The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-14
Coming Conference of Conservatives et Which
Measures viii Be Proposed Giving Labor
All that Gladstone Has Promised.
Further Details of the Terrific Gale
That Swept European Coasts.
Loss of the Steamer Fairfield in the Bay Of
Biscay-Two Other Ships Sunk and Sew
eral Lives LOst--Crooked Bankers.
Proposed Measures An Behalf of Workme
Which Are Designed TO Catch Votes.

Proposed Measures An Behalf Of Workmen
Which Are Designed to Catch Votes.
copyright 1901, by the New York Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 13.-The executive COM
mittee Of the Conservative associations
have drafted platform TO be adopted at
the great party caucus, which opens at Bir-
mingham on the 2Sd inst, as the final
programme of the party for the coming
elections. The distinctive name given to
the meeting-National Union conference
does not imply the inclusion of the Liberal
UniOnist element. The caucus will be
purely Conservative. and will consist of
joint delegates drawn from the English
and Welsh constituencies. The executive
committee, in view OF the momentous
character OF the resolutions. as embodying
authoritative party utterances. have been
long discussing them, and finally approved
them yesterday.
A perusal of advance proofs of the reso-
lutions shows that the leading proposal
concerns Ireland and discloses the fact that
the Conservative leaders have resisted the
appeal of an influential section of the party
TO ignore Irish affairs. The conference
VIII be- asked TO lndorse the intention OF
the ministers to extend local government
and promote technical education IN Ire
land. At the same time it is declared that
the inequalities arising from according
Ireland disproportionate representation
IN Parliament ought to be redreesed-
Other important planks provide for the
extension of the franchise TO women who
are landowners or house occupants;
the creation of O labor department under
q member of the Cabinet to be termed tho
labor minister; and legislation TO enable
local authorities TO acquire land TO facili-
Al.x.- &s~.~~r -. Ill L-f1
As q further concession to the labor vote
the conference will declare IN favor OF the
principle of labor representation ana will
urge Conservatives TO support labor candi-
lie life upon no party lines. This plank
contrasting with the Liberal pronuncia-
mento against labor candidates in purely
labor interests is deftly contrved to en-
courage split in the Radical workmen's
vote. Next. the government is requested
to increase the number of appointments OF
sworkmen as factory inspectors. and TO ap-
/ point women inspectors
resolution proposed by Howard VIM
cent. M. p, an eager advocate of imperial
federation, who has just returned from
America full of wrath against the Mckin-
ley law, favors preferential tariff through
out the British empire, the adoption OF
which will not commit the party leaders.
Next, the lone man. one vote" principle is
denounced, while it is declared that the
ballot act must be amended TO exclude
illiterate voters. Lor0 Salisbury. Home
Secretary Matthews and S!r j. Z. Sorst
will deliver addresses at the meeting The
Liberal Unionists. under the lead OF Mr.
Chamberlain, will entertain the delegates.
The Conservative bribes to the labor vote
will energize Gladstonian movement 10
establish O labor candidate fund" Mr..
Schnadhorst finds that grants OF money 10
labor as patents are largely wanted. 10 is
reported that Andrew Carnegie offers to
place in the hands of q trustee large sun
as q nucleus for the proposed fund.
Startling evidence has been laid bofore
the labor commission In regard 10 the con-
dition of the operatives in the textile
trades in Lancashire and Yorkshire. OF the
workers scant wages. ranging from 10 shil-
lings weekly upward. a system of relentless
fines absorbs O large percentage. lt appears
that the manufacturers hold the work
ers responsible for spoiled material. A
single fine sometimes absor5s whole
weeks pay, and any excess of fine over
wages is carried forward until the whole
fine is worked OFF. Many workmen live
in state of semi-starvation. bound hand
and foot by the accruings of their en-
ployers' illegal fines. Truck abuses sup
posed TO have been suppressed are still in
active existence and the factory acts are
openly detied. Factory inspectors deposed
that spies were sent to watch for and an.
nounce their coming in order TO prevent
them from getting compromising informs-