The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
AMERICANS in
GREAT FAVOR
The English Showing Appreciation Of
President McKinIey's COurtesies.
WILL HELP BIMETALLIsM
loyalty HAS Set the Style and Every Ref
erenee to America ia the Press is SYM
pathetic and Appreciatiye.

New York. June 24.-A dispatch 70 the
Tribune from London says:
The favorable impression produced In
England by President Mckinley in APP
pointing special ambassador for the
historic occasion OF the queens jubilee Is
emphasized by the distinction with which
Iit has been received at court and In the
highest social circles. All the members
4 OF the special embassy share In the ex-
leeptional honors and attentions paid TO
them as Representatives OF the United
States Royalty has set the style. and
every reference TO America In the public
press is sympathetic and appreciative.
! The fact Is generally recognized that
America has departed from her usual
lhalf-hearted methods OF diplomatic inter-
course with foreign nations and taken
her place with dignity and distlnction
in the worlds court Of honor opened in
London for the purpose Of congratulating
the queen and her empire on her long
and prosperous reign.
Good feeling has been promoted BY
this exceptional demonstration Of Amer
lean courtesy and appreciation. and the
way may have been opened for the ad-
justment Of several questions vitality
affecting the United States. For exam
pie, the three silver ENJOYS. with Senator
wolcott at their head. win arrive in Lon
don next week, after entering upon their
work in Paris on the most favorable con-
ditions. Their main object Is to interest
the leading powers Of Europe in the
question OF bimetallism and TO secure
their assent TO reassembllng the none
tary conference. The French govern
ment favors this project and Germany
only awaits the action of England in
order to fall into line
The house of commons has passed an
academic resolution In favor OF blnetal-
lism, but the ministers are divided on the
subject. Mr.. Balfour is convinced BIZ
metaIllst. and several Of his colleagues
are OF the same mind. Lord Salisbury
himself is known to share Mr.. Balfour $
views, although he Is more cautious and
moderate in expressing them. Mr.. Cham
berlain and others are on the fence and
there Is only one pronounced monometal-
list with convictions unclouded by doubt.
This is the chancellor Of the exchequer.
with financial London behind him. The
important fact which is well understood
in the best circles Of information is that
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any other point. viii consent to sending
this to the new conference. This may
be stated with the utmost positiveness.
These delegates. moreover. win not be
hidebound monometallists, convinced in
advance that nothing can be done for
silver. but open-minded men ready to dis
cuss the complex question in all its bear
ings.
I The reopening Of the Indian mints Is
also possibility.
| Senator wolcott and his colleagues in
pressing their arguments for fresh inter
national action will have many influences
in their favor, and one of the strongest
will be the good feeling produced by
American hearty participation in the JHbi-
lee celebration. Ex-Secretary Foster win
also arrive next week from st. Peters
burg, where, it is reported, he met with
considerable success in negotiating With
the czars government in regard to pei
agic seal fisheries. His appearance In
London win be premature, since he can
mot reasonably hope to secure the reopen
ing of the seal fisheries question this
year. and especially when he has sent to
the foreign office needlessly aggressive
presentation of the case.
other questions are unsettled between
England and America, and the exchange
of good offices and jubilee congratula-
tions over the event in which the queens
subjects are profoundly interested can
hardly fail to be helpful in securing a
satisfactory adjustment of them.