Show WHAT ENGLAND aim THIN THINKS ABOUT IT the following is an editorial from the he london financial news leading financial paper of the world there is a plain moral in the remark that it if the united states would venture to cut herself adrift from europe and take outright to silver she would have all america and asia at her back and the command of the markets of both continents the barrier of gold would be more fatal than any ally barrier of a custom house the bond of silver would be stronger than any bond nd of free trade there can be no doubt about it that if the united states were to adopt a silver basis tomorrow to td morrow british trade would be ruined before the year was out every american would le aw protected not only at home but in every other market of course the I 1 united cited states would suffer to a certain extent through having to pay her obligations abroad in sold gold but the loss of exchange under this head bead would he be a mere drop in the bucket as compared to the profit to be reaped from the markets bets 9 of south america and asia to say nothing of europe the marvel is that the united states has not long ago seized the opportunity it has apen a piece of luck that it has bas never occurred to 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 gold it could be easily done |