Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-26
POLITICS In ENGLAND.
Conservatives Not Losing, While the
Liberals Are Gaining Voters.
shipowners Forcad to Deal With Ignorant an,
Unintelllgent DocSprs-Von Moltke's
Nlnetieh Birthday.
THE WEEK IN ENGLAND.
'pyrigh., 1890, by the Uni ed Press. !

copyright, 1890, by the Uni ed Press.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-The Eccles election and
difference between shipowners and seRmen's
and lockers unious are the weeks features in
England. The Eccles contest has shown, as
former elections had pointed. that the Gonserv-
atives are not losing voters, while the Liberals
are gaining; indeed both parties had more votes
than in 1855. when the Conservative candidate
was elected. The circumstances were excep-
tionalIy favorable for the defeat OF the Con-
servatives. Egerton belongs to family justly
estee ned in Eccles, and who e1empliiy by their
conduct what fair and Just employer ought to
be. He defeated. therefore, on the issues
at stake, in spite Of his personal merits. Tne
Irish home rule issue alone would not have
beaten him, but the Irish labor and temperance
questions combined were too much for him.
The election indicates that other questions are
coming to The front as well as the Irish, which
for time dUarfed all others. The Liberals
hail this with satisfaction, and believe that it
will inure to Liberal success.
The trouble between the shipowners and
lockers is chiefly due TO the
IGNORANCE OF PEOPLE
with whom the shipoIners have to deal. The
lockers are. most of them, not only ignorant
but uninielligent. They won an enormous vic
tory last year, which made them masters of the
situation at the docks, with the good wages it
commands for few hours of unskiled labor
each day. They are not satisfied with this, but
act as ii apparently bent upon killing the goose
that lays golden eggs. They are even permit Ell
work of unloading, instead OF a foreman ap-
pointed by the shipowners. The lowelt days
eIrnings is equal to an American dollar, and
laboreFs often earn So in one day. With all this,
the lockers lose opportunity to vex the ship
owners and delay the work, striking on
filmsy preteIts and demanding increased pay
ers OF the union, find it impossible
to control their subordinates. and commercial
supremacy OF London is seriously THREATENED by
the situation. Shipowners are considering
whether they will or will not shut down the
brake on commerce for period long enough to
bring the dockers to their senses. AS yet no
causeihas been conclusively resolved upon.
Won MDLTKg's NINETIRTH BIRTHDAY.
Tomorrow will be celebrated the ninetieth
birthday OF Count Won Moltke, looked up to, in
Germany at least, as the greatest of living mill
tary commanders and the only man in Germany
whom Emperor vii lam delights to honor. ! hat
the admiration of the youthful kaiser for the
aged Won Moltke is strong and sincere
has ever doubted. Willium went out of his way
TO exhibit it during the maneuvers at Duppel,
to spend day with him a. Berlin. Trained to
military matters from boybood. William has
learned to regard Won Motke as his model in
strategy. and his reverence for the IA
by the appreciation which Won Moltke
showed of the. young princes efforts to
fore. has taken active part in the prepara-
tions for to- morrow. 1t was at his earnest re-
quest that Moltke consented to be Present n
Berlin, and Count Walderses. chief Of the grand
staff of the my. specially deputed to es-
cort the general to the capital. To-day every
building in Berlin where occupants Can afford
display is
DISPLAYING GERMAN FLAGS.
Splendidy decorated arches With appropriate
de criptIons bear testimony to the popular es-
tie m for the man who, in the military field,
made German unity possible, and the princes of
the empire are gathered at the palace as guests
of the kaiser to take their part in paving honor
able tribute to the kaiser's great subject The
Berlin nun cpality has voted 81 900 marks as a
Moltke funj TO the almshouse founded in honor
of the late Emperor William and his consort,
with the sti1ula ion that Count Moltke shall
have the right during his life time to choose
persons who to benefit by it. Ten thousand
marks also to be presented to the Mol ke
committee at Parchim with the view of con-
veriing the house in VIII CHI the count was born
into a perpetual monument to his memory and |
services. Whether Moltke will receive the title
of Duke OF Sedan is said to be largely a matter |
of choice with himself On semi-official |
authority in Rim it is stated that the offer has
been made by the kaiser, and Moltke has the |
matter in consideration. MoltEe himself has |
not been desIrous OF any osteutation in connec-
ton with his birthdsy. 1t is sail by s general |
officer who enjoys the confidence of Moltke that |
he desires to
ADD NOTHING TO HIS RECORD
for posterity, and has mentioned Butcher as an
example of a commander, known to after ,es |
by p ain title of general, few caring remem-
bering anything about his other titles or decora-
tons. The count is also said to feel desire to
irritate the French people, whose feelings are |
iniamed by every allusion to the disaster Of the
Sedan.