Show AN ENGLISH VIEW the following extraordinary article la is from the london Fin financial anels N newe e w 6 our local the tribune advises american Amar loaa readers to plate pilots it in ID their hate bat and we second we toe there iq ii a plain moral in the remark that if the united states slates would venture to cu hert hernell self adrift from europe and take outright ou right to 10 silver ohe he would have all america and asia at her ber back and the command ol of the markets of both countries the barrier of gold would be more fatal than any barrier of a customhouse custom house the bond of silver would be stronger than any bond of free trade there can be no doubt about it thai tha if the united states were to adopt a silver basis tomorrow british trade would be ruined before the year was waa out every american would be protected not only at home but in every other market of course the united states would suffer to a certain extent through having to 10 pay her obligations abroad in gold but the loss of exchange under this head would be a mere drop in the bucket as compared to the profit to be reaped from the markets of south america and asia to say may nothing of europe tile marvel is that the united states have not long ago seized the opportunity it has been a piece apiece of luck that it has never occurred to the americans to scoop us out of the worlds markets by going on a silver basis and it might serve us right if irritated by the contemptible apathy of our government toward the silver problem the americans retaliated by freezing out the gold it could be done |