The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-26
POLICY OF THE TORIES.
TIE CREATION OF SMALL RURAL
HOLDINGS FAVORED.

a Belief That it VIII Check Over
crowding in the Towns-Preferential
Trade With All eerts of the Empire
Advocatsd-The Withdrawal OF the
Ballot From the nlitsrate Favored.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 25.-Another big.
enthusiastic crowd attended the session Of
the National Unionlof Conservative Asso-
Citations to-day. The first business done
was the adoption Of the following resolution
without debate;
That this meeting cordially indorsee the
principle OF assisting the local authorities in
Great Britain TO acquire land for the purpose OF
facilitating the creation OF small rural holdings,
and Is of the opinion that sach a measure, II
carefully safeKuarded, will be OF great advan.
tage to the country by checking the present
drain upon the rural districts aud the conse-
quent overcrowding 10 the towns.
PREFERENTIAL TRADE.
The following was also adopted:
That the principles advocated by the United
Empire Trade League, favoring the extension
ofcommerce upon apreferential basis through.
out all parts Of the British empire, will De OF
the highest collective and individual advantage
and. further that the provisions of any treaties
imposing limitations upon the fun development
OF trade between the United Kingdom and other
parts of the British empire should be abrogated
That the clauses In tRe ballot act which per
init the iliterate TO vote tend TO prevent that
act being cal riod out effeotually. and repeal is
therefore to be desired.
ONE MAN. ONE VOTE NOT RELrsHED.
One Of the delegates proposed a resolu.
tion declaring against the zone man, one
1t was adopted. The session was then
closed.
The delegates congratulated each other
upon the results accomplished. They be-
lieve that the work done at this conference
will bave an important bearing &C the
next general election by drawing 10 the
party the votes OF many of the electors,
agricultural laborers. etc.. who have long
thought the conservative party should dis
play more desire to bring about better
ment in their condition.
CALLED A TORY MUTINY.
LONDON, Nov 25.-The Pail Mall Ga
Sstte. to-day in an article headed "a Tory
Mutiny," compliments the tory caucus
which was held yesterday and to-day at
Birmingham and says II compared favor-
ably with the liberal conferences
recently held at Newcastle. The
Gazette says that more compromising
rebuff has seldom been administered to the
leaders of party by their followers than
was administered to the ministers by the
conference yesterday in refusing 10
indorse Sir Albert Rollltes resolution, which
had been determined for them before
hand, relative to local governments for Ire
land, and for the promotion of technical
education in that part Of the United XII ng-
dom. This" the Gazette declares. ''is not
the suspicious start for the unionists that
was TO be consummated by Lord Salisbury's
visit to Birmingham"
LUNCHEON IN sALIsBuRY,s HONOR.
The unionists gave a luncheon in honor
OF Lord Salisbury to-day. Ia a speech
Lord Salisbury, referring to the tariff ques-
tion, said that on ak sides there appeared
constantly increasing protective duties
which were calculated to stifie British
trade. The projection heresy on which
tariffs were founded grew, like other evil
passions, upon what 1t fed. Watching English
statistics, he said, he could not but feel
anxiety, lest the efforts Of foreign protec-
tionists should be partially successful The
errors OF foreign statesmen might be trans
ferred TO Great Britain. Undoubtedly
British trade was being hindered for the
moment by foreign legislation"
THE LACK OF WORK.
Continuing, he said: 1--WE have had
trouble in the rural districts, where no
longer sound employment can be obtained
as formerly. Men have had TO seek a des-
perate remedy by moving into the towns.
The government will seizs with avid
ity any. measure promising legiti-
mately to increase the employment
for laborers either Ia town or IN the
rural districrs." One of the most acute OF
the governments anxieties, he added, was
the fact that the people In their ignorance
tried remedies which, IL obtained, would
plunge them into far greater misery.
CHAMBERLAIN ON THE SPLIT.
Joseph Chamberlain referred to the widen
ing gulf separating the dissidents from the
Gladstopians. He said he once hoped for a
speedy reunion. but now he neither Looked
for nor desired reunion. Whatever the
vicissitudes of the protracted struggle the
unionists would march shoulder to shoulder
with the conservatives until they finally de-
feated the conspiracy against the integrity
of the empire. He predicted that England's
foreign relations would be seriously men,
aoed if Mr.. Gladstone again came into
power.