The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-12
FROM IHEOLD WORLD
A Conference Of Conservative AS
sociatiOnS in Edinburgh.
A POPULAR PROGRAMME ADOPTED
Many Reforms Proposed Including an Flee
10. al Registration FOrm-A Horrible Story
from Russia-6eueral Foreign News.

LONDON, Nov. 1l.-No event in the 70
cent history OF the Conservative party ap-
proaches in Importance the adoption OF o
programme by the conference Of Conserve
tive associations II Edinburgh. The plat
form, which is frankly democratic, even
goes beyond the Newcastle. programme Of
the Liberals in admitting popular control
Of party legislation and further contrasts
favorably with the Liberal federation
policy as allowing greater independence
OF opinion among the adherents Of the
principle of unionism. The rigldity Of old
Toryism has absolutely vanished and Is
replaced by elastic eonstitutionalism which
Balfour and otheE leaders have accepted
though certain older members of the party
continue to think it incompatible with
genuine Conservatism and dangerous 30
the success OF party government.
The programme includes al electoral reg
istration form with an equalization
OF seats and q reduction to quail
lily voters. This in itself Is a trump
proposal IN the same direction. The con-
ference next approved an extension of
franchise to female rate payers, disfran-
chis6d illiterate voters, popular control OF
The liquor trafdc, and states the provisions
for old ages Of workingmen to enable them
amendment to employer liability laws and
factory acts in the workingmen's inter
ests. Finally some touch Of home ruleism
is infused IN the programme by the ap-
proval Of the transfer Of private bill pro-
ceedure from the parliament committee to
local bodies.
The transformed spirit Of the party Is
attributed largely to the hberalizing inhu-
e1ce of Unionist allies and partly to the
leaders recognizing the necessities Of the
times.
John Morley's evicted tenants commits
sion seems doomed 20 disastrous failure
Neither Lord SalisbuTy's 1ibss nor Bal
four's denunciGtion is causing the collapse
of the commission, but international dis
putss and partisan mismanagement by JUS
Iice Matthews are the chief factors in the
break up. Besides. Murphy, who resigned,
Murraugh O'Brien, who will retire, and
another member, Roche, have intimRted q
desire to be replaced. The deserti0ns at
tributed to Justice Matthew'S procedure
of Withdrawals leave only two members OF
the commission. But il is rumored that
the government viii fill the vacancies with
Home Rule nominees. and continue the
commission though il sends foul smoke IN
the nostrils OF the government.
The Radicals have abandoned all hope OF
any legislation fer evictsd tenants during
the coming session. The plan now dis
cussed in ministerial circles is TO not ask
the house OF commons to vote 3 grant for
relief, but eVRde the decision of the house
by drawing funds enough from the land
purchase commission to purchase cOmpui-
soriiy portions of estates from obstinate
landlords, with enough to make loans TO
tenants to enable them 10 start farms
anew. Another general election is within
sight and the present Liberal members Of
the commons hesitate to approve & course
which 10 certain 10 arouse general olsap-
prevail.
Sir Charles Tupper's negotiation in
Paris for q conclusion OF a commercial
treaty between France and Canada IS
making favorable progress. France makes
q minimum tariff concessions 10 Canada
The Independence Beige Of Brussels an
nouncss that Moniehore Levy, one OF the
Belgian delegates, Will preside over the IN
ternational monetary conference.
The Bshriug Sea srbisrators who are TO
meet in Paris, Will probably not assemble
till February. In Olncial circles here the
opinion prevails that arbitration proceed
ings will be Protracted-
Visitors returning from Woodstock tes-
tify to the general regret that is felt BY
the townspe0pl9 due 70 tae death OF the
duke OF Marlborough.
The latest trade union development in
London is the promotion Of the domestic
servants union. Seven hundred servants
have already joined and the union intends
to hold an open air meeting to give eXpres-
sion to theIr demands that the government
establish q servants labor exchange where
no fees be accepted, fix hours Of labor,
regulate salaries and force employers to
give g suitable character to servants on
dismissal.