New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-07
BRITISH COMMENTS ON THE MEsSA'h'
THE PRESIDENTS STATEMENTS NVI "''0
orruEr PLEASING TO LONDON CRITICS

orTurr PLEASING TO LONDON CRITICS.
London. Dec THE Daily Telegraph com
mentins edltorally on President Mckinney "e'
sage this morning. says: -,
II used 10 be Americas proud boast t TN, NJ
no foreign policy Judging from Presden, rea rom
i"ys Message the New World Is no more Irs h IA
the burdns OF diplomatic , mostly in.
tended Tor spanish consumption. President Mchln-
lev has devised spssoTs,a P'e w eSr wound
spaIp's Natlonal sIsccpublllties. The whole tone;
though meant 20 av i himself Of the First oend
e ,nG h@f be- very acccpiabe a, Madrid spain may
not loo so thick skinned We are 10 these oe"o"''
ussses Of Americas diplomatic courtesy ~ -vo,u,,on
Moreover there serious dangers OF rovolu ,
Kio,ev applies 10 Genera Weyiers policy VIII
lessen ne latters popuaHs''y, as our CORE
spondcnt thinks the Jingocs acquiesce IN ne dec
n or NE Exccu,e and Fy y, recent ne sp experience
dos not make Us overtsnguine.
" The Daily Mali says IL is very satisfactory
tia, President Mckinley comes out 50 strong
against the Jiusoes.
-. D,uv chronicle" describes the Message as
owe,k and colorless. compared with the vigorous
handling OF public questions TO which MI. Clevc-
land accustomed US" II says:
Tho explanation OF ms Is M Sm mPsK9 M /. behnd
ar. positiyey chiIdlike in their simplicity.
rubsn a'lestion Vii be received with a storm
rIs.,ke but the reasons for rcfrsining from that
course are not the milk-and-w"ier ones Mt Nc
kinlcy advances
THE Morning Post" after paying n tribute TO
the Presidents "ane sense OF duty. IN the face OF
domestic trouble. in sending the Message at the
appointed hour" says.
The Message adumbra,es n scheme OF legislative
effort less short-slghted and less calculated TO set
class agains class than the misguided policy OF
e s' ysg and 4" dse on, studonsy correct
Cuban matters. however. are unlmportent as COM
Tho big battle OF the session Will be fought on the
ground OF home politics and finance
The editorial specially praises President McKin-
ley's treatment OF the currency question.
The Times" says:
Its tone Of uatronlzing tolerance Will make tho
Message not wholly agreeable TO spain. frooaoiy
Jingo.s for a time with eloquent denuncatons and
WARMING he will find 1t easier to pursue mod
Ka9s h egIrSRGy pr9 s Gnr. s, 'sem ms TOO
ton that something may be done for silver So
long a. he ioo%s ,n1, Sny inn
reform OF the currency.
THE Standard" says
The best that can be said OF the Message Is that
ticIan the President labored under grave difficult
e and TepS@Sh f Ss MI kn na re Tep Sss
anything 50 ar the rs~ w tsr c wneh
con6e'seSy pspa the condition OF an exchequer
surplus but when will that happy day arrive'
Foreign affairs are ,r ,sdsn, sn WIZ
keep within the limits of international comfy and
good-fceling.
with reference TO the declaration that should
America be compelled to intervene. II will only be
because the necessity for such action will be so
clear as 70 command the support and approval Of
the civilized world" THE Standard" exclaimS:
The Spanish Ministry can sleep in peace.
.'The Daily News says that the Message Is
characterized by desire to displease nobody. Re-
ferring TO Secretary Cages currency plan, the
editorial asserts that Mr.. Cleveand's similar plan
never found favor with Congress. AS to the Cuban
question 1.-THE Daily News thinks The Message
ring. true and promises fair trial OF SPANS
new plans more than which the President could
not be expected 10 do"