The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
HIGH PRICE IS FELT
POOR FAMILIES IN LONDON EAT
HORSE MEAT.
One Hundred Tons Bought Weekly for
Consumption; Clearing House for
Charities in the old England City;
Liberal Party Is far From Being
Dead; Looking Forward to the
Visit From Roosevelt.
Especial to The Free Press.l


London, March l6-The liberals are
using the result of the recent county
council elections to show that the
party is not so closely on the verge
of dissolution and ruin as many pol
iticians have pictured it. With the re-
turn of the progrcssves to power and
the local contest may be used to get
a line on the present party situation
the country over, it seems plain that
in the case of another general cleo
ton the liberal party would not be
so certain of going down into defeat as
its tornup condition in parliament
might indicate.
Attitude Toward Tariff Reform.
Another point in the political situa-
ton that may be we'll taken is the
attitude of the great cities of England
toward tariff reform. That they are
iemphatically against it, there can DC
no doubt. This was brought out in
the general election in which London
sorely disappointed the tend hopes u
the unionists. Had London experience
uary the county councils election omer-
ed the opportunity to speak out. In
stead it has made it quite plain that
| its views of two months ago are its
views today, and a little more SO, as
one of Mr.. Redmonds followers might
| say.
Speaking of the tariff calls attention
/ to the fact that London, too, is feeling
the effect of high prices and many
poor families are now eating horse
| ticle of diet in France and Germany.
1t was thought very little horse flesh
was consumed in London, but as the
result of an official investigation it is
shown that nearly one hundred tons
are actually bought weekly for human
consumption in London. The price is
| from three to six cents a pound.
Combining the Many Organizations.
| Assisted by the chairman of the
London county council the lord mayor
| has formed an association which aims
at inducing" all the social. industrial
aud charitable undertakings in London
to combine and to establish councils
of social welfare in every metropoli
tan borough. These viii! be, as it
were, clearing houses for charitable cf-
of a very representative nature and
/ the whole aim of the movement is to
lead charities to coordinate their eff
forts and exchange knowledge and eX
perience.
| The government has practically pledged
itself to carry out the recommended
| tions made in the latest report of
Lord Kitchener. which has Just been
made public. General Kitchener wants
an army of peace established whose
strength shall be $4,000 divided into
u garrison force of 10000 and mobile
! force of 40,000-al to be enrolled, or
gained and equipped i'll the same way.
! The army will consist of 81 infantry
battalious, % light horse regiments,
22A guns, II engineer companies and
departmental troops in proportion
The Visit of Colonel Roosevelt
! London is looking forward with
great deal of enthusiasm to the APP
proaching visit of Colonel Roosevelt,
who will be accompanied by Mrs.
| Roosevelt and their daughter. Miss
Ethel. He will stay with United
State Ambassador, Whitclaw Reid at
Dorchester House. Park Lane, and be
much fetcd during his starry. \ great
many engagements have been arrang-
ed for him during his visit and it is
hoped lie will be present at the
lecture which Commander Peary will
give to the Royal Geographical society
early i'll May.
America is splendidly represented
in English society by the beautiful
women who came over to be present
ed at court. Not forgetting the bril-
lance of former occasions, the cos
tunes and Jewels were more beauti-
full and priceless than ever this year.
The season is on i'll full swing, despite
the Lenten season, and though there
will be a respite from political recep-
tions during the week that parliament
is having recess there is suffi-
GENTLY long list of social events ahead
to Eppp fnrpi,rn yi-itorc hucv