Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
LATE NEWS IN ENGLAND.
Tories Adopt a Program That is Strongly
Democratic.

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Tories Adopt Program That is Strongly
Democratic.
cable dispatch from London, copyrighted
by the Associated Press. says: No even: in the
recent history OF the conservative party ap-
breaches In Importance the adoption of the
new program by the conference of couse.va-
tive associations Just held in Edinburgh The
platform Is frankly democratic. 1t even goes
beyond the New Castsc program Of the liberals,
/ In admitting popular control of party legisla-
ton, and, further. it contrasts favorabiy with
the liberal declarations policy allowing greater
Independence Of opinion among the adherents
OF the principles OF unionism
The r!gidity Of old toryism has absolutely
vani-hed and is replaced bv an elastic consti,u-
tlnnalisn, which Mr. BllfOur and other leaders
have accepted. though certain fossils, like the
Duke Of Rutland. continue to think it incom-
patible with genuine conservatism and danger
ou- tot the success Of party government
The program includes electoral registration
reform. with an equalization OF votes and n
reduction of the period Of occupancy required
10 qualify voters. This in itself trumps the
liberal proposals. in the same direction. Next,
the conference approved the extension of the
franchise To female rate PAYERS. the disfran-
chfcment OF 1ihterate voters, popular control
OF the liquor traffic, state provision for old age
assistance TO workingmen to enable them to
acquire land Tor building purposes, an amend
meat to the employers liability laws and
factory acts In the workiugmen's interest
Finally. some touch Of home ruleism was in
fused IN the program. by the approval of the
tra"sference of private bill procedure from the
committees Of parliament to local bodies The
transformed spirit OF the party il attributed
largely 10 the liberalizing Influence of their
uniouist allies and partly to the leaders recog-
p,Zing the necessities Of the times 1t il among
I the stIauCcSk chAnpea Of life hat he ,i,sL
parties find an intense tory like the Duke Of
Montrose, president of the conference of asso-
Citations, confirming this peoples platform.
EvIcrED TENAxTs COMMISSION.
John Morleys evicted tenants commission
I seems doomed to disastrous failure. Lord
! salisbury has characterized it as a saturnalia
for insolvent debtors and has declared that
Justice Mathew. its president will return to
the Judicial bench with his robes soiIed and
moth eaten. But neither Lord Salisbury's
iibes nor Mr. Balfour's denunciations are
causing the collapse of the commission
: Internal disputes concerning the sphere
and methods Of the inquiry. mistaken
instructions by MIR. Morley and partisan mis-
management by Justice Mathew are tho chief
factors IN the break up. Besides Mr. Murphy,
. who resigned on account of Justice Mathews
procedure. sir. Mnrrongh OBrien. the abiest
and most practical member, will retire. ostensi-
bly, because he has been appointed a land pur-
chase commissioner. but really through row
with his colleagues. Another member Mr.
Roche. q. C.. has intimated his desire to be re-
placed. The withdrawal of these three mem
bers leaves only Justice Mathew and Mr. Red
Ingtuu, who sat yesterday for a brief half hour
Although discredited even among liberals the
government Will fill the vacancies with home rule
nominees and continue the commission though
II sends smoke foul in the nostrils of
parliament The radicals have abandoned
all hope OF any legislation for the evicted
tenants during the coming session. A plan now
discussed BY the ministerial circle is to not ask
the house OF commons to vote grant for their
relief. but to essdc decision of the house by
drawing funds enough from the land purchase
commission to compulsorilv purchase portions
OF estates from obstinate landlords with enough
To- make loans to tenants to enable them to start
farms anew. There is nothing timid or squeam-
ish about this proposal. but, with another gem
eral election almost within sight, prudent lib
eTal members OF the house of commons hesitate
To approve a course that Is certain to arouse a
general reprobation.
IMPORTATION OF CANADIAN CATTLE.
Some OF the officials of the board of agricul-
: ture IN an interview say that the decision to
Prohibit the importation OF Canadian cattle
was based upon the concurrent reports of three
veterinary professors and two inspectors who
stated that the lungs of 500 head Of cattle
slaughtered in Scotland had been inspected in
London, and that although in most cases only
signs of ordinary bronchial affection had been
. found. In four cases there were discovered I'M
doubted evidence OF pleuro- pneumonia. The
officials do not question the good faith Of the
/ Canadian autho in affirming that no case
OF the disease had been reported to them but
TO show how mistakes may be made, they in
stance the fact that. although the United States
government has declared the whole country
free from pleuro-pneumonia, five cases Of tho
disease have been found within the last few
days among cattle from the United States
landed at Deptford and Birkeahead Sir Chas
Upper. the Canadian high commissioner be-
fore returning to Paris, prepared n report for
the Canadian government on the action taken
by. Mr.. Gardner, the president of the board Of
agriculture. In this report Sir Charles was
able to show that while the experts EMPLOYED
by the board Of agriculture certified that they
found pleuro-pneumonia other distinguished
veterinary professors held that the pathological
appearances In the cases examined by them
were identical with those of the cornstalk dis
ease. a- described by DIR. salmon. the chief of
the United States bureau Of animal industry
VARIOUS MOTIFS.
Sir Charles Tupper's negotiations in Paris
for the conclusion Of a commercial treaty be-
tween France and Canada are making favora-
bic progress. France makes minimum tariff
concessions TO Canada.
!, The Independence Beige OF Brussels an
nounces that the international monetary con-
ference will be presided over by NJ Montefiore
Levi, one OF the Belgian delegates to the con-
ference.
The Boring seq arbitrators. who are to NEE,
In Paris, viii probably not assemble before
February. Lord Hammer, assisted by Sir
George Baden-Powell. is laboring steadily over
, the cause for Great Britain In official circles
In London the opinion prevails that the arbi-
trasion proceedings will be protrscted.
MARLBoRoroH's DEATH
. Visitors returning from Woodstock testify ia
: the general regret felt by the townspeople q,
. the death Of the Duke Of Marlborough. In his
3 later years the duke had won popular esteem
! In Woodstock ami in the whole surrounding
) country, and had gained the affection Of hi,
: Blenheiin tenants, many Of whom he had as
: sisted with advice and often with needfui nd
: yances. The duke especially liberal il
8 helping tenants TO improve Eve stock, and he
: became himself n successful breeder of shire
a horses, short horn Jersey cattle and Oxford
Q Down sheep. He strove to encourage his ten
ants TO view properly the changed conditions Of
a agriculture. and to depend upon the rearing Of
high-class stock instead Of growing corn. The
$ duke organized the Shire Horse Society, and
after his tour Of America imported q numbe,
Q OF the best specimens Of the American trottina
1 horse. He had just completed an article upor
0 the American trotter and was revising tn
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