The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-31
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Plan Of Campaign Adopted by tho
Liberals.
Copyrighted, 1891. by the New YORK Associated
Press

LONDON, Oct. 30.-The council of the Con-
seryatiye National Union have in progress
an electoral programme which promises to
outbid that adopte by the Liberals The
circular recently issued by the council l.
recting the leaders of the local caucuses, in
view of the early general election. to make
a special effort to oppose the Liberal propo-
ganda, has ELECTED appeals from every quar-
ter for an authoritative platform. Conserya-
tive agents will be sent on tour of all the
districts. to occupy themselves with de-
structive criticism of the Liberal projects
1t is semi-officially announced that the plat
form OF the Conservatives will declare for
the cessation of special Irish legislation,
with the adoption of the Local Government
Bill, and the concentration of the attention
of Parliament on British affairs; extension
of popular local government; allotment Of
small holdings for labOrerS; legislation for
the arbitration OF strikes; lowest possible
taxation on tea, coffee and cocoa; reduction
OF the duty on tobacco; vesting the power
of licensing in county councils with pro-
vision for the compensation Of publicans
deprived of licenses, and the introduction
of bill providing for insurance against old
age. .asss
There will Of course be the principles Of
opposition to church disestablishment, main~
tenance of denOminational schools, preser-
vatiOn of the peers privileges and the reiec-
ton of local option in the matter of the
eight-hour day. The platform does not give
the electors comprehensive prospect of re
form equal to that of the Liberals, but it il
freer from fads and more Immediately prac
tical. The Liberals are arranging serie
of laborers' meetings.
Although no credit was given to the sen
satlOnal cables from New York alleginI
that the United States had declared wal
against Chile, the present situation has led
to discussion in naval circles. An English
naval officer, having a special knowledge Of
the Chilean forces. states that war
might be decidedly unpleasant for the
United States at the outset and that the
task of conquest would not be an easy one,
although eventually the United States would
be certain of victory.
1t is stated that at the next Lord
Mayors banquet, In his annual
statement of the policy of the Foreign Of
fee Lord Salisbury will state that no new
steps have been taken by France in relation
to Egypt, and no European conference on
the subject has been proposed. Regarding
Pamir, lie will state that nothing has oc-
Cured to cause the East Indian Govern
ment any uneasiness. He will not refer to
the aggressive energy with which India is
acting in sending agents into Cashgar, pre-
pairing plan for the mobilization of troops,
the formation of an army railway corps, etc.
As a proof of the robust health of the
Queen, it may be stated that in spite of the
severely cold weather at BalmOral she has
been out driving daily in an open carriage.
King HumbeTt will pay an official visit to
the Queen in March next on which Oc-
casion there will be review of the Italian
and English squadrons at Spithead.