The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-07
WHAT ENGLISH PAPERS SAY
DAILY TELEGR4PH SAYS MESSAGE
is FOR SPANISH CONSUMPTION.

The Morning Post Pays Tribute to the
Presidents Fine Sense of Duty In the
Face of Domestic Trouble and Specially
Praises His Treatment of the Currency
Question.
London, Dec. 3.-The Daily Telegraph
commenting editorially on President
McKinley's message this morning says:
TT used to be Americas proud boast
that she had no foreign policy. But
judging from President McKinley's
message the new world is no more free
from the burdens of diplomatic nego-
tiations than the old. In a document
Of portentious length, mostly intended
for the Spanish consumption, President
Mckinley has devised specious pre-
text for gaining time. 1t contains pas
sages that will certainly wound Spain's
susceptibilities. The whole tone,
though meant to be conciliatory, savors
too much of the magistrates availing
himself of the first offenders act to be
very acceptable at Madrid. Spain may
not be so thick skinned as we are to
these delicate usuages of Americas dip
lomatic courtesy"
The Daily Mail says 1t is Every sat
isfactory that President Mckinley
comes out strong against the jingoes."
The Daily Chronicle describes the
message as weak and colorless COM
pared with the vigorous handling Of
public questions to which Mr.. Cleveland
| accustomed u.s."
| The Morning Post, after paying a
tribute to the presidents fine sense of
| duty in the face of domestic trouble in
| sending the message at the appointed
| hour" says: 1.-THE message adumbrates
scheme Of legislative effort less short
| sighted and less calculated to set class
against class than the misguided poll
| cy of the last session. On the Cuban
| question the president is vague and
diffuse, but studiously correct. Cuban
matters, however, are unimportant as
compared with the grave issues of do
| nestle affairs. The big battle of the
session will be fought on the ground Of
| home politics and finances" The edi-
torial specially praises President Nc
| kinley's treatment Of the currency
| question
The Times says: TITS tone Of patron
| izing tolerance will make the message
not wholly agreeable to Spain. Prob
ably the president calculates that if he
can satify the jingoes for time with
| eloquent denunciations and warnings he
| VIII lind 1T easier to pursue a moderate
policy. Regarding his currency pro-
posals it seems too probable that Mr..
| Mckinley still clings to the notion that
something may be done for silver. So
| long as he follows that will-of-the-wisp
he can hardly be expected to attempt
any thorough going reform of the cur
| rency."
The Standard says: THE best that
can be said of the message is that it is
| absolutely unexciting. AS a distin-
/ guished politician the president labored
under grave difficulties and it is no re-
proach to his skill that he has failed
to surmount them. If Mr.. Mckinley
represents anything so far it is the new
tariff which is confessedly a palpable
failure. The whole currency plan hangs
upon the condition Of an exchequer sur
pluo' poI witch Will thaL Hdppy udy dr.
rive? Foreign affairs are treated tenn
perately. With regard to Cuba the
president has taken care to keep within
the limits of international comfy and
good feeling"
The Daily News says that the mes
sage is characterized by desire to dis
please nobody. Referring to Secretary
Cages currency plan, the editorial as.
serts that Mr. Cleveland's familiar plan
never found favor with congress. AS
to the Cuban question, the Daily News
thinks "the message rings true and
promises a fair trial Of Spain's new
plans, more than which the president
could not be expected to do"