes Havana correspondent made cxteu c
slvo soundings In Havana harbor near ftnnla Clam battery garrisoned by American 0
a troops It Is Bald they also took photographs of the fortifications In view of the
attitude of Germany In Venezuela this Is regarded as significant A report that
a Minister Kqulers had Informed President lalnm of the alTiilr has been denied J
by the minister who nays he bus heard only rumors The Motlltc hulled yesterday
a for Nassau and will arrtc lu Now York on lYbruau 1 The Centum officers
aboard the Otoltko wero sent on the cruise by the tinman government and It It <
understood havo been making aoundlugs secretly nil our tho West Indies
Cajlrotc the most daugerous bandit In Cuba linn been captured uft < t a des <
perate light In a suburb of this city
worthy of eerloua consideration by tho
Weitern powers giving promtse n It doc
of productive laboj for untold thousands of
workmen It Is admitted that while a cur
rency readjustment Itself would not ne
eompllMi Mich a tremendous revolution as
would be Involved In the creation of a trade
of more than lOO0XV > 000 It would
be H Is stated one of several steps tu that
direction
It la distinctly declared that the govern
ment of China does not acek the restora
tion of tho free coinage of allver by either
the gold or sliverusing nations the memo
randum naylng
It Is recognized by thi government th at
blmetalllim in the wento of free coinage
of both metals Is a policy whteli linn been
definitely discarded by leading powers of
Uurope nnd by the United Stntcs and that
It would be futile to propose Itn restoration
It la not the expectation that the gold
standard countitcs hhould Impair their
monetary standards or materially ehangu
the systems What U asked Is that these
governments which have dependencies
where silver la used should cooperate with
the goernmonts of silver countries In for
miilatlng some plan for establishing a
THEY MAY VISIT HOUSTON
Members of the House Conimitee Ajj
Going to New Orleans
TO INSPECT TUB POsftiFKCfc SITf
And Thoy May Bo Induced to Extend
Their Trip to Texas It Is Only a
Posolbility as Yet
definite relationship between their gold and I Orleans on Wednesday
silver moneys and take proper measures
to maintain such relationships
It la pointed out that Hitch a plan already
has been ptppnsed to congress meaning the
Philippine currency bill Introduced at the
Instance of Secretary Jtoot and It Is urged
that If the United Btutes will cooperatn
with China and Mexico In presenting thH
subject to other governments It wll aid
greatly In securing a prompt and satisfac
tory wilutlon of an economic problem which
threatens tho ruin of tho sllvoruslng coun
tries on one band and the commercial pros
perity of goldusing ccuntrlca on the other
Tho prompt and aerloua consideration of
the matter by the United Btates is urged
GOOSENECK AGIN HAWLEY
Opposed to Anything Which Is Favored
by tho Committeeman
Special to The Post
Washington January 20 More or less
amusement has been eauscd here by a state
ment Bent from Terrell to the effect thit
Gooseneck mil McDonald K II
Greens negro lieutenant la In harmony
with Uawley As a matter of act Mc
Donald Is opposed to Iiawey on every
point and has said so freoly since his ar
rival here Farther he has said that Jf
Uawley and Lyon have reached an agree
ment he la against Lyou too McDonald
Is still In town and as telegrams addresned
to Green have been arriving hero fur two
or three dayn past It is supposed tlyt ho
will come oiwto aid his asslttant In finding
out Just whii the troublo with tho Terns
situation T
The presidents continued failure to make
any appointments Is taken to Indicate that
llAtrtcr aad Lyon are fctlll as far apart as
ever end that Roosevelt Is adhering to bis
alleged dotormlnntlon to take uo uctton
until some agreemunt U reached
LEE STATUE FOR CAPITAL
Northern Senators Think Offer Would
Arouso Opposition
Wn hlugtou January 20 There Js much
dltcuiiJon among Boutoern senators and
representatives tt a bill passed by the
Virginia legJnlature to placo In Statuary
ball berc ft statue of General Itobert i
Lee A majority of the prominent republicans
bf the North decllmtelo t e their views rs
to the propriety of Vlrglnlau proffering
the Leo statue A ftw crprcis the opinion
prlTstely Oat they think would arouee
°
enator Depew however Is not one of
tUMcTltt si I think AenlAdnjr of a
feutne of Itobirt EUt In fltatuary hall
Vould fce w ompbstlc rwmltlon of the
fact fht we sre now ell advocates of na
fWllty and Its perpetatty I in he rUly
In favor nt rectltlp the Lee sUtue
fSp elnl to The Post
Washington January 20 Thero s o hare
porsllilllty that a subcommittee from the
house committee on public buildings nud
grounds will ilslt Houston soon o linpect
Uie tarlous pieces of property there whhh
aie bought to be available as sites for the
proposed new postofflee Chairman Mercer
nnd one or two of the members of his com
mlttee have about decided to go to New
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AND
1ST
of next eek to
look over the situation there and If pos
sible they will be prevailed upon to extend
their trip to iHouston The matter In nrtw
being considered and while It Is not thought
that there Is any stroug probability of the
MicccMi of the motement all available pres
sum will be brought to bear
BOLL WEEVIL APPKOPKIAT IONS
Are to Be Aoked for But There Is Small
Hope of Success
Special to The l st t
Washington January 2V While there li
not thought to be n great deal of hope of
getting any additional boll weevil appro
priations In the agricultural bill thu Texaim
Interested nro doing everything In their
power to have provision ado for all work
that may bo helpful lu getting rid of tho
post Tho Idea of havliig 13000 appro
printed to cover the coat on attompta to de
velop a atraln of cotton which will resist
