Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-12
III NJ VI llLkOuAl H.
From ALI Quarters.
ADVOCATING REFORMS.
The English Conservatives
Change Front.
Welsh TIN PLATE works RESUME.
Favor Opening the Fair on
Sundays.
CHRISTIANS At WORK IN BOSTON.
Ambitions Of Democratic
Politicians.
CHRISTIANS At WORK IN BOSTON.


NEW CONSERVATIVE PROGR AM.
An Important Event in the History OF
the Conservative Party-The New
Program Favors Many Important
RefOrms-John Morley's Evicted
Tenants Commission a Failure
The Latest Trades Union Develop
ment-A Belgian Delegate VIII Pre-
side at the Monetary Conference.
Copyright, 1892, by the New York Associated
Pressl
LONDON, Nov. 11.-No event in tbs re
cent history of the conservative party ap-
proaches in Importance the adoption of
the new program BY the conference of con-
servative associations just held In Edin-
burgh. The platform is frankly demo-
cratic. 1t even goes beyond the Newcastle
program of the liberals in admitting pop
ular control Of party legislation, and
further it contrasts favorably with the lib
eral federation's policy as allowing greater
independence of opinion among the ad-
herents of the principles of unionism. The
rigidity of old torryism has absolutely van
ished and is replaced by an elastic consti-
tutionionalism which Mr.. Balfour and
other leaders have accepted, though GER
tain fossils like the Duke of Rutland con-
tinue to think it incompatible
with genuine conservatism and
dangerous to the success of party
government. The program includes elect
oral registration reform, with an equaliza-
ton of votes and reduction of the period
of occupancy required to qualify voters.
This in itself trumps the liberal proposals
in the same direction. Next, the confer
ence approved the extension of the fran
chise to female ratepayers, the disfran-
chisement of illiterates, state provision for
old age, assistance to workingmen to ena-
BILE them to acquire land for building pur-
poses, an amendment to the employers liza
bility laws and factory acts in the working
mems interest. Finally, some touch of homo
ruleism was infused in the program by the
approval of the transfer of private bill
procedure from the committees of par
lament to local bodies. The transformed
spirit of the party is attributed to the
liberalizing Influence of their unionist
allies and partly to the leaders recoguiz-
ing the necessities of the times. 1t is
among the strangest changes of life that
the English parties find an in
tense tory like the Duke of Mont
rose, president of the associations,
confirming this peoples platform.
John Morley's evicted tenants commits
sion seems doomed to disastrous failure.
Lord Salisbury has characterized it as q
saturnalia for insolvent debtors and has
declared that Justice Matthews will return
to the judicial bench with his robes soiled.
Internal disputes concerning the sphere
and methods of the inquiry, mistaken in
structions by Mr.. Morley and partisan mis-
management by Justice Matthews are the
chief factors in the collapse of the commits
sion. Besides Mr.. Murphy, who resigned
on account of Justice Matthew'S proceed
ure. Murrough O'Brien, the -ablest and
ostensibly because he has been ap-
pointed a land purchase commissioner,
but really through q row with his col
leagues Another member, Mr.. Roche, @.
G., has intimated his desire to be replaced.
The withdrawal of these three members
leaves only Justice Matthews and Mr.. Red
ington, who sat to-day for brief half hour.
Although discredited even among liberals
the government will fill the vacancies with
home rule nominees and continue the COM
mission. The radicals have abandoned all
hope of any legislation for evicted
tenants during the coming session.
A plan now discussed by tho ministerial
circle is to not ask the house
to vote grant for their relief, but to evade
decision of the house by drawing funds
enough from the land purchase commission
to compulsorily purchase portions OF es-
tates from obstinate landlords, with enough
to make loans to tenants to enable them to
start farms anew. There is nothing timid
or equeamish about this proposal, but with
another general election almost within
sight prudent liberal members of the house
hesitate to approve course that is certain
to arouse general reprobation.
The latest trades union development in
London is the formation of domestic
servants union. Seven hundred servants
have already Joined and the number Of
possible members in London is estimated
at 240, 900. The members of the union in
| tend to hold an open air meeting to give
expression to demand that the govern
| ment establish a servants labor exchange
where no fees shall be exacted, fix tn
hours of labor. regulate salaries and forc'
employees to give a suitable character tx
| servants on dismissal. The organizers O.
| the union have applied for an opportunit.
| to give evidence before the labor commits
sioner, and they boast that they have Sc
| cured the advocacy of several members o
| the commons.
l u0 independence DOASo1 VI - oSoSA5J es-A
nounces that the international monetar.
conference will be presided over by N
Mcntefore Levy. one of the Belgian dele
gates to the conference.
The Behring sea arbitrators, who are t
meet in Paris, will probably not assembl
before February. Lord Hammer, assiste
by Sir George Baden-Powell is laborin
steadily over the CAGE. The opinion pre-
walls that the arbitration proceedings wi
be protracted.
It is understood that as result of th
lengthy cabinet council to-day the BIRTHS
government has decided to retain posse
sion of Uganda. The East Africa compan
will withdraw in March, but the BIRTHS
government will, it is believed, retain pa
. of the company's organization.
The Star says Hon. Edward Blake's r
turn to Great Britain marks the final ar
lasting severance of his connection wit
Canada's affairs and politics. There is no
says the Star, in history, another instan
of such self sacrifices as Blake's. Stel
sense of duty alone has impelled this emf
emit man to give up the greater part of b
life to the cause of Irish home rule.