The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-08
SEATTLE. TUESDAY. DEC. 8.


gress ~ so verbose that the good features
81 hts recoznmendat tons ags almost lost sr
sas MAS of words ne calls into rcauisitien-
Ec Gays that ne leaves OUT many details
In order to 'secure brev.tys'' be may have
made ire message shorter than 81 would
have been had no made II longer. bat he
certainly has not secured brevsfy."
The message viii be q dlssppe'n;msrt
20 those who read Il. CAREFUL and pa.ns-
taking as tn preparation undoubtedly ss'
ana guarded and wen meaning IS is
pfrases are. g viii be a d.sapposntmsnt.
u contains no such coruaaations as ocea-
esonally lighted up some OF os earlier pub
BIC documents and passed into favor fes
their unique originality. and there ia an
absence OF the sensational dash which dis
slngusaed his supplementary message on
the Venezuelan difficulty. and watch the
Cuban question seemed nov 60 afford
him.
Nor .s The document, as a whole. mat Of
statesman. IL rises al tines above
mediocre reepectab..sty aad makes soS-
gessons which will command attention
and display moral courage. but The eoR-
illusions are generally commonplace and
che Recommendations tame. Il may DO
that the temper OF public opinion IL such
that. having been strung ~ 70 high ten
sioa By intense sympathy and nervous ex-
rectation. anything less than 8 very fsrvid
document would fall short Of anticipation.
The disappointment ls due 20 prolixity.
Having dealt vigorously and firmly VITA
a few vital questions. the rTosaden; had
better have left TO departmental reports
belong there and have referred briefly TO
tho Recommendations Of tie hsads OF
those departments for better resulta-
President Cleveland selects Turkey as
Ms leading topic. ana he follows upon
Gladstonian lines IN declaring that the dis
turbed conditions OF As.Atle Turkey had
assumed a ''hideous aud bloody aspect"
He promises that the efforts OF TIA admin
.ssration TO protect American missionaries
shall not be relaxed. hut warns Us that
'.the deep feeling and sympathy that have
been raised among oalr people ought not
TO so far blind shesr reason as 20 demand
impossible things" There is nothing to
he done except to hope that ''ths present
sombrs prospect IN Turkey vii not long
DO permitted 20 offend tho SIGHT OF
Chrissenaom."
Although suborfinated 80 Turkey IN
order OF treatment. Cuba occupies larger
proportion OF the presidents attention
with the declaration that yhss nations ~
spect for SPAN viii insure cur patient for
bearance. provided our patience does not
give out: and that homs rule 10 the true
solution.
The Venezuelan dsffear1y. which seemed
at one time 10 threaten q war between the
swo great Angio-saxon powers. Il dis
missed ln a few unes VITA me cheering
assurance that Il 40 longer forms a mat
ser OF difference between tns united States
and Grsai Britain.
A suhjeo, or far greater inport IL c.s-
missed In half dozen lines. II there IL
promise. as che president seems 30 believe.
Of an early contamination OF treaty for
general arbitration % al differences be-
tween Great Britain aAa the United
states. enc 81 the greatest achievements
OF modern diplomacy VIII have been bad
and the greatest vsesery peace has ever
proclaimed viii have heen uuezsenta-
tlonsly wen.
Following upon thss brief comment. q
penderous recommendation that consula
should ee examined for fitness snd auSas-
sadore Re furnished With dwellings. shocks
by It's an;lthevcal Inc propvateuess. A
short paragr ara hel3n ees hope % tae bet
Ger preservation et seal lsfc N Boring sea.
Evidently eeaHng with tie subtecla as
thev relate 10 departments ard nos IN TIE
order Of their relative pVecedeace in pub
Ne attention. Mr. Cleveland then leaves
the secretary OF states erice 70 review
che dcinEa Of the secretary % the treas
ury. Ills aynopSscsl treatment - the fiscal
features OF the government is coucsss
enough ana viii probably he a. mueA Fsaa
"a any ether division % tie message *
an, maj on The Cuban question. TIE
statistics rsatng 10 tmwsSsassoa, re Bfs-
saving service. marine service sat army
possess Interest. but 40 material TeeOus-
snsnantions ara n&se except tat sAs
militia Should without DELAY ee better
equipped for active service
Ne part OF ,hs message will rssss mare
hsar~y approval tsaa that whieA sdvs-
Gates eaasg srxenses. wAlch. as he sayA
81 all sorn4s ~ military preparation. IS
aiane essentially p~esas II 80 nature :
.~rhsy are nos a temptation 10 var. "a; a
security against IT," he sSa& Win sas
NEAREST approach In the Hasssass 20 sriE'
snsl axaanaatte eject
No ssh'ses wiii excite nzs-s eesaaasa'
than Ire passages relating - - tara
n ssrn.etisa with snsaees Asnsi,ilrs
tAst thers hAs been an sxReu1iEuFs 81
81 st sg over revenues for shs ywsF ard
seq June .. iS1 Mr. Cleveland - $40
"hArpsns on that surplus arc csrveS'asss
any anxiety on the sceEs q surtaeT &C.
fses~uey
o. Rsatal matters. The aNsieseaey Is A.
ssgeases 20 an inequality IN rates BY wafea
-est-slass snstter IL evexehAFksa Al
sssaAs psosit ~alls large sAsss 81 aass
az sOasvagsasea ~ ssw SEA tAs eezs.''