New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
MEINLEYS PLEDGES REDEEMED
AMBASSADOR WHITE REVIEWS THE WORK
OF THE PRESIDENT


Berlin, July 4.-The following Is the essential
part Of speech which Andrew D. White the
United States Ambassador to Germany, delivered
tonight Leipsic- He began with condemning
the prevailing habit Of abusing public men Quot
ing ex-President Clevelands inaugural professor
ship address at Princeton he said:
Two years ago, in speaking in this place and IN
upon the subject OF the Presidency To-day I
Kinlcy."
MI White continued by saying that the President
had now made his record and added:
Pursuing. then the American custom Of demand
ing from him at the close OF hts first term
count Of his stewardship, we ask first regarding
tinctly three.
OF these three pledges Mr.. White in his address
first referred to the subject Of placing currency
Of the country on what he called sound basis
He said:
under financial system which a menace to
our prosperity and a disgrace to our civilization
CURRENCY FOLLY WIPED OUT.
Mr White next reviewed the experience which
France had with assignats and which the United
States had with Continental currency also the
financial difficulties Of the West Indies and South
America, where so-called republics were wallow-
ing in the mire Of unlimited paper money or de-
preciated silver, and financial policy was
classed with theirs President after President had
sought in vain to get country Of this
Of folly Finally Mr.. Mckinley. Counsel
ling with thinking men Of both parties, and calling
70 his aid as Secretary Of the Treasury a man Of
great practical experience, he began a work which
continued until our country stands once more
among the civilized nations OF the earth from
any taint Of financial dishonor."
Mr.. White next spoke about the second premise
made by Mr.. Mckinley. namely. 10 restore pros
perity. He described the general depression al the
beginning Of the Mckinley Administration and
yfro nv Of Ta
to the effect that what may be wise policy at
later period Of national growth may not be a wise
policy at an earlier period. Mr.. White added:
This great truth the Administration preceding
tu an t oat tb PieeiTf,sI ono and all was va MI
Sy 1 Ioo6 'is Ga6enCe vas resfore5 and py 10Y
poured forth like the benefcent tide OF the Nile,
facturers and everywhere furnishing employment
history. and is still Increasing Thus was the sec
hopes OF the most sangulne
The speaker then referred 10 the third promise Of
Mr. Mckinley. that he would exert himself TO
maintain peace with all the world Mr.. White
dweIt severely upon the blatant numbers Of per
sons who are trying to embro the country on all
sides with Spain England Turkey and, at various
times with Germany Regarding this the Ambas-
sador added:
But as this latter point the truth tut of, Of history
was quite as much hostility against the United
states shown in the German press as there was
against Germany shown in the American press.
The noisy sensation mongers OF both countries
were very busy.
Mr.. White then outlined number or proofs indi-
eating President McKinley's desire to maintain
friendly relations with Germany, and then said
that from first 10 last he had been encouraged and
supported by the Administration OF President Nc
Kinley.
From first last" continued the Ambassador,
my instructions from the present Administration
have tended to keep down germ Of i'll feeling
and develop every germ of peace. It was felt at
WASHINGTON and justly felt, that whatever dversi-
ties Of opinion might arise between the United
states and Germany right would be done in due
,,r,e and that the most important thing was 10
een these two great nations in the good relations
Which have been traditional between them ever
since the formation Of our Government
The sneaker next proceeded 10 show what con-
,,,atorI, course toward Germany President Nc
1[in1ev had pursued regarding the Samoan trouble.
80 fac+ which has been acknowledged again and
aT,ain b1, the German Government"
NO HOSTILITY TO GERMANS
Among other illustrations showing President Nc
rr,nIa,'s feelings toward Germany, Mr.. White re-
rn,nded his hearers that President Mckinley had