The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-23

mons on Thursday, when the govern.
mont whE asked string 0f questions
on tho subject, to which the parliament.
nry secretary of NE foreign Office, Right
Hon. william Si John jfo1erck. was
only able 10 reply that he had no IN.
formation beyond which was contained
IN tho report recently issued by L0fd
cromrr, The British agent In Egypt
The Times has printed lengthy ar
ilclo IN American competition IN the
Iron trnde, ana called attention 10 Amer.
loaS jump IN exports IN iron and steel
tho result being that British prices ana
exports nike are not entirely Axed by
homo or continental competition but by
DE prevailing tone NJ The markets ana
The industrial situation generally In The
United Riatfs, n ndds that q notable
chrc In oyldoncr was The combined rffort
~ tho Brlish ran manufacturers 10
keep up tho price OF heavy sections,
which resulted In the partial ruin Of
that branch Of tho business, the Amer.
cans taking tho orders instead Of the
British.
Continuing. tho Times remarks:
"rho Hltdallon n truly serious Tor the
British manufacturers. who arc asking
two fundamental questions whether
American competition must Inevitably
regulate In the future British exports
and pricos, and whether II II worth
whllo struggling on under such an oyof-
mastering incubus"
Dealing with the imports " Amer-
cans. tho Times thinks that me prospects
aro rather brighter, and says.
''rhe British manufacturer mind II
somewhat relieved by the fact thar prices
In America are rising IN mAnncr which
mus, satisfy even the average mans
expectations for boom. tho duration
Of which 10 tho uppermost topic of con.
Germ"
Tho article concludes with the hope
ful remark that thero is less reason 20
Apprchond a flood OF American imports
OF iron and steol In 1870 than there Wa
last year.
Tho newspapers In tho iron working
districts are taking the matter up TIL
Darlington North Star says.
The American entry into the Bnllsb
markets ia a positive danger. Everyone
knows Il II no; safe 10 lct a customer
Ro elsewhere There h good reason fpr
all Interested IN tho iron ana steel trades
In England 20 consider the question"
Tho non-couformists. In their church,s
AMI "rg1nf continue their bitter denun.
natlnrs of seven.day newspapers, and
3 Hooins likely tha, ihe agitation will
develop lotto widespread boycott The
mini'iers are appealing 9" their con.
sr' gallons 90 pledge ihcmrrlyes 10 not
read % urv-g -gsprr p'hisb'nR q SUNDAY
eil.Ion.
IN" BRUSH Weekly calls on the church
'o hgh hr battle and advises that the
boycott Do, extended io every publication
'f 'hr firms Involved The Methodist
rmr urges MolhHdi-is 10 not buy the
n"Hrrup'r7 D Influence their trades
men aga.as, advertising In them
a protect meeting Yas held ~ London
'u Tnuraiaf al which geD persons were
Yrrs'nl asa'nst the syyrn.day paper
lir sidney Webh chairman OF the
..rhHI01 education board. ard for some
time lecturer an political economy ut
'he rlly of London rollvgr and the work.
.nsmcu'a college ana now ut The Lon.
ion school of economies and political
.si"uo- proclaimed his opinion shat ",he
sunday newspaper l- dlshonorlng and
LsFravfui Go the name ana fame oi
Nmctira
Taratrr- arr busy though there are
1a new novelties