the ravages of the weevil mention of which
was made In these dispatches last night
was brought out In thu gsuate today when
Mr Culberson offered an amendment to the
agricultural bill providing mien an appro
priation Tho amendment will doubtless bo
opposed but If It can be gotten through it
will bo
One thousand copies of the speech on the
weevil mode In the hosae last Saturday by
lterresentatlvo fllayden have been ordered
by the New York cotton ciehuue Tho
exchange thinks the speech contain some
valuable Information nnd will distribute It
throughout the South
Amenable to No Law
Washington January 29 Tho attorney
general has rendsred an opinion In answer
to an Inquiry of thn secretary of war to
the effect that Captain Urownoll who was
o member of a volunteer regiment and who
has been mentioned In connection with the
killing of Father Augustine in the Philip
pines and wuoln conduct has been n sub
ject of discussion In no longer amenable
his
to either civil or military law for ac
tions while In command of a Vermont regi
ment In the Philippines
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POSITIVELY REFUSED
The Allies Declined to Accept Vene
zuelas Customs Proposition
PREFERENCE DEAUNDED
Otherwise the Blockade Will Be Con
tinued Indefinitely
THE OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT
The British Foreign Office Is Norrcom
mltfal Out Pessimistic
THE BROACH IS PERILOUSLY NEAR
If Preferential Treatment l Insisted
Upon tho Negotiations Mny Bo Da
olarcd Off at Any Tlma
London January 2 Great Britain Ger
many and italv have sent a Joint reply t
Minister Itowen refusing to accept the pro
posal lhat all the countries having clalrai
ngalnt VcniMiPn should bo placed on nti
equality with the three ooopentlug pow
ers Venezuelas answer Is eperted to er
tlve here tomorrow If Mr Bowcn can
agree to give preference to the claims of
Great Britain Germany and Italy th
blockade is llkrlv to be raised Immediately
for so far as known this the only out
standing Utnl point Should Vcnciuela de
mur or complications arise such ns a pro
test from kouio other powers tho negotia
tions will be Indefinitely prolonged Au
thoritative opinion hern differs regarding
the outcome The German officials ndhera
to the belief that when President Castru
understand that the three powers ore sil
completely unanimous and Insistent on
preference he will agree to It The Btlt
Ish foreign office sdopts n noncommittal
attitude not altogether without a pessJmts
tie trend All however unite In declaring
that after all th oxiwnse and troublo ot
the blockade thilr claims would not b
equitably treated It they were put on tb
same basis as these nations who have not
taktui stops to reestablish their prestige ot
WttSa4m
JJOWBN CAMH TO A STAND
Washington January 2tThero was a
pau e in the Venezuelan negotiation tMay
that appreacJied perllmisly near a breach
and the end Is not vet In sight It all
grows out of the attitude of the allies in
Insisting upon preferential treatment for
tliemselvfs In the settlement of their
claims As fori hndnwert In the London
dispatches Mr Itnwen hns been Informed
of the decision of the ntllrr to InstKt on ad
hering to this claim and he has come to
n stand In his work for the momont roa
slbly frtsh and enlarged powms will
neeeesary to enable lilm to meet tho
be
de
mauds of the allies
Two courses are open now to Mr Bovcen
and It prnlialilt will be f < T President Cas
tro o eled which he shall folow He m iy
In bis iespouse to the other clulmant na
lions than the allies take the opportunity
to sa > that Venestielfl Mollis ti ovcrpres
sure and that if sin < nn not meet their
claim tliej must reckon with thi nlllei
themsilves
The ether course Is for him to declare
his mission has fallrd tint he can not
come to n reasonable understanding with
the alllrs because of their uncompromising
attitude nnd therefore the eauo must go to
The Hague irlbmul for adjustment
IMUNCI WILL INSIKT ON HiCll HIGHT3
Washington January 2l The Venezuelan
situation 1 Kt111 uncertain and official re
ports are nwulttvd with hoiiid concern Tho
final answer ban cotne t Minister Dowens
proposition offering a giiarunteo demanded
liv the allies as n preliminary to the ralrtig
of the blockade and the relief of tho un
fortunate situation In which the blockade
places the people and government of Vene
zuela The contention of the three allies
that they shall be given preferential treat
incut In settlement und payment of their
claims oa against all the other seven cred
itor nations is the point on which thonego
tlntlnus now hang flip Minister Bowcn Is
liislsteul that the allies ahall not havo
preferential treatment In the matter oftha
payment of tbo claims and In all his coo
ferences with tho representatives of tha
Uuropcan governments has mado this clear
It Is known be has declined to modify his
demands in this respect Pressure alonffi
certain Influential llnea has been brosght Re
hear on the allies to show the Justice of Mr
Bowcns contention The rejection of this
proposition for the treatment of all tho
creditors alike It is believed here wonld
result In throwing the case to The Kegno
tribunal before which body all nationsty
ing claims against Venezuela would ha
placed on an equal footing It Is known
that the allies would prefer that this should
not bo done as consideration of the claims
by that body would entail delay In the set
tlcment and thero aro othor features which
make it desirable to tho allies that tho
claims bo settled outside of that tody One
of thm i U that if they
cams before Tbo
tuela would
Hague Venezuela
ir claims I
have the right to
sot up counter as an offset to those
presented by the allies Th it Is a ld
might reduce considerably the amount ot
money to be paid by Venezuela
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