Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-22
LIBERALS DIVIDED.

fetal home legislation.
LIBERALS DIVIDED
Though this Is officially the liberals
main plank. the division Of their ranks
over the war Is go great that 10 Is quite
Impossible TO Keep al the candidates IN
line. Thus, while Sir Edwand Grey and
the Right Hon. II. H. AsQuith and
others are telling the voters that 1t Is
useless to discuss the war and are ad-
hitting the annexation Of the Boer re-
pubics as the only logical outcome,
Mr.. Morley and other well known men,
bers OF the party are telling them that
the war was unnecessary and that the
annexation OF the republics Is a blot
upon England's fair name.
PRACTICAL DIsFRANCHIsEMENT,
One one point, however. the liberals
all unite and that point Is the unfair
ness OF Lord Salisbury IN bringing
about dissolution az the pres
ent moment when the register OF
1898 IS expiring, 80 that thus all who
were not registered over two years ago
are disfranchsed.
The new register comes into force In
February Thousands are affected,
and the liberals maintain that Lord
Salisbury's action IL not only without
precedent but is unconstitutional
on the other hand the conservatives
claim that Lord Salisbury acted fairly,
as. had he waited until after February.
he would have the undoubted advantage
OF the votes Of soldiers returning from
South Africa.
BUSINESS MEN FURIOUS.
In their wrath that the election was
precipltated with so little warning the
liberals are not alone Business men,
regardless OF party. are furious over
the dislntegration Of trade which al
ways accompanies election contests.
Publishers, FOR instance, after
wretched year. seeing the war In South
Africa ending and affairs In China be-
coming more quiet, made all prepare
lions for a revival OF trade. just az
they We're beginning 20 put books out,
the announcement Of the dissolution Of
parliament came like a thunderclap,
spelling all their prospects.
The stock exchange, on the same
grounds has got a great grievance
against Lord Salisbury. as II Will be
well into December before the public
can be expected to take a keen interest
In stocks.
HOME RULE AT REST.
The question Of home rule. except IN
Ireland, Is scarcely mentioned. Mr..
Herbert Gladstone who represents West
Leeds. advises his constituents to let
the matter rest; but the earl Of Sand
wIch strikes a much franker note. in re-
nouncing his adherence to the govern
ment and returning TO the ranks Of the
liberals, because home rule is dead.
CHAMBERLAINs' MONEY MAKING.
A miniature bomb has been thrown
into the conservative camp by the lib
eral Morning Leader, which publishes
a lengthy story showing that the wife,
sons and daughter OF Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain hold almost all the shares Of the
firm OF Hoskins Sons, contractors to the
admiralty. Among the sons holding
large amounts Of the stock Is Mr.. j. a.
Chamberlain (the eldest SOM who Is a
civil lord Of the admiralty.
To put a worse complexion on the
matter II is pointed out that there are
no Hoskins now connected with the
business, which Is practically a family
concern and apparently prosperous.
The only answer 80 far Youchsafed 20
the accusations Is a letter from Mr..
Chambcrlains secretary saying the
minister is not disposed to notice the
cowardly inslnuation contained in an
indirect charge"
Rumors assign the war ministry 20
Mr., Chamberlain in the next cabinet,
the suppositiOn being that the marquis
OF Lansdowne will retire and also that
Mr.. Chamberlain will then have Lord
Roberts as commander.in-chief and
Lord Kitchener as adjutant general.
Earl Halsbury the Lord High Chancel-
Tor, Earl Cadogan the lord lieutenant
OF Ireland NiscOunt Cross, the lord OF
the privy seal. and Mr.. William Court
Gully, the speaker Of the house OF COM
mons. are all said 70 be likely 10 re-
tire.
BRITA1N's BAGGAGE SYSTEM
The controversy on the relative merits
OF the British and American baggage
systems has been revived by the COM
plants OF transatlantic visitors who
have lost trunks In England. These. IN
turn have called forth protests against !
the adoption Of the check system. An
Engllshman who has visited America |
writes to the Pail Mall Gazette giving |
details or the troubles which he ex-
perienced through the loss OF his checks, |
the delay and the alleged impossibility |
OF obtaining condensation, declaring /
the Americans tolerate any system, |
however complicated. so long as II has |
the appearance of being businesslike. |
Most OF the detractors OF the check |
system miss a point by devotlng their |
arguments against the delay IN de- |
livering baggage after its arrival IL |
Is possible that the correspondence may |
accelerate the adoption Of SONS form /
Of American system, for partly through |
Ignorance and partly through the de-
tects OF the English system. no end OF /
trouble and expense is undergone by /
the thousands who yearly cross the At
lantic through loss OF baggage
Another American innovation will /
shortly appear In London in the shape
Of 250 laundries run by American en-
ployes and with American machinery.
DEAD AND LIVING.
How greatly tho British government |