New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25
WITH REFERENCE TO THELONDON JUNKET

The Treasury junkct approaches Europe IN
two sections The first section consists Oh the
Hon william T. Curtis. Assistant Secretary ana
his fcrvcnt opinion Of himself The second sec
ton consists Of Mr.. Logan Carlisle the Secre-
tary's hopeful son. and his various ana conspicu-
ous manners The shock Is thus broken. LONDON
will have n chance 10 rally from Curtis before
voun, Carlisle desccnds upon II. our Ambassa-
dor M the Court Of ST. James's will have more
than A week in which to rcassurc his British
friends.
ar course there Is a reason. or at least pre-
text. for n demonstration Of such magnitude and
Importance rs this. The country could not spare
Curtis and Young Carlisle all at once under ord
nary circumstances nor would England consent
10 them simultaneously were the conditions alto
ccthcr or even approximately normal. Some
thing In the nature of an upheayal was necessary
In order 10 reconcile either country to the con
summation. The fact Is that, having sold our
honds 70 the Rothschilds. 1t devolved upon us
10 deliver the goods The syndlcates proht Oh
tho transaction is very little more than $iO0OO.-
600. and. naturally. that fact increases our obi
CATION 10 make things rs pleasant ana as easy
rs possible for the RothSchlds. If they had made
n really handsome proh-say 90 or % per cent
we might have been justified IN requiring theH
TO send for their property IN the usual way, OF al
least TO receive it through the ordinary channels
Of financial transactions We could then win
c,oor conscience have asked them TO designate
an agent IN this cty-they have one here Already
g.. helleyc-to whom the bonds could be con-
SIGNED But their profit Is hardly worth mention
inu-not much more than IL per cent. 1t appears
and a sacred II melancholy sense OF duty moves
us TO offices Of sympathy and kindness. Inc
least we can do Is to equip and start this solemn
expedition, and, generally, to testify IN every
Imaginable way our respectful grief and admira-
ton. We pay them, therefore, the tribute or
Curtis and Carlisle. Curtis goes In advance so
that the English people get used to brilliancy
and glitter Carlisle will follow so soon as he
thinks London can stand the glare.
We do not wish to be told by captlous and I'M
reasonable persons that these bonds could have
been delivered to their purchasers much more
easily, expeditiously and cheaply; that they could
have been turned over to the Rothschild agency
in this city: that there is no danger Of their loss
nv theft. since our system Of registration makes
| their loss impossibe that even If there were
danger. Curtis and Carlisle would be practically
| worthless rs protectors This Is no time to think
| of cheapncss or anything else that Is sordid and
| unlovely The only point Of consequence is that
we are doing the thing handsomely sumptuous-
| ". In fact-as becomes n proud and grateful Ma
| ton We have given the London syndicate our
wealth and we send 1t to them on velvet. We
have revealed to them the fair fruits Of our
financial statesmanship-wc could hardly do less
than show them two Of the finest specimens Of
our statesmen.