The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-04
THROUGH FOREIGN EYES
 VIEWED ABROAD. 6n the Whole, It is the Opinion That the Document Bears the Imprint of States manship.

London, morning papers here publish long sum mary of President Roosevelts message to Congress. The Daily News, in an editorial says ,.,- Ut shows bold man struggling with the devil-fish of party intrigue and IS ln refreshing contrast to the spread-eaglelsni of the early period of American Jingo- ism"
 Most of the afternoon newspapers prefer to await the publication of the text ot President Roosevelts message rather than comment on the abridgement made public
 here. The Pail Mall Gazette, however, says that the ideas contained in It are those of a wise head firmly set on US shoulders
 The Pail Mall Gazette highly approves of the Presidents suggestions relative to oppressive measures to prevent, as the
 paper puts it, America from becoming
 the dumping ground Of the plocKheads
 and starvelings of Europe"
 The Westminster Gazette, considers
 that the reference to the trusts spells good deal of uncertainty for the American market"
 The St. James Gazette says: Tt is gratifying to find that the states men of country like the United States
 are not afraid to make proposal on the
 subject of anarchism, which, on the sur face reopen to the criticism that they are subservive of personal liberty. There Is no surer sign of true statesmanship
 than the insight which realizes when good theory becomes miscmeVious In practice"
 President Roosevelt's first message to Congress" said Lord Rothschld to representative of the Associated Press, "certainly seems statesmanlike and
 should produce a good effect in England and the rest of Europe, where its care full, friendly references to the other powers will be much appreciated. But his declaration that reciprocity must be treated as the handmaiden of protection
 will raise a howl here in England for protective duties. If reciprocity is only to be handmaiden, 1t will not do England | much good. This enunciation will set on | foot an unprecedented agitation for the
 restoration of at least partial protection | here"
 DO you think it at all likely to sue csed?" Lord Rothschild was asked.
 Yes" he replied, "ln spite of the his- | tory of the fetich of free trade, 1 would | not be at all surprised to see protection ! return to England. What can we do? We have got little we can now supply | to the United States. She makes pretty
 near everything for herself. and Is daily
 sending us more of her surplus products | If we do not go in for some form of pro-
 lection, we are likely to lose what little | trade we still have here, and especially in view of President Roosevelt's concep-
 tion of reciprocity"
 The advice in the message to not ham | per "the captains of industry" met with | Lord RothsChild's warm approval, but he | doubted the effects of making public
 poration. finances apparently holding that l the publication of the profits secured by | these bodies would merely infiame the op- l position against them.
 l London. Dec. 4.--rhe London daily pa
 pers this morning looking at President l Roosevelts message from the point of ] view or It's literary power and the wealth 1 Of mighty matters discussed, regard 1t | as one of the most characteristic and remarkable messages ever sent to Con-
 gress. At the same time the papers re- cognize it's conservative moderation and no attempt has been made, as The Morn- | inE Post remarks. to strike an attitude or carry his listeners away. On the whole, however. the newspapers are Skep- | tical of any great outcome from the Presidents efforts in the direction Of reform of the trusts. anti-anarchism or reciprocity, that the Senate will ettectu- ally step in and prevent any great changes in the existing system. Most of the papers remark upon the tone ot eX- ultation adopted hE President Roosevelt in dealing with the canal question, but 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 s wish es in this matter and thus driven her tH | build still greater fleet than she al- | ready contemplated, which, il is safe 10 | predict. will. twenty years hence make | the United States the second sea power in the world The Telegraph thinks una | President Roosevelt's policy is calculateu | rather to diminish than to increase Eu-
 ropes exaggerated dread of "The Amer ! ican Danger. ..., l The Standard is similarly of the oplnloh
 smallest degree excite anxiety or appre- | hension abroad. This paper comments | upon the Presidents uncompromslhB as | sertion of the Monroe doctrine as some | what unnecessary. inSOmuch as tnere ls | little desire on the part Of any IorSlS II | power to extend its area Of mhlarlslh lo
 the new world. .a4 l The Morning Post is disappointed that | the message contains no echo or the late l Pre- sident McKinley's pronounceine@nt; @ the period of exclusion Is over t,o a | comments mainly upon President ho9se+ 43s+ | velt's unexpected moderation. ne osS si says there Is not line Of the a antlelPdbtv b',t
 challenge to the political machlLle, Ici,i' | .
 rather strong disposition 10 coi'e'""
 the Republican majority. ..,, aI- 1 though President Roosevelt shoWs StS iSi1,tii : | tendernes for protectionist suscel;t ! +in. l ties, his proposed nolicy Is a steP i' ''' | direction of free trade. . a | The paper considers his cautious ''tu t | tentative proposals concerning u hss 9 show that the office of President mas mas d | soldering effect even on the hloSe 'NV'