The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-25
FREE EDUCATION.
The New Departures Effect on
English Politics.
British Government EYinGinS Great Interest
In the Chicago Worlds Fair.
Gladstone Decides 10 Support the Divorce
Reform Bill-A Chilean Enjoys Un-
successful Hunt for Coin.
Copyrighted, 1891, by the New York Associated
Press

graduation among the members of the
Commons that the Conservatives have COM
mitted themselves to free education, but
much diversity Of opinion as to how the
new departure would affect the party's
future. No one doubts that the Govern
ment has made the coup with view to
general election. Conservatives who dis
like 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 theul the
credit of measure for which they long
fought. The Opposition has further and
stronger reasons to hail the Government
scheme, containing. as it does, abundant
possibilities for party disruption and wide
spread national discomfort. There will
probably be denominational trouble, etc.
According to high authority the Cabinet
plans, however, simply involve free educa-
tion in the lower standards, assisted educa-
ton in the higher standards and increased
grants to deEominati0nal schools No change
is to be made in the system of control ex-
cept that parents shall have power to elect
part OF the board. The solid opposition Of
tile Liberals on this latter point may give
the Conservatives disastrous check on The
eve OF dissolution.
INTEREST IN THE WORLDS FAIR.
The English Government is evincing the
greatest interest in the Chicago Worlds
Fair, and has decided to make handsome
appropriation. This is an unusual sign of
friendliness, as no appropriation was made
for Paris Whila auarvtbin o. ic faynrohla n
far as the Government and influential per-
sons are concerned ii must be admitted that
probable exhibitors show an indifference
that is entirely owing to lack of lnforma-
tion and the absence Of any one to supply
1t. Chicago must bestir herself II she
wishes England freely represented.
POLITICAL EXCITEMENT IN LISBON.
The Foreign Office has received alarming
adviees from Lisbon. The English Minis
ter, Glynn Petrie, represents the political
situation as critical. Tne Portuguese Cab
met sought to submit new English con-
yentiOn to the Cortes May 9TH, but the Pre-
mier pleads for an extension Of the modus
yiyendi and delay in the publishing of the
convention in order to give time for an
abatement of the excitement against En-
glaEd, which is imperlling the position of
the Government.
PROMISES OF SUPPORT.
The Newfoundland delegates express
themselves gratitied at their reception in
the House of Lords. Since their statement
: IN the House of Lords they have received
many encouraging promises Of support from
officers and members OF the Commons.
VAINLY SEEKING A LOAN.
The Chilean envoy, SenOr Godoy. has
been here trying TO negotiate a loan Of 91,-
100000 for President Balnaceda. London
tinanciers having declined to advance the
money lie went TO Paris, where lie con-
tinued to search for syndicate to take the
loan. He has very little chance of success.
GOdOy asserts that Balmaccda still has
plenty OF money to pay his troops with
and sooner or later will overthrow the in
surgents. His declarations in regard to the
state of the eXchequer are doubted in view
of the fact that the Chilean cruisers built
in France, cannot leave because the two
filths Of the price, stipulated TO be paid al
ter the final trial, are not forthcoming
Senior Gudoy is now about to 60 to Berlin to
seek financial help.
GLADSTONE AMAzEs THE LIBERALS.
Gladstone has decided to su port the
divorce reform bill introduced By Hunter.
This amazed tile Liberals, who believed he
would oppose any extension of divorce as
matter of religious principle. The bill
entities wife to the dissolution of the
marriage tie in the event of adultery or
four years desertion on the part of the
husband. The House of Lords will reject
IL as the Bishops will cOngregate against it,
British Consular reports from Spain and
Portugal announce the remarkable success
of the system of the grating of American
on native vines, which result in preventing
phylloxeTa and producing good wine. The
Consul at Madeira writes that a large
amount of new vines, mostly American,
were planted in the districts most cele-
brated for their wines, and they produced a
superior quality of wine. On the north side
of the island, where all the vines were de-
stroyed by phylloxera years ago, the new
vines have given their first fine crop.