New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-28

The April number of Harper has an article
bv NJ d. Conway. on Agricultural Laborcrs in En-
gland" containing many interesting details OF the move
ment for the relief Of farm laborers in progress in
England. and headed by Joseph Arch, the remarkable
man Of whom account has already been given in
our columns In the opinion OF Mr. Con way. England Is
at this moment passing through revolution as impor-
tant that of the sixteenth century lis purpose Is to
dethrone the Ordy OppresOrs VI agricultural labor and
its leader humble of the soil The wealthies
peer OF the realm grows pale to-day at the OF 10
seph Arch. This man has for some time iourucycd
through the length and breadth Of England, seeking to
form unions Of farm laborers, and to combine these
unions into vast national organization His journeys
even in this limited have been such as TO recall tho
abOrs Of Catholic missionaries IN earlier times. During
each day he visits the homes OF the abOrers aud learns
their exact condition he takes 10 visit all who have
suffered wrongs by eviction; and every evening he
speaks 10 the assembled laborers with force which
never fails, and perseverance which never grows
weary. He has been the means OF organizing England
into twenty-five districts each uf which includes
many different UniOnsa together representing kind
OF United States OF Labor. Already in these regions
wages have risen and it Is saying that where Arch
goes starvation flies. The poor women cry out as lie
passes, God bless you Our children never had meat
until you came But Ivseph Arch is not the man 10 be
conented because the lords fears lead him gild
serf's chain he has a settled purpose and plan with
which be is steadily carrying not the farm ab0rers only
but the sympathy OF the diSnterested intelligence OF
the country, though that plan surely contains
revolution OF the land laws Of Great Britain"
Mr. Conway has recently had interview with Joseph
Arch andIesrned from him personally the situation and
prospects OF the great movement which he represents
He found in him, as far as personal appearance and
bearing concerned, common country labOrer. lie
is a sturdy Saxon man. with blonde complexion aud
light blue eyes, his face weatherbeaten with traces OF
the small pox, his forehead high and broad, and his
whole expression showing manly franness Of charac
ter His voice is one Of singular sweetness and is ac
eOmpanied with an innocent and winning smile He
born in of the pleasant Warwiekshire villages where
he owns a neat little cottage and garden, and is
about Oryve years OF The consequences OF this
movement, Mr. Conway predicts, will Do OF the most
radical character. " IL CAN therefore, be no longer
doubted that these humble unonsts have brought rs TO
the door OF revolution There 10000 agricultural
aborers in England Wales at the last 1t is
estimated that TO give 10 all the able bodied farm labor
an increase OF five shngs per week would amount
to little five millions OF pounds. We pay
ing the farmers. under whom and under whose lords
these people starving, eighty millions for meat
which was bought for forty millions few years ago
Yet penny Of this mighty increase in the value Of
butchers ever reaches the hand The progress
OF animal culture within the last few years has been
something enormous The great cattleshows have dis
played shapely and superb bovine forms never known
hitherto At the agricultural hall stood before noble
steer eighteen hands high, weighing twentY-seven
hundred weight-a magnificent form cut shin
ing ebony. Beside the animal stood farm Ia
borer, who may have built up that creature and
whose eyes sunken and his face haggard with hun
ger Arch clearly made mistake when he spoke Of men
treated like pigs We beginning to realize how costly
our food is We taste sOupeon Of human hearts blood
IN already. And the taste will noreeaseust as II did
sugar In the old anti Slavery daysuntii We can
human stock the farms cultivated al least
lhS lxnd AT
happy ruminants This De secured but IN way.
IL must be affirmed that cannot own and hold land
IN the sae they their boOs. The land has
some relation 10 The gbiesa pVS densr tbat tpds the