The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-14
CONSERVATIVE PLAN
Every Consideration Given to
Labor Interests.
A FEMALE SUFFRAGE PLANK
The Franchise to be Extended to Women
The Admiralty is Fearful Of the
Bic l10-TOu Guns

LONDON, Nov. 13.-[Copyright 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. The
executive committee of the Conservative
associations has drafted platform to be
adopted at great party caucus at Biz
mingham, the 23rd inst. The leading pro-
posal concerns Ireland. The conference
Will be asked to endorse the intention OF
the ministers to extend local government
ann promote technical education in Ireland.
At the same time it is declared that the
inequalities arising from according
Ireland disproportionate representation
in parliament ought to be redressed
Other important planks provide for an ex-
tension of the franchise to women who are
land owners or house occupants; the crea-
ton of labor department under member
of the cabinet, and legislation to enable the
local au authorities to acquire and to facilitate
the creation of all rural holdings as q
further concession to labor represen tation,
and to urge Conservatives to support labor
candidates everywhere who appeal to enter
public life upon party lines. This plank.
contrasting with the Liberal pronounce
ment against labor candidates in purely la
Dor interests, is deity contrived TO encour-
age split in the Radical workmen vote.
A resolution proposed by Howard Vim
cent, an eager advocate of imperial fedora
ton, who has just returned from America
full OF wrath against the Mckinley law,
favors a preferential tariff throughout the
British Empire.
Startling evidence has been laid before
the abor commission in regard to the con-
dition of operatives in the textile trades in
Lancashire and Yorkshire. OF the work
ers' scant wages, ranging from sixteen shil-
lings weekly, a system of relentless fines,
for spoiled material and petty causes, alb
serbs a large percen tage. A single fine
sometimes absorbs whole weeks pay.
Many workmen live in a state of semi
starvation. Truck abuses, supposed to
have been suppressed, are still in active
existence and the factory acts are openly
defied.
The British admiralty is much excited
over the growing record of defects in the
great guns on English warships. Flv-
vessels recently have officially been de.
clared to be carrying unreliable guns
In the 110-ton gun of the iron
clad Ben Bow, which has been
in commission only few weeks,
a crack has developed in the inner tubes
after firing few rounds of $50 pounds
each, the service full charge. Similar acct
dents have happened to guns on the VIC
toria and SansParei generally. These heavy
weapons are becoming distrusted, and the
admiralty has ordered a number of them
to be strengthened. Meanwhile the rs ton
guns Of the French feet are acting per-
fectly.
Political clubs are interested in the con
troversy raised by T. P. O'Connor in &C
accusing Stuart, NJ. P, of originating 6
split in the Parnellite party by injudicious
haste in publishing Gladstone's November
letter IN Parnel1 OiCionnor's ah,Isa nj
Stuart, who succeeded him as manager Of
the London Star, has led to the disclosure
that Arnold Morley. Liberal whip, gave tt
the press the letter referred to under the
authority of Gladstone. O'Connor there
fore is left in tue position of charging
Gladstone with the initiative of the rupture
in the Irish party.