The San Francisco call., 1898-04-14
DEFENDED BY
 THE BRITISH London Papers Uphold President McKin-
 ley's Policy. If Opposed to War He Would Not Have Written the Mes
 sage He Did.
All the Papers of the English Metropo- lis Agree That Uncle Sam Is
 Heading for War.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. A Til 14-Editorials in the leading papers assert that America is heading deliberately for war;" and that there is only the faiptest chance now that the delay will still enable {. peace full solution.
 The Daily ews says: "The true meaning of President McKinley's ac- tions cannot be mistaken. If he were opposed to war he would not have written such message. He has been most unfairly attacked for an alleged ab lication of his power. The fact is, he has done the utmost he could to avoid war, but he did not make the American constitution, which entrusts war declaration to Congress-
 The Daily Chronicle, which similarly defends President Mckinley against criticism, says that "the Times news paper, with the accustomed fatuity of it's treatment ofAmerican affairs, makes against him." and adds: America is being driven along by the elementary forces which her best statesmen and shrewdest financiers cannot control"
 The Standard says: The steady current toward war reminds us of the course of the Niagara River above the falls. There seems to have been few slight disturbances on the surface of the stream Tn th0 shape of something House of Representatives but there has been no check or diminution of the strength of the current"
 The Daily Mail thinks that events are moving in the most desirable direc- tion and giving America time to per feet her preparations to insure speedy victory"
 The Daily Telegraph, looking to the likelihood that after Spain has been defeated, the Cubans will not submissively accept terms America may choose to impose, says: Tt is no light task that America has undertaken in the interest of humanity, but one that will tax the resourcefulness and statesmanship of her rulers to the very utmost"
 The Daily Graphic says: "The war will not be child's play. There will be tragedies on the seas, but there will be worse tragedies in Cuba, where the United States will have to face an army of one hundred thousand men,"
 The St. James Gazette says: "The system of conducting delicate diplom- acy through rival committees is not commendable generally and has led in this instance to deplorable results. General Fitzhugh Lee, who makes war like speech and openly eslcuses the cause of the insurgents and declares that the time has arrived for action against the friendly power to which he was accredited, is setting the tone in America. He is not a cautious man like General Woodford or President Me- Kinley. So the fire-eaterS and the SWord-WaVerS are to have their way because the cautious and experienced men are timid and do not possess the firmness or the courage to declare their decision and insist upon 1t.
 The Westminster Gazette says: If the proposed resolutions pass 1t means the Americans have cut themselves off from peace. They will have done so de- liberately after much thought and con sideration, provocation and in spite of concessions upon which at least tenn porary peace might have been patched up. It will be their choice, and we can only hope they have counted the cost.
 The Pail Mall Gazette supports Presi- dent Mckinley, saying: He has com ported himself with skill and propriety throughout. As result he is now able to take a line which will not fail to get America solid around him. The crisis has come and it finds the President ready to act"
 PARIS, April 13.-The Temps com menting upon the Cuban situation says: By curious contradiction, President Mckinley renounces the diplomatic path at the moment when he was be- ginning to gather the first precious fruits of his activity. He gives up the reins and direction to Congress at the very moment there is supreme danger in slackening his hold of this impatient team and when it would have been comparatively easy to obtain the upper hand"