Salt Lake Herald | 1900-03-14 | Page 1 | The Times is Pleased

THE TIMES TINES IS PLEASED Says Reply Keply Was the theS S Only Conceivable One London March 14 The Times com corn commenting commenting editorially this morning upon the reply of ot Lord Salisbury to 10 the message from the Boer presidents says The government having given gien the only conceivable reply to the ex ox extraordinary extraordInary telegram a reply win h Ii will be hailed with pro profound profound profound found satisfaction throughout the em empire empire pire we are sincerely glad to see the attitude the United States haa has as assumed assumed I in transmitting the proposals services of course have been declined l but declined we need hardly say in the same Bame cordial and friendly spirit in which they were of offered offered nod The news that General French commands is an instructive Instructive tive comment on the preposterous character of the Boer Doer pretensions Moot Moat of ot the papers express s senti sentiments sentiments ments similar to those of the Times The Standard says It is hard to treat with any serious seriousness nose ness nC S an appeal which ignores the pal palpable palpable Palpable pable realities of ot the situation So far faras faras faras as it Is 16 meant for diplomatic u d abroad the appeal is a sheer waste o 0 labor Knowing our views the diplo of both hemispheres wIll nill re resi si them The Daily DaU News says Lord SaIls Salis Salisbury bury puts his decision on the right ground No Xo other answer could be bd ex cx expected i The duty of ot the Liberal party will wilt be to use its influence in the direction i tion of tempering the future British with wAnt wJ the largest measure I of ot local autonomy consistent with the rot for interstate peace and equal laws and liberties I The Dally Daily Chronicle says The Tho worst of the Boers Boors could not have ave anticipated d the full exteLL and audacity of f their demands demand President McKinley has been forced by the ex ox exigencies e ot of his position to approach Lord with a harmless inti intimation Intimation mation of or his hie readiness to exercise his good offices When he reads the corre correspondence he lie will feel thankful that he has not compromised i himself l with witha I a cause that is 18 now resolved d into the I arrogant obstinacy of Kruger i