The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-06-09
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: In matters OF International policy nei
Their this tEnglandl nor any other coun.
, Try dares 10 act in deliberate antagonist.
to its neighbors. The comfy % nation.
requires that 10 Power should follow 8
course damaging. directly or indirectly
10 the interests of a coln.ry with which
!, 1t Is At peace. A. the same time We
seem to be shaping toward q course tina,
may bring Is int awkward conflict with
1 the popular seatimsas, ii no, with the
: governing powers, Of countries with
which we hold politically friendly rela-
tons In another column we print ex-
tracts from speech made in the Amer
lean Senate the other day by Mr.. pon
Cameron who represents Pennsylvania.
The ga. Q. Mr.. C2meroa's contention
: MAS that the English policy on The ali
absorbing monetary question is directly
aHtagonistie 10 American interests, and
tia, the United States must throw eli
the influence oi English ideas if she in
tends 70 maintain the steady march Of
her prosperity.
There have not been wanting, Q; late,
indications OF growing irritation toward
this country for its dog-in-the- n2.nger
attitude on question that IS CONFUSING
Two continents sad grayely comprou4is-
ins the future al the poorer states Of
Europe. This feeling has teen voiced
I n America BY Senator Lodge, whose
( proposal TO virtually shat on, British
goods from the United States until va
I should assent to birnetallie convention.
though extreme and absurd, Indicate.
The trend O. sentiment on the other side
of ths Atlantic Mr.. Cameron Is mild
ef, and u-2ks- war rather On those who
aecIlEstiss English ideas in America
than or this COUNTRY; but the sentiment
has the sane origin il both cases.
Senator Lodge Is no. silver man in
the usual sense, being opposed ont-and-
cut 10 free coinsge in the United states
under existing conditions, and therefore
his views, although tiaged with strong
feeling, may attract mere attention here
than those OF pronounced silgerites. Mr..
Lodge is very bitter about the failure Of
tie Brussels conference OF las. wear
where the attitude OF the British official
delegates was ''scarc-ly less than Dis
courteous" 70 the United States. and be
believes that nine-tenths Of the Anleri
can people regard j. in that light. A
feeling Of this kind is not 10 be lightly
ignored We have frequent diplomatic
differences with the United States, bc,
a. rule there Is seldom associated with
these any sense OF auinuz between the .
people CT The two countries, and such
$lIaobleS pass over and are forgotten.
But now We are encouraging the growth
Of . feeling that on question which al
!ects the prosperity Of millions OF indi-
Vidaal Americans this country is inclined
TO entertain views uni-iend,y 20 the
states. We know, Q; course. tha. the
GEiriendliness is accidental and that our
monetary policy Is controlled By purely
selfish cou=idsr4;ions-so purely selfish
that We d not mind seeing India suffer
ing from our action much more than
America does. The Americans are sui
tciently o!d-iashioaed 70 believe that il
Is the part Of friend 10 show himself
friendly, and when this country turns
deaf ear to the plant OF half the world.
including al the New World, they no.
unnat1;ally take i unkiHdly. Il IS not
Tor US to say whether the feeling Of irri-
-aslon is wholly justified or not; it ex-
st=, and tina: Is the main point. More
oTer j, Is taking a shape that may result
in yer- awkward consequences to u. .
The recent proposal to coin Mexican
dollars in san Francisco was a bid to- ,
EaFd giving Us n object lesson by GUST
ns u from our commanding position in
Eastern trade.
Senator Cameron points plain moral
when he remarks that il the United
states would venture to cut herself loose
rom Europe and take outright 10 silver.
he would have al America and Asa al
-er back and would command the mar
cts 81 both continents. The barrier
! gold would b. more fatal than any
aErler Of cGs:Ora-h house. The bond Of
liver would De stronger than any tond
free trade" There can be no doubt
bout il, that Il the United States were
adopt silver basis tomorrow British
-adc would b. ruined before the year
az over. Every American industry
ouid " protected, not Only at home,
- IN every other market OF course,
&c states would suffer to Z certain ex- !
1t through having to pay her obliga-
2ns abroad in gold; bu. the loss Oh ex-
.ange under this head would he 4 mere
-op II the bucket compared with the
OTIS to be reaped IRON the markets Of
'gth America and Asia, 10 say nothing
Europe. The marvel is that the Uni
j States has not long Ego seized the
'portuni'y, and but for the belief that
c way Of England Is necessarily the
" 10 commercial success and Prosper
:, undoubtedly it woald have been
ne long ago. Nov, Americans are
to the fac: that go long az
ey narrow their ambition to becoming
larger England" they cannot beat us.
has been 4 piece Of luck for Us that
Eas never before occurred 70 the
aericans 70 scoop us OUT Of the worlds
,rLsts By going On a silver basis; and
might serve us right if, irritated by -
: c0ntetnptuoCs apathy of our goyern-