The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04

Irish e1agseratiop, and to assume that the
crops are exceptionally poor, but that the
present misery results "a much from the
= .ciions of the landlords a. from the fail
UTe Of harvests. Tine bitter Dissatisfaction
against them threatens an outbreak in The
western counties, and is aggravated In
many instances By the clergy Of the tenants,
who put the grievances of their people into
words for them, instr ct with fiery, IN
rea onipg Irish eloquence.
The official report from Vienna, "a our
readers have seen, makes the Austro-Hun-
garian wheat crop 100000 metric centsls
less than that Of last year. But Austria
and Russia Whose crops are also defciepi)
have each 8 large stock of last years
wheat on hand. The Australian crop Of
cereals is lower than the average Of ten
years. India wss importing wheat until a
month ago. The maize harvest has failed
because oil drought in Servis, and in South
Persia from the same cause there has been
a partial failure of The whole spring hsr-
| vest. 1t is probable on the whole that the
great supply OF food for the world must be
| looked for from this country and Canada.
10 corn, the yield 10 the New England and
Middle Atlantic States, Alabama, and Mis-.
| NC CAStlltOudiiy SOVu, IA
Virginia and the South Atlantic States.
| Louisiana and Texas il falls below the
| average. Kentucky does somewhat better,
| while from illinois and the States west OF
the Mississippi the yield will be enormous.
The crop OF potatoes will, on the whole, be
favorable, notwithstanding the Colorado
beetle has been diligent In mis- work in two
or three States. The supply OF wheat
which We shall be able to send abroad will
| we believe, prove sat sfsctory this year
both as TO amount and quality. The same
is true Of Canada. Ii should be remem
bersd that this question of q deficiency
In the crops in a country IL differ
ent matter from any other va
ration in the currents of trade; it strike
directly home to the well-being OF the poor
er classes. A ''loss OF e25, coo 600 to Guilt
vators" in Great Britain does not mean tn,
failure OF few large commercial frms
but actual want, if not starvation, to thou
sands OF small farmers, whose families ar,
led from the ground; IL means unpaid rent
which the crops OF another season, however
| gnod, will not make up; IL means disconten
| IN England and threatened revolt in Ireland
| with the inevitable result in each case o
emigration to this country. Here il the i'm
portant point 10 us. The rich man, wheI
there is u cOnvulsion in trade, quietly bide.
his time and waits for another chance OF
the same ground; but the poor farmer il
Europe, after two failures of his crops
must pull up stakes, and try whether som:
other quarter of the world will keep him
| alive.
| The crisis is so imminent in Great Brit
! in that Parliament Is facing it squarely
Some change OF the land system will un
doubleday be made which will partially
lit the weight from the tenant farmers. IL
the meantime a commission has been sent
10 ascertain the real danger to be appre
! hendsd from the competition OF this coun-
! try, and to estimate the amount and rates
of live stock, crops and other food which
will probably be furnished by US during tn.
next four years. When the vast unopened
tracts and the half cultivated wastes of tn,
South are taken into consideration, the com
mission appear to have difficult work in
| hand