The herald., 1898-12-06

President Mckinley transmitted message congress yes
terday As anticipated it is formidable document filling f
teen columns in this mornings Herald.
THE Few people will have the patience or
PRESIDENTS will take the time to read this ponderous
MESSAGE paper from beginning to end 1t is
verbose and turgid to the last limit of
diplomatic praseoogy and there sentences ntepered here
and there that require for their ucidaton architectural draw
ngs of both front and rear elevations.
The prevailing of the message optimistic tits plainly
calculated that the American citizen who dips into this docu
shall be thoroughly pleased with the past and present
of this naton thoroughly confident to the future and in
cdentay satisfied that the present administration triumph
of atecaft Things that distaseful menacing
lightly touched upon but any features that make for
secompacency drawn out to the utmost limit OF diplomatic
verbiage.
There departure in governmental policy treated
of except that of annexation erenlie the most momenous
questions that the United States The marvel is that
the presidents contains little by of ucidaton
suggestion in this difficult field. There is mefuous
of the acquisition Hawaii but not word sugges-
ton the difficult problems connected with the government
OF those islands.
Through six columns of the most polished crcmspect and
involved English the president meanders in his of the
with Spain He winds up with synopsis of the protocol
then refers to the commission in session. and valves
the consideration of pending problems in the following words
81 do not discuss at this time the future the government
OF the possessions which will the result of
the with Spain Such discussion will be appropriate
the treaty of peace shall be ratified In the meantime and until
nue the military government which has existed since
cupation and give its people security in life and property and
encouragement under just and beneicent rule.
Thus it will be that the vital problem that
fronts the country-he problem of Imperialism which
much in the discang of ancient preceden and the
barkation unknown seaAlr Mckinley has nothing
say He glib enough in congratuating the country past
but when considering serious problems that
confront he is like the little boy who apoogzed his
mother certain memorable occasion.
Nc<in
side OF difficulty with SPAIN doubtless systematic
complete 1t is hardly worth while the causes
of fecation which United States and
every other power the face of the globe except Spain
these pleasant relations the Mr. Mckinley revels
There unconsdeed re, however, which he thinks
people of Southern California should make a Of 1t
this: The of Greece strongly urges the
of the duty here imposed upon the country
amounting to 100 per of their value This
fruit stated to be exclusively Greek product coming
into competition with any domestic product. question OF
reciprocal commercial relations with Greece including
ration the free list is under consideration
Our representatives in congress, who have gone through
bitter fight this ISSUE will recognize that the
is fiction representing seedess isn the
presidents recommendation adopted and open
offered the world this product then the rasn producers
OF California will be subjected to competition which will
solutey destroy their business.
As the riots Latimer September 10, 1897 in which
twenty-five miners killed forty wounded Mr.
Mckinley contents himself with discussion possible
national complications because of these miners happen
be Auoungarians Nothing about the great conflict
employer Employed Nothing congress sense
of danger i'll the impending conflict between labor capital
Neither has the president anything say about the
labor troubles in Illinois, which involve only the rights
of citizens but interstate problems In nothing Mr.
Mckinley successful than in the role Dodger
The message touches in less perunctory
Nicaragua canal; complications with Colombia the