The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-25
FOR FREE SCHOOLS.
The English Conservatives Com
mitted to This Policy
IN THE LOWER STANDARDS.
England Will Make a Handsome Appropri-
alton for the Worlds Fair-Gladstone Will
support the Divorce Reform Bill.

LONDON, April a. Copyright, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. There
Is mucn congratulation among members Of
Tile commons that the Conservatives have
committed themselves to free education,
but much diversity of opinion as to how
the new departure would affect the party's
future. No one doubts the government
mas made coup with view to a general
election. Conservatives who dislike the
measure accept it because of their desire to
associate the name Of the party with an
immense boon to town workingmen and
rural laborers, but the Liberals reason that
Tory action cannot take from them the
credit OF measure for which they long
fought The opposition has further
and stronger reasons to hail the govern
menu scheme, containing, as it does, abund-
anu possibilities for party disruption and
widespread national discomfort. There will
PROBABLY be UNCONVENTIONAL trouble. Ac-
cordlng to high authority, the cabinet plans,
however, simply involve free education in
Tue lower standards; assisted education in
tne hlgher standards, and increased grants
TO oenomlnatlonal schools. No change will
De made in the system of control except
that pareuts shall have power to elect part
OF the board. The solid opposition of the
Liberals ON this latter point may give the
conservatives disastrous check on the
eve OF the dissolution
Inc English government is evincing the
greatest interest in the Chicago Worlds
falr and has decided to make a handsome
appropriation. This is an unusual sign off
!rlendllness, as no appropriation was made
lor farls: While everything is favorable
SO Tar as the government and influential per-
sons are concerned, it must be admitted
that probable exhibitors snow an indiffer
ence, entirely owing to lack of information
ana Inc absence OF any source to supply it,
Ghlcago must bestir herself, if she wishes
England freely represented
The foreign Office has received alarming
adv1ces from Lisbon. The English minis
Ter, G!ynn Petrie, represents the political
SITUATION Is critical. The Portuguese cabi-
net ought to submit the new English con-
Ventlon to the cortes May 5, but pleads for
an extension of the modus yivendi and
delay In publishing the convention in order
TO give time for the abatement of the ex-
clSInent against England, which is imperil-
In the position of the government.
Fhe Newfoundland delegates EXPRESS
themselves as gratifed at their reception
IN the mouse OF the lords. Since their state
nent IN the lords, they have received many
encouraging promises of support from Off
GERS and members of the commons.
1ue Cnlllan envoy, Senior Godoya has
oeen mere trying to negotiate a loan of
5l,5OO, OO0 for President Balmaceda. Lon
oon nnanclers having declined to advance
the money, he went to Paris where he con-
Ilnues MS search for syndicate to take the
loan He has very little chance of success.
Godoya asserts Balmaceda has plenty of
money to pay troops with, and sooner. or
later Will overthrow the insurgents. His
declarations in regard to the state of the
eXcnequer are doubted in view of the fact
that the CHILEAN cruisers built in France
cannot leave because two-fifthS of the price
stipulated to be paid after final trial is not
forthcoming. Senior Godoya is now about
to 60 to Berlin to seek financial help.
Gladstone has decided to support the
divorce reform bill introduced by Hunter.
rms amazed the Liberals, who believed he
would oppose any extension of divorce as a
matter OF religious principle. The bill en-
Titles wife to dissolution of the marriage
tie In the event of adultery or four wears,
deseruon on the part of the husband. The
mouse OF lords will reject it, as the bishops
Will congregaue against it.
BRUSH consular reports from Spain and
Portugal announce the remarkable success
OF the system of grating American on ma
tive vines, which will result in preventing
phylllxera and producing good wine. The
consul at Madeira announces that large
number OF vines from America have been
planted IN the districts most celebrated for
their VINE and have produced a superior
-quanty. On the north side of the island
where all the vines were DESTROYED bv
phylllXera years ago, the new vines have
given their first fine crop.