Show Y TO bimetallism y an new y hopes the ministry try will do something louisville ky june 24 hon james II 11 mccreary chairman ot of the house committee on foreign I orelan A affairs la is in this city to attend tile democratic be socratic Mo cratic state convention and la Is running against senator blackburn burn for chairman ot of the committee on resolutions mr mccreary Me Creary was vas a member ot of the iia international ter national monetary conference which met at brussels it in 1832 when SEMI seen today to day by a representative of if the associated press iress mr mccreary liel the l stated that his experience exper lence with english members of that conference gives him assurance that the advent of 0 the Sh salisbury lIsbury ministry will ba in it tile the interest or 0 bimetallism as aa loid salisbury balfour calfous and others are more favorable than rosebery and aili his associates were for or such a conference mr mccreary said bald he was more hopeful now for such international it action as would settle the ratio between the metals lie ile not only regarded lord salisbury as friendly to an international monetary agreement but also as a very ery great reat statesman who will lie be more liberal in his Is general policy than lord Rosc os bery ebery there here were active friends in england of bimetallism and lord salisbury a it ury would recognize them mr mccreary referred to sir william houldsworth balfour Bal tour chapin and others who were friendly to bimetallism and aho who vho were close to salisbury while england had maintained a gold standard since 1816 mr mccreary had no doubt that bi bimetallism ism had many fi lends friends among the manufacturers agriculturists and business balines men in 1 england and that this till sentiment was wa s growing so that the ministry would be sustained in supporting an international agreement mr air mccreary thought such an agreement might be secured without the Partle pation of england but when an international monetary con conference ferenc e assembles in europe it would be very encouraging to have the support of the leading statesmen in the english ministry the house ot of commons had already adopted a resolution that Is regarded as favorable for an in international conference germany F france rance and the united states had taken action tor for such a conference and it if england will now operate cooperate co the metallic problem can be solved mr mccreary regarded salisbury as better equipped every way than rosebery for a more liberal and more enlightened policy which would extend to nicaragua venezuela and other american countries in which the united states are interested lie he thought england was paying very little attention to hawal and the united states were paying entirely too much attention to these little islands mr air mccreary said he was not only opposed to the annexation of hawaii but was also opposed to any subsidy for a cable from san francisco to honolulu there were fourteen submarine telegraphic lines in operation and all had been built by private capital it if any such enterprises were needed the capital would be found for them |