Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-14
LONDON CABLE LETTER.
THE CONSERVATIVES DEFTLY CON-
TRIvED PLATFORM.
Lively Bidding for the Labor vote-Star-
vation Wages in the Textile Trades.
Defects in the British Navy's Big Guns.
An Orlsanist Conference, Etc.

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New York Associated Press. THE
executive committee of the Conservative
association has drafted a platform to be
adopted at the great party caucus at
Birmingham, the 23d inst. The leading
proposal concerns Ireland. The confer
ence will be asked to endorse the inten-
tion OF the ministers to extend local
government and promote technical edu-
cation in Ireland. At the same time it
is declared that the inequalities arising
from according to Ireland dispropor-
tiona.e representation in parliament
ought to be redressed. The other i'm
portapt planks provide for the extension
of the franchise to women who are land
owners or house occupants; the creation
of a labor department under member
OF the cabinet, and legislation to enable
local authorities to acquire land to facil
itate the creation Of small rural hold
ings. And as further concession to labor
representation, the Conservatives are
urged to support the labor candidates
everywhere who appeal to enter
public life upon no party lines.
This plank, contrasting with
the Liberal pronouncement against
labor candidates in purely labor inter-
ests, is deity contrived to encourage
split in the radical workmen's vote.
"A resolution proposed by Howard
Vincent, an eager advocate OF an inn
perial federation, and who has just re-
turned from America full of wrath
against the Mckinley .law, favors a
preferential tariff throughout the Brit
Ish empire.
STARVED woRKMEN.
Startling evidence has been laid be-
before the labor commission in regard
to the condition Of the operatives in
the textile trades in Lancashire and
Yorkshire. Of the workers scant wages,
ranging from 16 shillings weekly, up
ward, system of relentless fines for
spoiled material and petty causes,
absorb large percentage. A single fine
sometimes absorbs whole weeks pay.
Many workmen live in State of semi
starvation. The truck" abuse, sup
posed to have been suppressed. is still
in active existence, and the factory acts
are actively defed.
DEFECTS IN GREAT GUNS.
The British admiralty is much excited
over the growing record Of defects in
great guns on English warships. Five
vessels have recently been officially de-
clared to be carrying unreliable guns.
In the 11-ton gun of the ironclad Ben
Bow, which has been in commission
only few weeks, crack developed in
the inner tubes after firing a few rounds
of 960 pounds each, the service full
charge. Similar accidents happened to
the guns of the Victoria and Sanspareil.
Generally these heavy weapons are be-
coming djstrusted, and the admiralty
has ordered that number of them be
taken to the ordnance works to be
strengthened Meanwhile the seventy
five-ton guns of the French feet are
| acting perfectly.
AN INTERESTING CONTROVERSY.
Political clubs are interested in the
controversy raised by T. P. O'Connor in
accusing Mr.. Stuart, M. p, of organic
ing the split in the Parnellite party by
injudicious haste in publishing Glad
stones November letter to Parnell.
| O'Connors abuse of Stuart, who sue
ceeded him as the manager of the Lon
don Star, has led to the disclosure that
Arnold Morely, the Liberal whip, gave
| to the press the letter referred to-, under
authority of Gladstone.
THE DUKE OF oRLEANs's TROUBLE.
LIE Due la Tremouille and Due de No
allies, prominent Orleanists, have ar.
rived at the Sheen house for confer
ence with lie Comte de Paris, in regard
to the charges against LIE Due dOrleans,
in connection with the Melba divorce
case. lie Due d'Orleans persists that
his relations with Nine. Melba have
been purely Platonic. The French dis
cuss the case as matter that does not
affect the political prospects OF the Or.
leanists. English papers give almost
no attention to the case.
CURE FOR "RoARING."
The race horse Ormonde, in which an
English syndicate invested e42 900 in re-
buying him from an Argentine stud
breeder, was recently offered to the
British government. CHAPLIN, president
of the board of agriculture, declined tt
accept Ormonde, on the ground that ht
was a ssroarer." This response hal
raised public discussion beyond horse
breeding circles, especially in view o
the fact that the horse Golden Plum,
won the race at Liverpool yesterday
after undergoing the operation of trache
otomy for the cure of roaring
Golden Plume has the silver pipe in hi
throat, through which the trachea i
visible. The pipe is secured in tn
throat by turned edge. The hors
breathes through the tube with the ut