New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

q President McKinley'S letter 70 tno Vuecn "eo
been sent to the Foreign once. according to dip
lomatic usage. md had evidently produced
pleasant impression on Lord salisburys mind'
General Miles and Admiral Miller would have
been welcomed In the Royal Enclosure at Ascot
II they had accompanied Ambassador Hay and
Mr.. White on Cup Day, but they were kept away
uhavoidably. General Miles called yesterday on
Lord LAnsdowne. and to-day on the Duke OF
Cambridge with Ambassador Reid ana other
members of the Embassy he lunched with Gen.
erai Sir Redvers Butler, Lord Methuen and other
military men at the Naval and Military Clup
He dlned with Mr.. Reid last night. and becomes
the guest OF the British Government to-day at
Buckingham Palace Hotel. Admiral Miller will
come ND from Spithead on Monday to join him
there.
Nothing could be more harmonious than the
relations Of the Special and Regular Embassies
Colonel Hay and Mr. White have been indefat-
igable in promoting the comfort OF Mr.. REID ana
his associates and in securing every attention
for them. In the Special Embassy there Is
neither jealousy nor friction. and nothing but
cordial cooperation and good feeling. Mr.. Reid
returns from Cliveden to-day after short visit'
and will attend the Thanksgiving service at 81
Paurs tomorrow with General Miles.
The good effect Of this exchange Of interna-
tional courtesies Is shown In the tolerance ana
moderation with which the Hawaiian Treaty OF
Annexation has been discussed In England
There is not one word Of protest or remonstrance
here, although England has been charged In the
past with coveting the possession OF what Mr..
Blaine described as the key to the Northern Pa
cihc The fact is recognized at once that Hawaii
belongs in the American sphere OF influence. and
the action of the Mckinley Government in
90 Any
IL regarded as q necessary sequel to the Japanese
designs on Hawaii. The significance OF this ac-
ton is exaggerated by some moralists. who de-
scribe It as a radical departure from the historic
American policy. forgetting that the expansion OF
the thirteen Colonies from the Atlantic seaboard
to the Pacific ard the Rio Grande and Behrng
Sea Is proof that there has always been faith in
a greater America with the Monroe Doctrine
comprehensive canon Of continental diplomacy
But while a warning is sounded that the Amer
lean Navy will have TO he strengthened, and that
the government Of territories with mixed races
will be fraught with danger and difficulty, there
Is not q word in print to indicate English jeal-
ousy or resentment Among dlplomatists the
action OF the Mckinley Administration Is consd-
cred evidence OF strength OF purpose and prac-
teal sagacity In forccasting future emergencies
The English public. however Is so completely
preoccuped with the Jubilee that no foreign
question can be adequately discussed Even the
dramatic close Of the strahgest romance of mod
ern finance sufilces only for days moralizng
over Barnato as child of the Whtechapel
Ghetto. a prince among spcndthrft f1nanciers
and unhappy. overweight suicide. wrecked
in body and mind and ending life in frenzy of
despair.
Hawaii and Cuba are outlying islands well
within the legitimate circle of American infu-
ence but small and insignificant compared with
the imperial domain which now fills and fasci-
mates the English Imagination. Whether the
Jubilee with its revel Of patriotic loyalty, will
impart strong impulse to the movement for
imperial unity Is the great question of the hour
In England. = Last nights banquet at the I'm
perial Institute to the colonial Premers, while
a brilliant function. fairly pulsatng with 10y
atty and enthusiasm, has not helped TO furnish
solution Of this question The Prince of Wales
presided with his usual tact and distinction, but
one speaker We'd with another In gttering gen
eralities 1t seems almost incredible that men
like Lord Salisbury. Lord Rosebery Mr. Cham
berlain and Mr.. Laurier should have exchanged
compliments and that nothing practical. much
less memorable. should have been said respect
ing the future Of the British Empire. The tour
shown how widespread is the interest which
their presence in England has created, and the
sharp criticism to which the Jubilee managers
have been subjected for their neglect to In
vite the entire colonial contingent TO the naval
parade, and also to provide suitably for the
maintenance Of guards Of honor is signal proof
OF the public sensitveness points of imperial
prestige.
Mr. Laurier has, perhaps, said too much to
suit his home constituents. but he has estab-
lished his reputation the leader among the
Premiers. He has also treasured radical free
traders like Lord Farrer who presents this
morning in THE Daily Chronicle" long argu-
ment In defence OF the position that the Cana
dian preferential tariff is more truly in accord
with Cobdenism than commercial treaties with
the most-favored-n clause.
Mr. Gladstone 1t ia true. is more cautious, and
views with jealousy any colonial attempt to
qualify free trade legislation, and with some
thing like resentment the Duke OF Devonshire's
recent cold water douche to CObdenism. But
Lord Farrer welcomes Mr.. Lauriers plan as
long stride in the direction Of free trade, and is
prepared to acquesce in the abrogation Of the
treaties with Germany and Belgium. Lord
FArrer is one of the most orthodox among free
traders, and his argument will convince the
Golden Club that Mr.. Laurier is a colonial discl-
pie of the Manchester school. What effect this
will have upon the Australian protectionists Is
another matter. What neither he nor anybody
else attempts to explain Is a reasonable ground
for expecting that a closer approach to free
trade will be Of practical benefit to Canada.
The United States under Cleveland and Democ-
racy tried the experiment Of initiating the Eng
l,sh policy. and has suffered from financial de-
preston for four years. Canada now repeats
the experiment. and Mr.. Laurier affects to be-
lieve that immediate prosperity awaits IT, not
withstanding the recent adverse experience OF
the United States l. n. F.
KNIGHTS TENPLAR TO MEET IN TORONTO.