St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-20
A FOREIGNERS OPINIONS.

K, Among the guests at the Ryan hotel
yesterday was David G. Thomson, of
Dundee, Scotland. Mr.. Thomson is
member of the firm of Thomson &
Sons, who own the Dundee Daily
Courier. the Dundee Weekly News, and
operate the Thomson line of steamers
between Montreal and Dundee. A large
amount of the exports from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to points in England and
Scotland are carried by the Thorn
son steamers. Mr.. Thomson is one
of three SONS, and has practical
charge of the Dundee Daily Courier
and Dundee Weekly News. Both
papers have wide circulation, the week.
iiy paper alone topping 100000. Natural
ly the papers have considerable i'll
tiuence in the district which they cover.
1t is therefor accordingly within the
spirit OF Mr.. Thomson's management of
this vast interest that his visit to Ameri-
ca should be in connection with these
newspapers. To-day the Courier and
Weekly News are abreast with
other leading journals of the Brit
ish kingdom, but the intention of
proprietorS Is to keep them ever
to the front. Towards that end
Mr.. Thomson is making a special in
yestigation OF the methods adopted in
conducting American newspapers. The
American newspaper is admittedly far
and away ahead of the English news
paper. 1t is brighter, Eewsier. and.
consequently, more readable. The AMI
erican newspaper is faithful reflex of
tie daily life of the people, their golngS
and comings. what they do. what TREY
say, and. sometimes. what they think.
On the other hand, the English news
paper does not keep in touch with the
mass of the people; it columns are
dry and unintereSting, usually filled
with the yaporlngs of third-rate polite
lanS. Mr.. Thomson has visited New
York, Philadelphia, Washington. D. c.,
Boston, Detroit. Chicago, ST. Paul. Min
neapollS. and, before he returns home.
will have covered Omaha, ST. Louis,
Kansas City and Pittsburg. In every
city he has visited the prominent news
paper, and inquired into the manage
ment OF the papers. Every facility has
been given him in aseertaining ali the
Information he required. MIR. Thorn
son expressed himself we'll pleased with
the reception everywhere accorded him.
he naturally was impressed with the
progressive spirit displayed on every
side. Speaking of st. Paul, he said:
ut is one of the prettiest cities | have
seen IN this country, the bluffs sur
rounding the city are SO commanding
and the panoramic sketches of country
seen at various points are something
delightful. am surprised to see the
massive newspaper offices, as we'll as
the other huge business blocks studded
about the city. 1t would be impossible
i 70 have. outwardly, more substantial
Showing of the prosperity of the com
s,munity."
Nr. Thomson, as a newspaper man,
naturally takes a deep interest in the
politics of his own country, while he
displays a wide Information respecting
the politics of the United States, He
does not agree with all that the Amer
lean newspaper editor says respecting
England'S treatment of Ireland. He
says: a. 'Sst'%re t.-sA
There is anevident desire on the part
of Great Britain to treat the Irish
Justly. ireland has received much more
attention from parliament than other
parts of the kingdom, ana to-day the
Irish people have much better and more
lenient land laws than those of either
England or Scotland. | believe that a
certain amount of self government
should be given to Ireland, but consider
that Great Britain is quite justl-
fed in refusing an independ-
ent parliament-in other words,
assisting in the disintegration of
the empire. What howl was raised
in the United States when certain
Southern states seeeded:from the Union
and you remember the bloody war which
was fought to force them back again.
Why. therefore. should the American
newspaper editor abuse England for
preventing Ireland doing what he would
raise his Voice against if it was proposed
by any state in this Union. There is an
evident intention on the part of the
masses of Great Britain to deal Justly
by Ireland. aid in my opinion, Irish.
men are gradually coming to see that
this is the case"
Mr.. Thomson had, of course, some
thing TO say OH the tariff. The McKin-
ley law is no.. after all. going to be
bad thing for England. 1t would proba-
bly, hurt England little at first, but the
bad effect of the law would be tenn
purary. Its lasting evil effect would be
upon the American people. The Amer
lean manufacturers could not possibly
compete with English manufacturers.
and the trade thus lost by the former
would be gained by the latter. .until
England would make up the trade lost
with America.