The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-07


vent The extension of the plague. Thu
British government has done nothing
yet to check its possible appearance il
Great Britain beyond ordering that al
ports having traffic with India be Wis
tied By special sanitary inspectors
no measures of quarantine have beer
taken and rags and goods generally
can be exported from Bombay anC
hurachee without hindrance or inspec-
ton. Relying upon the climatic con
ditions of England, which are supposed
/ to be unfavorable to a plague epidemic
| and on sanitation, which is now gen
! eral throughout the country, the British
authorities do not in the least share
| in the European scare. If the attitude
to be taken by the English delegates
! to the conference can be forecaSteo
! from certain official utteranceS here il
/ viii be summed up in contending that
! the measures to check the spread OF
! the epidemic in India are as perfect as
can be, and that the best protection
against the epidemic affecting Europe
will be greater attention to cleanli-
ness at the ports and among the peo-
pies of Europe. Put plainly, the En-
glish delegates will say: Your quaran-
tine proposals are useless. Get clean
and the plague will not attack YOU
The notorious unsanitary state Of the
Italian towns, the dirty bits OF the
people, the flthiness of Russians, and
the defects of sanitation in Austria
and Germany, and even French CEN
terS as COMPARED with the English,
will give point to the English conten-
ton. Spasmodic sanitary efforts were
made at the time OF the last cholera
epidemic in GERMANY Russia and con-
tinental countries, but since then the
international regulations have been
generally ignored.
FAMINE FUND SCANDAL.
The council of the Socialist epo-
cratic federation are arranging a pop
ular demonstration over the Indian
famine funds scandals. There really
seems to be a conspiracy of silence on
the part of the leading London Iapers
regarding the misrepresentation of the
vast sum estimated at eli. 090,0 600 ster-
ling, raised by additional taxation in
India to provide for the inevitable re-
curing famines. A circular issued by
the socialist council points out that this
famine fund was started On the hy
pothesis that every ten years e15,000,-
900 sterling would be required TO re-
lieve a famine; that the population of
India. has increased in the last ten
years by 30000,0 600; that the huge sum
of 200. 900, 600 rupees is now paid an
nually to English officials, military and
civilian, the depression of gold and the
depreciation Of silver with the stop
page of the coming of silver at the
minis, have involved the population in
common ruin, and that English greed
and misrule is the cause of the famine.
VIC WILL OPEN A TOWN HALL.
The queen, through her private secre-
tary, Sir Alfred Bigge, has written 10
the mayor of Sheffield, announcing her
Ill
in person in May next. This fact
should disprove the wild rumors about
the physical and mental prostratior. of
her majesty.
TRADES UNION BUREAU.
Mr. John Burns, NJ. P, of the trade
union parliamentary committee, re-
Gently asked the approval of that
committee to the appointment of a
permanent trades union bureau.
The purpose of this bureau is to in
terfere in the settlement of trades dis
putes, strikes and lockouts; to secure
from the various unions official help
for strikers; to initiate and watch Ia
Dor legislation in parliament and gen
orally to form the permanent executive
for all the unions. The men compoS-
ever be constituted, will occupy po-
sition of exceptional power in politics.
Mr.. Burns scheme is now being con-
sidered by the respective trades unions.
He asserts that a majority of the
unions will approve it, and that its
adoption by the coming trades congress
is sure.
1t may be said that ne is over-con- |
fdent, but if the congress does event |
1ally agree to the bureau a new and |
potent force will operate in British |
politics and in all questions affecting |
the relations of capital and labor.
The Prince of Wales is buying large |
tracts of land in the Dartmoor dis |
-rict, apparently TO form an extensive |
leer forest and hunting region. To |
obtain the necessary purchase money |
he has disposed of South African and
other securities.
There are signs of a marked clearing
Up in the princes financial affairs.
COLD WEATHER PREVAILING.
The sharp dose of winter that came
With the end of January has driven
more prominent members of society to
he south of France, and they will not
eturn till after Lent. The season is
o be very grand, though society will
axe little personal part in 1t before
he ceremony in June.
VICTORIA EXHIBITION.
Great efforts are already being made
o boom the Victoria era exhibition to
le held in London this summer. Sir
stafford Northcote is chairman of the
subcommittee for commercial and in
ustrial exhibits. He is turning to use
n this direction his recent visit to
,anada and the United States. The
eason will be enlivened by a series
+ French plays by strong Partisan
ompany under NJ. Antonine, formerly
f the Theatre Libre.
WRITES A LETTER.
Mr.. Gladstone has written a letter
D the Greek Byron society, advising
federal union of Macedonia, Bull
aria, Servia and Greece as the best
olution of the eastern question.
The National Liberal club is heal
lg the defeat in the Walthamstow
vision of Essex in the election held
his week as heralding the return of
he Liberal party to power. Though
lie successful candidate, Mr.. Woods, !
not in the strict sense of the term
Liberal. he having stood for the
Eat as a Radical and labor candidate,
lie Liberals are claiming him as their
vn and the National Liberal club is ,,
to give a banquet in honor
him.
According to the Saturday Review, {
=. W. J. Leyds,. the secretary of c
ate of the South African republic,
about to resign his office.
The Conservative press are unani- :
Gus in their praise of the speech de- $
vered in the house of commons yes q
rday by Sir Michael Hicks Beach, v
lie chancellor of the exchequer, in t
hich he served notice on France that a
reat Britain proposed to remain in
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