St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-14
Foreign Opinions.
DeIightin Germany.

German COVE nment circles are all de.
lighted at McKnley's reelection. The
United States embassy has received
number of expressions to that effect.
Generally speaking the German public
is aking a greater Interest in the Ameri.
can election than heretofore. Every body
is discussing the results DR.. Won Hole
ben, the German ambassador to the Uni
ted States, who is now in Berlin, said to
the correspondent OF the Associate Press
about the result; 1--WE all rejoice overit."
DR.. Barth, the Fresinnige leader, said;
II consider Mr.. McKinIeys election, all
considered, the best result, though can
not endorse his imperalistic tendencies.
Yet regard his election as more conduc-
i've to the interests OF general civilization
when compared with the results which
Mr. Bryan's election would have
brought"
The German press takes an unusual
amount of interest in the election results.
The TagebIatt says:
The Germans greet McKinley's reelec-
ton above all as a victory for sound cur
rency over revolutionary monetary ex-
perinients, which would have been calcul,
ated to most severely shake the basis of
the entire worlds commerce"
The VOssische Zeitung says: Germany
can only rejoice at the further strength
ening and qualification OF the economic
conditions in the the United States. No
state Can escape the inconvenience of
having competilo rs in the worlds mar.
kets."
The National Zeitung says: "Abroad
Mr.. McKlnley's victory can only be re-
ceived by us with satisfaction, both from
the standpoint OF the excellent personal
relations between the president and the
emperor, and that OF International none
tary relations.
The Boersen Zeitung says: ,"Abroad
Mr.. McKinley's election will be received
with satisfaction, for the demagogic be-
havior of the democrats every where
shows that the republican triumph was
the smaller OF two evils. We may hope
that the United States, coming into con-
tact and permanent contact with the
European pc wers, will become convinced
that the system of studied disregard
which it has hitherto pursued can no
longer be maintained - Boston Record.
Denmark Well Pleased.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says:
president McKinley's reelection has
been favorably received in government
and business circles here. Negotiations
tor the sale of the Danish West Indian
islands, which have been tagging because
of the campaign in the United States,
and which have been conducted through
United States Minister Swenson, will
now be resumed. A number of Danish
inancers, who have just returned from a
business trip to the United States express
qualification because they have succeeded
in establishing closer mutual business
relations between the two countries.
In commenting on therecent election in
the United States, the Viedomosti, St.
Petersburg, says it regards the reelection
of President Mckinley as "a victory for
Monroeism above all" 1t adds: Per-
haps the time will come for the European
powers to declare once and for all that
there is only one International family
and one International law, that if
the United States wishes to be mem
Der she must renounce her fantastic
theories.