Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-24

MoSt OF these questions mad their incep-
tiop during the forHfT; Salisbury ministry
other under the Rossbery regime.
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, chairman
of the Senate committee on foreign reia-
lions, and a recogn{zIba authority on all
questions of internatfotfal import, was ask
ed as to the effect of the change upon some
of the diplomatic matters now under con-
sideration. nj &
immediate effect in fafg country" said he,
but in an indirect way it would influence
all Of those subjects in which this coun-
try and Great Britain have been involved.
Lord Salisbury is n5t.sonly "a statesman,
but a great statesman and he will bring to
the consideration Of all foreign questions
complete information and liberal and
prudent policy. For reason his for
an influential effect ,uIbn the Boring sea
question. He understands that subject
thoroughly and 1t was through him that
the present arrangement was effected.
Protecting the Seals.
"He devised the plan for protecting the
seals on broad and liberal lines, as it was
to the interest of the people in England.
almost as much as in this country, to see
that those valuable animals were not ex-
terminated.
ITO that end his first arrangements with
Mr.. Bayard were thoroughly satisfactory,
but Canada stepped in the way and it was
impossible to execute that liberal policy
which had been devised.
Under the Rosebery ministry Canada
has had a controlling influence in all Ber-
ing sea affairs, and as a result there has
been little breadth or liberality in the
policy pursued. The Canadian policy is
due to a desire to gain favor with the
people in the Canadian province on the Pa
cific without much reference to the general
merits of the question. But with Salisbury
at the head of the ministry, Canadian pol
itics will not be so much of a factor, and
the subject will be handled on broader and
more equitable grounds"
Proposed Monetary Conference.
Mr.. Morgan was asked what influence the
accession Of Lord Salisbury would have on
the calling of an international monetary
conference, as provided for by the last
American Congress 1t was suggested to
the Senator that England had thus far
stood in the way Of the conference, but
that Mr.. Goschen, the former minister of
the eXchequer in the Salisbury ministry
as well as Mr.. Balfour and Lord Salisbury
himself, has shown a decided inclinat ton to-
ward bimetallism, and had given encoVr-
agement that an international conference
would be approved.
mo. England will grant us no conces-
sions on that line" said the Senator "if It
Is not to her nterest to do so. She estab-
lished the gold standard in 1916 and has
been making money out of us ever since
so that whatever her individual public men
may think of bmetallism the English peo-
pie. as whole, will not assent to a change
against their money-making interests.
There may be some semblance of conces-
sion in going before the people, but when
1t comes to granting to this country and
the rest Of the world a genuine concession
on financial questions. neither Salisbury nor
Rosebery nor any other public man in Eng
land can bring that about"
Snlisbury's Foreign Policy
The Senator was asked as to Lord Sails
bury's general foreign policy on such ques-
lions Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hawaii, &C.
He replied:
Although nominally a. conservative, he
is really very liberal in his general foreign
policy. He believes that Great Britain al
ready has a vast territory, and that her
best interest lies in looking well after what
she has in hand, instead Of reaching out
for more. 1t has been noticeable through
Rosebery's administration that he has
reached out constantly and sought further
acquisition. He has gone into Madagascar
where the English have come into conflict
with the French. An arbitrary tone has been
assumed as to Venezuela Under Rosebery
the British have occupied Corinto, and in
the ultimatum which was given to Mica
ragua 1t vet remains to be determined what
course Great Britain will take concerning
Chief Clarence of the Mosquito territory
The same spirit of accession was noticeable
under Rosebery as to Hawaii, where an eff
fort was made to secure a cable landing on
Neckar Island. But the general policy of
Salisbury is not of that nature. 1t tends
more to the development of what Great
Britain already possesses, and to that ex-
tent 1 think it may have a favorable in
fuence upon pending questions"
Senator Sherman, the republican head of
the Senate committee on foreign relations
and the one who is likely to be its chair
man under the reorganization Is not at
present in Washington.
Members of the cabinet who were seen
expressed great interest in the ministerial
change, and remarked upon the quickness
with which the conduct of administrative
affairs in England shifted and changed in
response to the votes of the commons
oftentimes as at present, on minor ques-
tons.