St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-05
OPINIONS ON THE MESSAGE.
h London Press.

The London Daily News tomorrow
will say OF President CleveIand's mes
sage: The message is we'll worthy of
the national crisis in which it is deliy-
cred. The Inference from Mr..
Cleveleland's facts and figures,
whether he intended it or not, is that ia
the true policy 10 cultivate close rela-
tons with us. 1t seems generally agreed
that the new tariff proposals will not
largely affect our trade with the United
States. III
London Chronicle will say: In the
references to Brazil and the Behring
sea Ia President Cleyeland's message,
there is nothing that might not have
been fathered by President Harrison.
1t IS otherwise. with The refere nee
to Hawaii. In awaiting Mr..
Cieveland's decision, the friction
that would probably have been
caused there by Interference at the time
has been avoided, but the result is the
same. With regard to the reform of the
tariff, the Chronicle says that while the
president will have the good wishes of
every sound economist in the battle be
has begun, it would be premature to re-
gard 1t as already o because the big
gest Dattallons are at present on his side.
The London Telegraph in its COM
ments tomorrow morning upon Presi-
dents Cleveland'S message will say:
The portion of the message which
displays President Cleveland at his
best is his reference TO Hawaii.
Such a frank and honest admis-
sion Of a mistake, and the declar-
alton of his intention to reverse it re-
fleets the highest possible credit upon
the president, and indirectly upon the
nation also. The president was evil
IDENTITY convinced that the American
public would be m-agnanim0us enough
to uphold his action, and he was prob
ably right in so thinking.
The London Morning Post will say:
Presldent Cleveland's abstention from
party rhetoric is all the more creditable,
as his opportunities for the employment
OF scathing l~nYective were exceptional.
The 0 expresses surprise that the
Hawaiian Incidents are mentioned with
out any expression Of shame or indigHa-
ton.
London Daily Graphic will say: Mr..
Cleveland is to be congratulated upon
his hrmness and consistency.
London Times will say: The message
exhibits clear and well-reasoned views
OF policy, In addition to much force of
character. Mr.. Cleveland does not
take refuge, as SO many of his
predecessors have done, in timid
~temporizing and antiquities. The por-
tons of the message bearing upon for
eign affairs are conceived in a highly
credltable spirit. Considering the
chauyinism OF our American kinsfolk,
1t Is the more creditable that the pres
ldeut has frankly admitted the
wrong done to Hawaii. MIR. Cleve-
fand would doubtless be inclined to 20
a deal further than the Wilson bill, but
he recognizes that the obstacle to prog
reSS caused by a deficit in the Wilson
bill would beneht American working
men and place manufacturers upon
something like a level with their for
eign competitors. Whether these
changes IN the long run will benefit
British Industry and trade is doubtful.
The London Standard will say tomor-
row: President Cleveland stood like a
rock. No words could be clearer and
no attitude could be SOunder from an
American standpoint. The president
and his cabinet have chosen a battle
ground with remarkable shrewdness.
In u opinion they will carry the new
tariff measure with less difficulty
than they did the repeal of the
silver purchasing clause of the Sher-
man act. From our point of view, and
in spite of Mr.. Cleveland's attitude to
wards England, we might almost regard
the proposed new tariff as the work of
an enemy. Its natural consequence is
10 create a new competitor for our bust
ness abroad, and we can only hope that
experience and the benefit Of cheap raw
materials may lead to better things in
other directions.
What Is Said in Chicago.
The Chicago Times (Dem.), in COM
menting on President Cieveland's mes