The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-17
The Prospects Are Growing Brighter
Every Day.
is SQUARELY IN LINE.
England May Reopen the Indian MINIS.
The French Diplomatic Corps Help
ing Out-The Commission Is Highly
Elated With the Outlook.

The following is a special cable to
the New YORK Tribune: "The three
special ENJOYS, empowered by the
United States to negotiate with Euro
pean powers for the settlement of the
silver question on international lines.
viii have two embassies behind them
in place of one. They produced SO
good an impression upon the French
government during their stay in Paris
that the French embassy in London
has been instructed to co. operate with
the American embassy in such confer
ences and negotiations as NAV be con.
Quoted with the British government
1t has been known NJ. Meline and the
French ministry were outspoken in
expressing their sympathy for the OBJ
Jects of the mission and in promising
that their concurrence would not be
wanting for the triumph of the cause
of national bimetallism on interna-
tlonai lines, but it has not been sus-
pected the French government would
be prepared to lend diplomatic as well
as moral support to this movement of
the Mckinley administration in favor
of bimetallism. 1t is nevertheless true
these ENJOYS in their negotiations with
the foreign office and chancellor of the
exchequer will have the hearty CO.
operation of the French and American
embassies. Messrs. Wolcott. Steven
son and Paine are not here on an
errand of political adventure; they are
successful negotiators, who have car
ried their main point in Paris. and
have enlisted not only the good will but
also the active co operation and diplo-
matte support of the French govern
ment IN their London campaign. Am
bassador Hay has been arduOusly at
work on the same lines ever since his
arrival in London, and his prestige and
influence are now of the greatest posi-
BILE service in facilitating the work of
the ENJOYS, who are likely to remain
here several weeks before returning to
Paris. What was originally sincere
effort on the part of the Mckinley
administration to carry out the
pledges of the republican platform re-
specting bimetallism grounded upon
international agreement has become
already joint movement on the part
of the United States and France to
bring about settlement of the none
tary question through the action of
new conference. France is the natural
ally of the United States in this move
ment, because she has greater interest
than any other European state in BIZ
metallism."
London, July 12.-An important
conference was held at the foreign
office today between Senator Wolcott,
former Vice President Stevenson and
General Payne, the members of the
United States bimetallic commission
and Ambassador Hay and Lord Sails
bury, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chan
cellor of the exchequer, Arthur Bal
four, first lord of the treasury, and
Lord George Hamilton, secretary of
state for India. The conference, which
lasted an hour, was preliminary to the
carrying on of furthor negotiations on
the subject of international bimetall
ism. The Americans did most of the
talking. Lord Salisbury inquired what
were the powers of the American COM
.missioners and was informed that they
stand authorized to make arrange
ments for the holding of an interna-
tional conference or to make treaty
of international bimetallism which
they might submit to their government
for ratification. 1t was stated also that
France was ready to CO. operate with
the United States, Great Britain and
Germany in reaching an agreement for
international bimetallism, The British
representatives present made no state
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