The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-06-01
British Editors Do Not Disa-
cree With American States
man, But Term His Action
''IIl-adviSed."
"VIOLENCE AND CRUOlTY"
CHARGED By THE "NEWS"
No Address Since the ''Wake
Up, England" Speech of
George Has So Stirred the
Kingdom.
(American News Service. J

(American News Service.l
London, June Leaving England
stirred to its depths by the remarkable
criticism which he hurled at its Egyp-
tian policy, Theodore Roosevelt. ex-
president of the United States. today
turned from the profession of world
politics to become student OF Eng
lands internal policy and affairs. He
was given a luncheon at the Carlton
hotel by the Irish Nationalists. as the
guest of John Redmond. leader of that
party.
The present king when he was
Prince of Wales. stirred the empire
deeply with his wake up. England"
speech. 1t is safe to say that the stir
which he created was not equal to
that which Mr. Roosevelt has caused
by his attack upon the English policy
in Egypt and his edit. Rule better
or get out"
Difference Of Opinion.
There is the difference of opinion
today as to the way in which Mr..
Roosevelt's Guild Hall speech should
be taken is apparently divided. but
the general verdict is that Mr.. Roose-
welt, by welding the big stick upon
the occasion he did. took a position
that should meet disapproval. even
though he told the truth.
While editorial comment is largely
. matter OF political affiliation with
the papers the general view Is ex-
pressed in the comparison Of England
today and America should an EXPIRE
mier in New York criticise the polio
les of the United States.
Bitter medicine" is what the Daily
Telegraph today calls the speech. The
comment of this paper is the most
favorable of all the papers. saying in
part:
I'VE thank him for his action. al
though we deplore the state of things
which made action OF that kind salu-
tary and necessary
"News" is Bitter.
The Daily News. which supports the
present government, says bitterly:
Had the Lord Mayor yesterday
seized the occasion to give Mr.. Roose-
velt public advice as to the line Roose-
welt follow in the quarrel between
Mr.. Taft and the insurgent republi-
cans the Lord Mayor would have been
condemned universally.
I'VE cannot think the actual breach
Of sound convention by Mr.. Roosevelt
was more happy than the hypothetical
breach by the Lord Mayor would have
been,
MIR. Roosevelt's cursory observa-
tions in East Africa gave him the
right to tell us about it's climate and
possibilities as place of European
settlement. but they don't warrant the
pontifical declaration that no alien
race (Englishmen are surely an alien
race in East Africa,) should be permit
ted to come into competition with Eu-
ropeans there. or the advice to follow
blindly the man on the spot. Such
judgments don't arise from what Mr..
Roosevelt saw but rather from the
quality OF his own mind"
The News. most severe of the Lon
don papers. continues: "As to Egypt.
nothing could be more fatal in so deli
cate a situation than the violence and
crudity of these methods which Am
orleans have come to know as the big
stick We think Mr.. Roosevelt's
views are open to serious question. /"
Post Approves Of Views.
The Posts remarks are taken as
typical OF the partisan viewpoint Of
the Tories, or opposition: Mr.. Roose-
velt grappled 1t in the only possible
wal" It says, referring to his task Of
crledcising while guest: he explain
ed that he felt debarred from any ex-
pression that would be other than
sincere"
The Chronicle ON the other hand
while declaring the speech extremely
interesting and intensely characters
tic.' summed up its feelings in the SEN
tence: '"It outraged every conventional
canon Of omcial and International pro-
priety.
The Brftish government does wha.
is better than talking. It has shown
that by Deeds" the Chronicle adds.
sTimes~ 10 Conservative.
The attitude OF the Times, the 'thun-
derer," attracted attention today for
its mildness:
-'Mr. Roosevelt has reminded In a
friendly way Of what We are in the
least danger of forgetting and no Inn
patience Of outside criticism ought to
tcontinued On Page seven.)