St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-02
A Radical Programme Will Be
Adopted by British Lib
erals.
Adjustment of the House Of
Lords and Church Discs
Enlistment,
With Home Rule for Ireland
and Radical Concessions
to the Workers.
Emperor Francis Joseph Has
Luck in Escaping Dyna-
mite Bombs.

NEWCASTLE, Oct. 1.-The great an
nual meeting of the Liberal delegates
from the party associations of England
and Wales, which opened to-day, is the
last before the coming general elections,
and must, therefore, have paramount
influence upon the fortunes of the
party. The electoral programme must
be definitely declared and so formu-
lated as to be accepted by Liberal can
didates as Enthusiastically that Of the
party. Yet, during the past few days,
pregnant as this great caucus may be
with important issues. it has been pos
sible to CLEAN little from the Liberal
papers and not much from the current
talk and floating opinion of party cir
Giles as to what the federated delegates
would do.
The party leaders, of course, know
how the federation is to be gulded-Mr.
Schnadhorst above all, as organizer of
the federation and the Moltke of the
Liberal forces, knows exactly what
their objective point is; but to the mass
of the delegates even the agenda of the
meeting remain unknown until the be-
ginning of each days sitting. Mr.
Schnadhorst said to-day: "The pro-
gramme to be approved by the fedora
ton this year IS much the same as last.
1t reatfirms as the
First and Foremost Plank,
home rule. Mr.. Gladstone will again
declare himself on our Irish policy when
he speaks tomorrow. The federation
will again declare by resolution its per-
feet trust in Mr.. Gladstone. and its be-
lief that no wise or durable settlement
OF the Irish question can be effected eX-
cept by the establishment of an Irish
legislative body for the management of
exclusively Irish affairs.
1.-The other resolutions include a dec
laration that Britain ought to avoid en-
tanglement in continental Quarrels, and
should promote principles of interua-
tional arbitration; that in any reform
of the land laws just and
equitable taxation of and values
and ground rents is an eS-
sential condition; that all restrictions
upon free sale and transfer of land
should be abolished, and more complete
security given to tenants for compensa-
ton; that compulsory powers should be
given to representative local authorities
in town and country for the acquisition
of land for purposes of allotmentS and
small holdings. and for the provision of
dwelling for working classes; local cleo
torial reforms for county councils and
local boards; the dsestablishment of
the Welsh and Scotch churches; di-
rect popular veto of the liquor traffic;
the equalization of the death duties
upon real and personal property; better
housing Of working classes; the extern
sion of the factory acts, and the mend
ing or ending of the house of lordS-that
is our programme"
The great organizer, though deaf
enough to be obliged to use an ear
trumpet, catches a word or half eX-
pressed sentence with a keenness of
perception that impreSSeS one with the
conviction of being in contact with an
exceptionally bright and eager intel
lect. A quiet manner, with power of
clear and ready exposition, adds effect
to his conversation.
Some idea Of the scope of the congress
can be gathered from the fact that no
less than 11S delegates. to say nothing
of distinguished parliamentary leaders,
have made arrangements to address the
congress before it closes its laborS. AS
each of the $1,000 delegates represents
thousand voters. the congress represents
about three million electors from Eng
land and Wales alone.
Morley on the Issues.
John Morley in a speech at the OPEN
ing congratulated the congress upon the
remarkable attendance present and
upon the equally remarkable interest
taken throug hout the British empire in
its proceedings. He referred to the
spirit of liberalism as being inspired by
hi 10Th ct bttf he
most noble impulses. Ireland, he said,
had indicated the confidence the Lib
erals had placed in her by refusing to
follow a leader the Liberals could not
conscientiously work with.
In regard to the temperance reform
question, Mr.. Marley said that it was
not the liberals fault if they had not
legislatiyely advanced 1t, for as usual
the conservatives had blocked the way.
There was prospect however, that
even if victorious, the members of the
house of commons would find to all
such measures unylelding obstacles to
progress in the House of Lords,
Therefore it became a matter for
aerious consideration as to how
long that privileged house, re-
formed as it was, out of sympathy and
out of touch with the majority of the
representative chamber, was to end ure.
loud and prolonged cheers.l Con-
tInuing, when the applause had sub
sided, Mr.. Morley, reSuming his pointed
references to the house of lords, said he
was ready to renew the agitation
against the hereditary peers whenever
their lordshlps pleased.
Abiding to the obsta cles existing in
the exercise of the fran chise, the speak
er said that he did not know how the
voice of the Workmen could be heard
with full effect in parliament until En-
gland followed the example of every
other col ntry in having a constitution
and by acing some moderate subsist-
ence wit ain the reach of those aspiring
toserYe the people in parl lament.
For the Workers.
Mr.. Morley commended the resolution
as to giving compulsory powers to rep
resentatlve local authorities in town and
country for the acquisition of land for
purposes of allotments and small hold
ings for the provision of dwellings for
working classes. If the Liberal party
it was the party of those who
we're too weak and disorganized to
speak for themselves. The country
could not hear too constantly or too ar
ticulately the voice of our working
population. Workmen ought therefore
to be encouraged to obtain representa-
ton in all local authoritative b9lies,
councils and school boards up to the
great senate of the nation. Sir Edward
Gray moved the resolution of trust in
Mr.. Gladstone to the effect that the ma
tional liberal federation declares its per