The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-13
British Politics.

LoEBoN, September 1.-THE Liberal
party in England is much confused. Il
is still without any definite politica
programme, and yet some OF its princi
pal leaders have felt themselves com
/ PEELED to make party utterances- These
| have so far been extremely contradic
| tory that one result is the parliament
AIRY candidates are making all sorts oil
pledges and the Liberal Campaign just
now looks very much like a go-as you
please race. In Great Britain alone
there are more than $40 Liberal candi-
dates in the field. They comprise
Liberals, Wings, Moderators and Radi-
Gals, and men forming each class are
gradually getting into record, pledging
themselves to all manner OF political
cruditieS, unless the party, as whole,
be soon placed under some Ineligible
programme and bound down 10 some
sensible management. it will be rent to
pieces beyond the possibility of reorga-
nization. The Gladstone members of
the House of Commons, who are candi-
dates for reelection, are appealing to
him to end the anarchy by formulating
a policy which will freeze the cranks
out OF the canvass, and thus save the
party'S strength from being frittered
away. 1t has accordingly been decided
TO hold conference of recognized lead
ers of all factions in the Liberal party
early in October for the purpose of OBJ
tanning some general understanding.
All efforts thus far made to induce
Mr. Gladstone to make q pronounce
ment have failed. He will not
even promise to address the coming
conference. He has, it is true, promised
to write a political address this fall to
his Midlothian constituency, but he has
fixed the day for the issue of this letter
so that it will be some time after the
October meeting. In this letter the ex-
Premier will state and explain at length
the platform of the principles he deems
best for his party. In the meantime
strong efforts are being made to bring
about compromise between the hostile
views entertained by the followers of
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain and those OF
the Marquis OF Harrington.
The Russian government has decided
to transfer the administration OF its
Black Sea fleet from Nicolaieff to Sebas-
topol harbor. At the latter place the
harbor Is being much enlarged and inn
mense forts and other works of defense
are being constructed around its APP
proaches. The Gear is also organizing
q new fleeU, to be stationed at
Batoum. On the east coast of
the Black Sea. This little town is being
rapidly enlarged, because OF its strategl-
cal importance as a central point of
Russian defense of the east coast of the
Black Sea. This action of the Gear in
now restoring to Sebastopol the military
and naval prestige which it possessed
before the Crimean war, IS regarded
with misgivings in certain BritiSh-1n-
dian quarters. Besides making the above
military changes in the Black Sea,
the Russian Government is erecting q
barracks for the accommodation of 5 900
troops at Rostoff, on the River Don,
twenty-five miles above its outlet into
the sea of Azov and on the line of rail-
way from Moscow to the Caucasus.
These barracks and their accompanying
defenses, will connect the military
works in the Caucasus with those
in Central Russia. The Crimea is also
being strengthened by the erection of
number of new modern batteries at
Keritch and Taganarg. The latter
place is situated opposite the mouth of
the Don and on the north shore of the
sea of Azov. and the former stands on
the Strait of Zenikame, which connects
the Sea of Azov: with the Black Sea.
The Russian naval commission will
report upon the conditIons of all the
harbors along the Greek and Turkish
coasts.
Many stirring Incidents attend the
of Russian Poles from
Prussia, now being ruthlessly en-
forced under the orders of Prince Bis
marck.
If the Radicals and Wings can reach a
understanding for the cam
paign, Mr.. Gladstone, it is presumed,
will formally endorse 1t and add to it
The necessary elements to attract the
majorities of other factions and thus
start his party with a united front
in the coming contest. It is even
intimated that Mr.. Gladstone has his
ready, now that he is en-
gagged in Ethe task of training Mr..
and Lord Harrington up
to it, and that the October conference
will simply be pertunctory affair, for
the purpose of allowing the hostile
leaders an occasion to submit gracefully.
In France the electoral contest has
become tame. The ardor with which
the campaign was opened has disap-
peared. The country is singularly quiet
and the political committees are mac
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