The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
Present Conditions in England
Such as TO Give Statesmen
Much Concern.
MANY LINES OF TRADE
ARE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
Vast Army of Idle Men and
Women ClamOr for Work
and Food.
BY PAUL LAMBETH,
able TO The Tribune.

BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Special Cable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, oct S-Long he AIDED Eng
ishmen. especially members of the gov
ernmcnt, anticipate long siege OF la
Dor troubles. The Osborne decision rem
dered by Inc house OF lords is stirring
the country. The decision in effect rc-
licvcd members OF trades and labor unions
from tho necessity of contributing 2
shilling a year TO provide pay for Labor
members of parliament. The uorkncn say
they viii not allow the decision TO stand.
Then there is the trouble in the ship
building trade. the cotton industry. the
railroads and the threatened disputes be-
tween miners and the men who OWN the
mines. In view of the disputes there lS n
peculiar interest IN the board OF trace
lockoutT which occurred III the United
Kingdom during 1909 The number OF
yolvinS 3oO,Slo people. The aggresate
duration cf these troubles waS 275O,Ou0
working DAYS. Questions Of wages. usually
tho most frequent causes of thcm. ac-
counted for only % per cent OF the work
people directly affected. vhlle questions
OF hours involved IL per cent. The coal
industry WIS more affected than any
other trade. and in most 'ustancca the
disputes related In hours OF labor, que
to differences arising out OF the ADJUST
ment Of Time after the passing of the
OF the disputes wcrc compromised.
Effect of Military Life.
According 10 Lieutenant Adam Sutor,
who WAS recently court -martlale1 for
writing a criticism of The army. lInglish
military lifc is dcmoraliHinc I'm his de-
fensC he said hc had calculated L" carve
out for himself a military career. but he
found there was nothing for him to do.
The work he had had TO do amounted 10
about thirty minutes DAY INC WORK
amounted 10 signing papers which nc
did not understand and which nobody un-
derStood. lie enjoyed IT. much. but nus
enjoyment did not blind him TO the fu-
tility Of IT. His life I'm the army for ten
years had only served 10 confirm what II
WAS impossible for him not to SEQ on the
first day Of his service. lie soon gave up
tho idea of ccttluS on. Fie did rs h'ii"
as he could and enjoyed himself a. n1uSn nS
told him that he did good deal more
than he needed Ia have done.
The newspapers continue their adyo-
cscy Of lower telegraph rates. Mr.. Hen
mixer IIeaton. NJ. r" speaking at
meeting Of the Institute Of Journalists
declared that IL was eNtraordinary that
while he could telegraph all around AUS
traIia. "A distance of 800 miles. at the
rate OF sixteen words for n shilling
cable from here to India by land cost
two shillnigs per word. lie con,raa,@g on,
a telegram from ST. Petersburg Ia
VladIvostok 5000 miles. at the larc of
sd per word.
Extent OF Tnbercllo5ls.
Official statistics show that in ihs
United Kingdom there arc 400 200 per
sons suffering from tuberculosis and thai
each year $4,000 pcrSons die OF consunp-
tion and 10000 Of other forms of tubcr-
cular disease.
yoution Of Consumption and other forms
of tuberculosis has decided TO make fur
thcr efforts IN educate the people i'm the
prevention of disease said TO be re-
sponslble for the death Of ono person
out of ten in tive whole popuis ton.
II is estimated that a campaign VIII
cost. including Office expenses Aoooo
The National Union OF Conservative
Associations havo organized an open AR
campaign throughout England and WYlHS,
The campaign will last for three months.
and il is estimated that at least 10000
meetings will bo hold and 400 constit,
ucucios visited Forty-iwo vans will
travel through the rural distriotg. car
rviug political literature TO be distTlb-
utcd in towns and villages Gramo,
phones and records and lanterns and
slides VIII be carried and used to enter
tain the audiences.
Rider ITaggard left recently for Den
mark, where he has made arrangements
Ia Investigate The local agricultural con-
ditiona especially with reference 10 small
holding owncrships, crcdlt banks and CO
operation. Tho particular object OF his
inquiries is Ia ascertain to what extent
The Danish systcm of small owncrshlps
is applicable 10 Great Britain, and to
what degree these arc supported with
moneys advanced by credit banks or
the state,
Brave Irish Woman.
An Irish woman was recently instru-
mental in the capture and conviction OF Il
we'll known footpad and a reward was
ordered to bo given to hcr. The story
of her courage was told at the Central
Criminal court when William Rose was
found guilty OF robbery with violence.
Rose had met 4 clerk In Bayswatcr and
~. 10, Ia iT,,I h,. ii, mot
give him money. a fierce struggle en- !
sued. and the clerk called for help, and
although crowd of men collected they |
did not assist him. Mrs. ETic ODonno- !
van, however, caught hold of the prisoner |
and held hm until the arrival OF the po-
lice. The recorder said that the public |
directed that reward of E2 he paid TO
her. The prisoner was sentenced 10 penal !
scrvitudc for long term.
The crusade against gambling is being /
ca rried on and il recently led TO hui /
morous Incident. smoking out a betting |
man, In case heard in the Leeds po-
lice court 1t was stated that the man,
TO avoid arrest. ran into another mans |
house. fastened the door and kept the |
police at bay for four hours. A consta-
bic sent for some cayenne pepper. and /
having pushed the paper under tho door, 1
set light 10 IT and allowed II 10 smoudcr. !
The magistrate condemned The action OF
the police.
Interest In the coming town planning
conference hcce is keen. Boston and
Washington. u. c.. VIII. II is expected,
have exhibits eventually costing c6O,000.
Nancy. France, said to be the most
beautifully planned town In the world,
will he represented by Illustrations and
plans of streets laid out after the RcDaiS-
sancc style.
Business Conditions.
Business is gradually improving, but
there l. q vast number of men and wom-
IN suffering from enforced idicness. For
example. more than 5000 applications for
in the new infrmary of
The Wandsworths Union have been sub
Initted to the guardians,
Lord Torrington threatens To appeal
from the Judgment against him. which
was imposed for reckless automobilc
driving His lordsbip was recently fined
ESQ and deprived OF his license for six
months for driving thirty miles an hour
aud dlsrcgerdIns the police signal to
stop.
Booker r. Washington will, by invita-