The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-02
Opening Of the National FEEDER
alton at Newcastle.
Over 5000 Delegates In Attendance, Iuelud-
Ing Many Statesmen.
Able Address By John NATURALIZATION
Against the peerS-InterYieW With
q Leader.
Copyrighted 1891 by the New York Associated
Press

NEWCASTLE Oct. 1.-The formal opening
OF the great National Liberal Federation
Congress occurred here to-day. The most
extensive preparations have been made for
the reception and entertainment OF Glad
stone, who will arrive tonight. An enor-
nous crowd was present wien the congress
was called to order at o'clock this after
noon. DR.. Watson. who presided, was re-
elected President. Some idea Of the size of
the congress can be gathered from the fact
that no less than 11S delegates, 10 say no
thing of distinguished parliamentary lead
ers, have made arrangements to address the
congress before it closes its labOrs. Nearly
eighty members of Parliament will be pres
ent. After the report of the federation's
past years work had been read and adopted
John Morley addressed the federation.
As each of the 5000 delegates represents
a thousand voters the congress repre-
sents about 9,000, 600 electors from England
and Wales alone.
Morley in his opening speech referred to
the spirit of Liberalism as inspired by the
higl est motives and the nObest impulses.
Ireland, he said, had yindcated the conf
dence the Liberals had placed in her BIZ re-
fusing to follow a leader the Liberals could
not cOnscienti0uSly work with. in regard to
temperance reform, he said 1t was not the
Liberals fault. 1t had not lcgislatively adj
Yanced, for as usual the Conservatives
BLOCKED the way. There was a prospect
that even if victorious the members of the
House of Commons would find 10 all such
measures unyieldIng obstacles to the prog
ress in the House Of Lords. Therefore it
became a matter for serious consideration
as 10 how long that privilege of the House,
non-reprtsentative ana uureformed as 1t
was. out OF sympathy and out OF touch with
m '1ority OF the representatives chamber.
was to endure. Prolonged cheeriug.l
AGITATION AGAINST THE PEERS.
Continuing, after the applause had sub
sided, Morley SAID he was ready 10 renew
tia agitation against the hereditary peers
whenever their Lordships pleased. Abiding
10 the obstacles existing in exercise of the
franchise, Morley said he did not know how
the voice OF the W0rkmen could he heard
with full effect in Parliament until England
had followed the example of other countries
in having a constitution aud by placing some
moderate subsistence within reach of tho Sc
aspiring to serve the people i'll Parliament.
Loud cheering.
ENCOURAGING THE VOTERS.
The country could not hear too constantly
the voice OF the working population. Work
men ought therefore, to be encouraged to
obtain representation in all the local author
itative bodies, councils and School Boards
up to the great Senate of the nation.
resolution of trust in Mr. Gladstone and the
belief that no wise or durable settlement of
the Irish question can be effected except by
the establishment OF an Irish legislative
body for the management of exclusively
Irish affairs was carried with cheers. DR..
Watson, the President of the National
Liberal Federation referring to the eight
hour question, said 1t still remained in the
stage of argument A few resolutions
were received from different associations
varying in their Interpretation of the matter,
and in the form in which they would like
such law passed
The National Liberal Federation, he
added, did not wish to st!fie discussion on
the eight-hour question. On the con-
trary. it desired that the question
should be searched out and the MEM
berS OF the council were prepared to give
The question a chance to come up in general
discussion. The resolution in favor of dis
establishing the Welsh Church and 10 amend
free education by increasing popular control
of the schools passed.
Tomorrow the Women's Federation will
hold meetings, at which Mrs. Gladstone is
expected to preside. In the evening there
will be a great meeting of Liberals, at W nich
Gladstone is expected to speak.
MR.. sCHNADHoRsT INTERVIEWED.
In an interview with an Associated Press
representative to-day Mr.. SchnadhOrst, the
great Liberal organizer, said This meet
ing is not for discussion so much as for dec
larations. The council of the federation,
weeks before the annual meeting, sent
out circulars to every local association, ask
ing information as to their attitude on the
questions interesting to the party at large,
When the council finds that the great mass of
the party have agreed upon a certain course
of action, then it is ready to eIubody the
parts wishes in resolutions, adding new
plank to the recognized platform. Thus
they adopted home rule, dlSestablsh the
Welsh and Scotch churches, but have not
adopted the eight-hour day, woman suf-
frage ana some other measures which have
ardent advocates in the party They will
concentrate the whole strength of the part
upon the formation of such legislation as | 8
by general consent deemed OF first impor-
lance, and Will deal with no unsettled queS-
ton"
THE WORK TO BE DONE.
The programme to be approved this year,
said MIR. Schnadhorst, is much the same as
last. Il reaffirmS as the first and fOremo5tplank
home rule Mr. Gladstone, he said, will again
declare himself on the Irish policy tomorrow.
The other resolutions will include, besides
those adopted at tO-day's meeting,
declaration that Great Britain should avoid
enlargement in Continental quarrels and
promote the principles of International
arbitration; that in any reform of the land
laws just and equitable taxation of land
values and ground rents is essential; that
all restrictions upon the free sale and
transfer of land should be aboIished local
electoral reforms; direct popular veto of
the liquor traffic: better housing of the
working classes; extension of the factory
acts, and the mending or ending of the
House of Lords. THAT" said Mr.. Schnad-
horst, lis our progra mme."
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WIND AND WAR.