New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-01
Mr.. GLADSTONE'S SPEECH.
OF TIE LAND BILL.

In the House of Commons, ON Feb 10, Mr..
SSSSes to explain the irish Land BIZ He
by referring predictions Of the opponents Of the
Irish Church bill 10 months that was the land not
the Church. which lay at the root OF Irish grievances
chiefly for the purpose OF exhorng TIE prophets 70 APP
portance. It's difficulties had been increased by delay
ali fair'mnded and moderate both sides
sensible OF tho necessities OF the and anxious
also TO the help given to the calculation OF the problem
by literature he went to dsspate some Of the
Ireland Mr. Gladstone showed that while in Connaugt
the Celtic preponderates. in Ulster as we know
there Is the largest infusion OF non Celtic blood But In
Ulster OF crime to evctions is higher
than in Connaught and IN no part OF Ireland u the ratio
so low where the Celtic blood Ia al
most unmxed. And taking the history OF recent tunes,
has been greatest not those which have peculiarly
Celtic character, every one OF which are excluded from
In the second place he went point the numer-
Gus particulars IN which the land system OF Ireland
idea that resemblance between the Irish and the
English law Is reason against special legislation on the
third place he proved it falacy suppose that
Ireland has been prospecting for the last 20 years and
that the people have occasion to exhibit feelings of
The right honorable gentleman went on to say that
in the rate of wages throughout Ireland
ing in places to 80 per s OteEs to 80 per
wages has not generally advanced In reply to mem
been my lot to only Cd day Ia laugh, and il
| IN consequence OF an improved state OF things
that improved state Of things rudely changed.
the tendency being to go backward instead OF
forward, 1 not sure that my temper would be one
OF exuberant gratitude Cheers But Sir, other opera
lions have been at work affecting unfavoraby the Irish
aborer Undoubtedly eyctions have been fewer during
that period but should be sorry to be driven to
animation into the Of that fact will merely
sblc and OF the most guilty OF evctions
CURED between the two dates TO which have referred
laInenting no small portion Is to lbe traced TO all
with Wha Ved 10 he tbeir rpht
which in some cases lmprudent and In Others be-
uoDS c S isss fbe nSs,nra1e of Ireiand has IN
creased by 100000 acres while tho tlage has decreased
100000 acres To bring the matter to closer test let us
law Down 1860 there WAS most remarkable decrease
In the pressure upon the poor rates and IN that year inc
been counted by millions was 10000 whereas III 1868 that
number had increased 10 $4,000 There Is another cir
cumstance OF wider operation that has also greatly
affected the condition OF the irish aborer and that Is
this-whle, since 1900 upon the whole wages WI
not say have gone back. but have exhibited on the
whole stationary character the cost OF subsistence has
very considerably increased am almost AFRAID TO tell
stancessuch az the gathering OF Irish labOrers in towns
the loss Of the gardens upon which they depended Tor
their comfort and their auxiliary means or subsistence
and the eopulsion thus necessarily imposed upon them
OF travelling considerable distances TO their work1whch
have also had a very unfayOTaDle elect Lastly, Mr.
Gladstone showed that the course OF legislation for the
last half century though intended no doubt In bene
fetal spirit, had, III nunberess ways, been uetrl
mental to the interests OF the occupiers. In 1913
Parliament pa ssed an act the object OF which 20
mentary elections The unforeseen effect OF that Act was
that the landlords OF Ireland with the natural view to
the of their political Influence Immediately be-
came the prime promoters OF that excessive subdivision
OF land with the view TO the creation OF 4O feehOldcrs
which ushcrcd In tho horrors OF the famine OF 1878
Cheers The Act OF 1879 put an end 10 that nducemen
by DISTINGUISHING the freehOder, and as the Act OF
1923 had introduced vastly extended the lmsche OF
the extreme subdivision OF land 80 the Act OF 1922 partly
introduced and certainly vatly extended the mischief
and perhaps under the circumstances the still greater
chief OF yearly tenancy Hear. Then came tie
act which passed In 1919 or 1850, called the Encum
bered Estates act which has passed into The act for
dealing with the sale OF landed estates When property
came into the Encountered Estates Court the sold
the estates they and the purchasers bought
them as they were, aud no distinction drawn be-
tween the soil and the improvements made by the tenant
70 that the improvements were sold to persons who gave
price foI them. away from the tenant 10 whom they
ought TO have belonged. aud the price was paid TO the
outgoing landlord, who ought not TO have bcen Gu
titled 10 claim the property IA them, anu would
not have been entitled II the legislation recon-
meuded III 1915 had been adopted. lCheers
We passed the Poor Law bill, and II was great act OF
Christian charity and humanity when we consider ~ as
applying 10 that portion OF the community VINO nave
fallen into a state OF nCapaCity TO maintain themselves
by their labor Bat If we have peasantry endowed
With vigorous arms with both tho ability and VIII 10
their subsistence aud II We encourage sys-
ten under which that peaSantry 10 expected 10 labor