The Irish standard., 1901-12-07
GIVE THEIR VIEWS.
Foreign Editors Comment on Presi.
dents Message.
Criticism ON the Whole Is Rather Fla.
vOrablc-POsitiOn ON the Canal
Question Not Regarded as
Cause for Apprehension.

London, Dec. 4.--The London daily
papers, looking at President Roose-
velt's message from the point of view
of it's literary power and the wealth
of weighty matters discussed, regard
it as one of the most characteristic and
remarkable messages ever sent to con-
gress. At the same time the papers
recognize its conservative and bust
nesslike moderation and that no at
tempt has been made, as the Morning
Post remarks, ''to strike an attitude
or carry his listeners away"
Somewhat Skcptical.
On the whole, however, the news
papers are skeptical of any great out
come from the presidents efforts in
the direction of reform of the trusts.
anti-anarchism or reciprocity. the idea
being that the senate will effectually
step in and prevent any great changes
in the existing system.
Most of the papers remark upon the
tone of eNultation adopted by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in dealing with the
canal question, out they do not show
the slightest disposition to cavil
| thereat
The Daily Telegraph says it would
have been an inconceivably disastrous
blunder to have opposed Americas
wishes in this matter and thus driven
| her to build still greater feet than
she already contemplated, which. it is
safe to predict, will 20 years hence make
| the United States the second sea power
in the world. The Telegraph thinks
that President Roosevelt's policy is
calculated rather to diminish than to
increase Europe's exaggerated dread
of "the American danger"
No Cause for Approximations.
The Standard is similarly of the
opinion that nothing in the message
need in the smallest degree excite anx-
iety or apprehension abroad. This pa
per comments upon the presidents I'M
compromising assertion of the Monroe
doctrine as somewhat unnecessary, in
asmuch as there is little desire on the
part of any foreign power to extend
its area of militarism to the new
world.
Regarding President Roosevelt's
spirited enunciation of Monroeism,
the Chronicle says: "Whether the
European nations are likely to re-
spect this American prohibition
much longer, when the desirable
colonizing grounds of the world are
being snapped up in headlong race,
must depend ultimately upon the
ability of the United States to en-
force their prohibition"
The sThundcrer's" Views.
The Times in an editorial on the
message says it is distinguished by
a clearness, firmness and reserved
strength which do not require the
adventurous aid of rhetorical pyro-
technics or popular platitudes. 1--WE
certainly have no fault to find," says
the Times, with his language to-
wards the British government, or in
deed with his foreign policy general
ly. 1t is not easy to see how the ex-
clusion policy can be enforced. The
United States would to-day be poor
er in many of the finer elements of
it's national character if an entrance
fee had been demanded of every set
tier in the early days of colonial
tion.' The Times thinks that re-
ciprocity and the trusts will prove
thorny problems.
In Germany.
Berlin, Dec. 4.-The message of Pres
ident Roosevelt caused mild thrill in
Germany. On the boerse, where it was
eagerly awaited, the message was re-
ceived with uncommon interest and
the market generally was slightly
stimulated upon the posting of bull
letin containing President Roosevelt's
utterances about trusts. The shares
of the steamship companies fell one or
two points on account of the immi-
grafton inspection paragraph and the
proposed development of the merchant
marine.
| President Roosevelt's words concern
ing the restriction of immigration con-
tain an unpleasant suggestion in the
present state of depression, when, as
the Berliner Volks Zeitung says, the
bard times make an overflow of the
laboring population of Europe neces-
sary. The free trade and liberal
newspapers welcome the reciprocity
recommends tions, but regret that
President Roosevelt did not recon-
mend specific tariff reduction.
The first impression of the presi-
dents message in German official cir
Giles is that the repression of an
archists by international agreement is
much more likely to be carried through
upon the initiative of the United States
than by that of any other power. An
anti-anarchist proposition from Ger
many along the same lines as that of
President Roosevelt is probably al
ready on its way to the st ate depart
ment at Washington.
Taking the message altogether, it
has been favorab1y received both pop
ularly and officially. The references
it contains to the late Empress Fred
erick are especially appreciated.
| BOokkeeper Got Small Fart.
| New York, Dec. 4.-According to
the London correspondent of the
World Thomas P. Goudie, the book.
keeper who has just been arrested on
the charge of defrauding the Bank OF
Liverpool of at least $4,000 by means
of forged checks, secured only $14,.
500 as his share of the proceeds.
| Big Car Ferry steamer.
| Cleveland, o., Dec. 4.-The Pere Mar.
quette Railway company has ordered
from the American Shipbuilding com.
| nanv a car ferry steamer at a cost nj