The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-23

London. Dec. 23-The New York corre-
spondent Of the Times says: Perhaps be-
cause il is Sunday. perhaps because OF the
nnancial disasters. perhaps because OF
war talk and OF the widening conviction
that persistence IN the present policy may
deepen into war. perhaps for other rea-
sons. there is today a sensible improve
ment in the situation. The lessons OF Fri
day and Saturday have not been lost The
people OF the United States are at least
thousand million Of dollars poorer
than they were last Tuesday. when the
president launched his message and men
ace OF war
He says of the second message: 1T
has not in truth been well received. The
incredible cynicism of the message has
angeFed the comnSlnity. which well knows
its present distress he directly tFaceable 10
the presidents policy
Expressions are then quoted from anon
ymous sources of the anger felt toward
the president on account OF his Venezue-
Ian message He also dwells upon the
confusion of mind which he sees in con
STess over the course TO take in regaEi
10 the financial situation and he intima tes
a belief that the supporters OF the pFesi-
dent IN congress have been aIicnated from
support OF his Venezuelan policy by his
second message. He says of the outlook
ia Wall street.
The interval of Sunday is thought like
ly 10 steady mems views. and ii no mis-
fortune occurs on Monday In London il is
believed that Wall street will recover a
good part Of its confidence"
Speaking OF the action of the senate on
the Hit bill, the correspondent saws:
'AeSsrs. Lodge and Chandler took com
mand OF the party amid applause from a
gallery crowded with jingo spectators
The voice of the American people is de-
ctared IN the senate by delegates from the
streets much as IL used to be In the French
convention by the representatives of that
large popular constituency which Bis
marck in his time described as gentlemen
or the pavement
But do not think the best Americans
approve OF this new method Of infuenc-
ing legislation. nor viii even submit per
manently 20 the leadership Of Messrs.
Chandler and Lodge
OF names which are suggested for MON,
bership in the committee. the Correspond
ent mentions ex-senator Edmunds ex
Minister Phelps and Andrew White Of
New York, and Chief Justice Fuller. as
excellent names
Mr.. Coudert. OF New York" he con-
tLCos, a Tammany Democrat. belongs
70 a dlnerent category. He is an able
lawyer very hostile % England who last
Tuesday declared his conviction that Yen
ezrela was right and England wrong II
the president wants commissioners who
have made up their minds in that sense
Mr. Coufert viii do as well as ANYBODY
Men IKE Messrs Edmunds. Phelps ana
W hlte, anf the chief justice may PERHAPS
feel d difficulty in Serving on n commits
sion nom'nally judicial. but in fact purely
ex parte IN It's object and composition. II
has. however been suggested that true
patriotism has here an opportunity of
service. Whatever the president NAV in
tend a commission OF independent men of
high character might arrive at conclu-
sion which would make peace"
The dispatch concludes as follows 1T
IS upon the various grounds that are in
dicated NJ the beginning 0f this DISPATCH
and upon the evidence which I give ana
much mere which do not. that ventura
to express my belief in better condition
or the general mind OF the country than
that which existed last week The end
81 j.nsoism Is not vet. but there Is at
least a beginning Of better things and A
brighter hope for the immediate future"