The San Francisco call., 1898-06-02
THE CHANGING YELLOW.

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 the Spanish hued awnings from its windows - 1t has evidently had clearer perception of the ruth of things around 1t. It has now changed the one of its editorials and is piping quite differ nty from what it did while the red and yellow of Iastile overhung its windows and affronted the pa riotism of the people.
 In the days of the Spanish awnings it published an ditorial under the title Let Us Have Action, which ,egan with the abrupt statement: President Nc &inley, let us have more yigor in waging war. It las been over month since the war opened, yet the direction of Cuba nothing has been accom- illshed. Commenting on the work of the navy in he Caribbean Sea it said: The greater part of the irne the fleet has been wandering aimlessy hither nd thther at the contradictory commands of dif- ering Board of Strategy. Of the military forces it aid: Yet there is no army ready for the work, and hough over Io3,ooo of the volunteers are reported mustered in, the reports come from everywhere of ick o blankets tents uniforms and even food supply here seems plentiful lack of organization
 On another occasion, under the caption, Whats Wrong at Washngton?" 1t asked What is the mat CT at Washington? The war has lasted just one nonth to-day, and what has been accomplished? >uba IS still in the hands of Spain So is Porto Rico, nd both are harder to take than they were when resident Mckinley ordered the Spaniards to leave D went on to say: Rouse yourself and do some hing Mir. Mckinley. Dismiss the timid men, the verwise men, the too learned strategists who sur ound you" It added: "Feebleness of purpose. be- Tilderment of mind, and an amazingly unsangunary Exposition, mark the Washington end of this con jet. whole month and nothing done-nothing but he Manila victory, the great blaze of which now ghts up the astounding lethargy of the Government Whats the matter MT McKInley?' :.@ +.. <. x
 These carping sneering words could have been in ended for no other purpose than that of weakening possible, the confidence of the people in the chief magistrate. They were designed to create dssensions nd to harass the President in his arduoirs work of reparing the nation for the close and final grappe 7ith the foe. They were fit words to enanate from office adorned with Spanish colors and were ap- ropriate in journal that shamelessfy exults in its 'ellowness, but evidently the people gave warning hat the attacks the President had been carried too ar. for the Examiner has changed the tone of its ditorals well as the hue of its awnings
 Yesterday the yellow organ gave. the Presiden. redit for vigor and industry In an article bearing he title, "Commendabe Energy" it said: 'The evi- disposition of the administration to urge on the rar as rapidly as be equipped and sent for yard is highly gratifying to the people" After a general remarks it added From the vigor that 5 being shown in the present movements we may eeve the administration has used its best endeayors put army in the field ready for effective service nd to direct it as promptly as was considered safe 0 perform the work for which the war was under aken"
 The change of tone is significant It shows the lollowness, falseness and baseness of the attacks dade in the first place The President is acting now he acted from the start. and the self-styed com nendation" given him by the Examiner is as ur- eeded as its original attacks and denuncatios were ile and contemptible. j.; :: :+:,: *.;-