Evening star., 1897-03-05
VIEWS OF FOREIGN EDITORS.
London Paper Comments ON the In
auGural Address.

London Paper Comments ON the In.
nuEurnl Address.
LONDON. March 5.-An the morning pa
pers contain editorial references to the IN
augural address of President Mckinley.
The Morning Post says that in view Of
1.-The embittered relations produced between
Great Britain and the United States by
President Cleveland's impudent message. 1t
is satisfying to note President McKinley's
words of weight and wisdom with reference
to the arbitration treaty"
The paper thinks 1t also gratifying to
find that he does not encourage the policy
of interference abroad. and keeps an open
mind on currency and economic questions"
The Daily Telegraph regards the message
as "a most relentless and unflinching decla-
ration for protcctionism." and adds. sar-
castically. fortunately our conviction Of
the unassailable soundness of free trade
principles enables US to regard compari-
son with eQnanimity.
The Daily News considers the address
most satisfying and reassuriEg, and es-
pecially SO in its references to arbitration
and non-interference abroad"
The paper thinks the Presidents attitude
toward bimetallism safe. soothing and al
together unexceptionable.'
1t adds: THE tariff paragraph Is an en-
deavor to compromise between conflicting
principles. We know what came Of NC
Kinleyism before; and II is unlikely that
there will be any renewal Of legislation on
the old lines The Presidents references
to the development of the American mer-
chant marine are thought by the Daily
News most significant
The Daily Chronicle says:
THE address Is q very safe utterance.
showing that President Mckinley. II not a
great man. Is at least prudent one. Evil
GENTLY high tariff is to be the sheet anchor
of the new administration. We see no
off nf in he Qd n
with economic problems; and 1t is hard to
believe that a cabinet Of millionaires and
a President whose election was aided by
er ormous contributions from trusts will
prove Jealous antagonists of such trusts.
President Mckinley Will stand or 1all.
however. by his strength of resistance to
the encroachments of organized wealth"
The Times thinks that the obvious
prominence given the protectionist idea In
its most uncompromising form must put an
end to any active cooperation between the
republicans and the free traders who as
sisted them in fighting against Bryanist
Propaganda. The Presidents language on
the currency is encouraging. though vague
He has given the tingoes cold douche.
which should bring all except the utterly
incurable to their sober senses: and, though
We do not feel as confident as we might, 1t
is to be hoped the Senate will ratify the
arbitration treaty without mutilating or
minimizing its provisions.
The Standard says:
it has one serious underlying purpose.
namely, protection. Experience has been
useless either to President Mckinley or to
the American people. They have not yet
suffered enough for their economic mistakes
and heresies. Their reversion toward high
protective duties, however. relieves us OF
all fear of their destructive competition In
other parts Of the world
The Globe. commenting upon the lnaugii-
raj address of Presiden. Mckinley. says 1t
does not commend itself to British manu-
facturers and merchants, as extreme pro-
lection is visible throughout 1t.
The St. James Gazette. touching upon the
same subject, says its references to cur
rency problems are "as vague as Mr.. Glad
stone" adding:
English merchants have no need to be
alarmed at the suggestion of restoration
of American merchant shipping. Mckinley
comes from an inland state and is hardly
ar authority on the subject