Show I INTfRNATINAl mMtTAllSM OUR SPECIAL ENVOYS HAVE I MADE NO REPORT I Doubts About Maintaining Parity and Kindred Questions May Lead to Further Negotiations Under the provisions of the act of congress approved March 3 1897 for the promotion of an international agreement respecting bimetallism I appointed on the 14th day of April 1807 I Hon Edward O Wolcott of Colorado Hon Adlai E Stevenson of Illinois and Hon Charles J Paine of Massachusetts Massa-chusetts as special envoys to represent j the United States They have been j diligent in their efforts to secure the concurrence and cooperation of European j Eu-ropean countries in the international settlement of the question but up to this time have not been able to secure an agreement contemplated by their mission COMPLIMENTARY TO FRANCE The gratifying action of our great slitter slit-ter republic of France in joining this country in the attempt to bring about an agreement between the principal commercial nations of Europe whereby a fixed and relative value between gold and silver shall be secured furnishes assurance that we are not alone among the larger nations of the world in realizing re-alizing the international character of the problem and in the desire of reaching reach-ing of it some wise and practical solution BRITISH REPORT The British government has published pub-lished a resume of the steps taken jointly by the French ambassador in London and the special envoys of the United States with whom our ambassador ambas-sador in London actively cooperated in thepresentatioii of this subject to her majestys government This will be laid before the congress Our special envoys have not made their final report as further negotiations negotia-tions between the representatives of this government and the governments of other countries are pending and in contemplation They believe that doubts which have been raised in certain cer-tain quarters respecting the possibility of maintaining the stability of the parity between the metals und kindred questions may yet be solved by further negotiations PRESIDENT SATISFIED Meanwhile i gives me satisfaction to state that the special envoys have already demonstrated their ability and fitness to deal with the subject and It Is to be earnestly hoped that their labors may result in an international agreement which will bring about the recognition of both gold and silver as money upon such terms and with such moneY safeguards as will secure the use of both metals upon a basis which shall work no Injuries to any class of our citizens I |