, 1880-12-24
ENGLISH LAND QUESTION.
An AnEfo-Ani8rtcnn'H Vlesv Of IT.
8pfetds fhrrrspontssts ~ 7hA Chtedpn 7rtbane


CtEyELASf,, O., dec. 2l.-I had very
interesting talk t,*tiay With prominent rail-
road oiElciaf OF English birth, who has Just
returned from four months ssny In Ills
nattva country. While there llo took special
pafiis 10 Investigate tic land question, whtcl,
Is attracting so tuclL attention, and was lrinl-
full Of frcs1l md valuable information.
"Wllat Is 10 be tho OUTCOME Ut tllIs land
agitat!OM III Engiant?" nSxe,i.
'"flat Is a very broad question, rt,l very
interesting one. ] 10 not feel competent to
nnswer 1t very satisfactorily, but may he
able to throw son,e light upon 1t. 1holtl that
1t II bound to be 1ltG more serious tllnn Inns
been supposed By almost any one. 1t may
cause revolution int,cll more 1nstIng in Its
effects than thoss which nyertlIrew tho Gov
ernments of Francu a,isl England III the past.
It will not be 80 bloody ~ tho French Keyo.
futi0D. 1t will not, iii all probability, over.
turn the Constitution Or tho Goyernitle.lt Of
tic Queen. TlIc titne has passed. III tho
history Of tho world when bloody uprisings
In civilized Governments are likely 10 take
place. But It will. III my opinion. before It
Is over, entirely upset the present landed
arfstacracy."
"Ilow will that be done?''
''iou have asIscd another question thnt Is
very large. as.d that can oMly he satssiac-
toTily answered by going very much Into
details. l will only try To hunt up the
answer. In thu first place, It IL weii-knOwn
lxs. .'at ,.ss"''' ny. i"uo's % """st ..w 'leuous W
o. o. MI enormous ueoI" Ing Mseee part ol
ngo. 1t las received additions from nearly
every war that llas been wageh by the realm
s!nce the days Of William III. It's never
nYtlnn4at1 flint n 4rttt In natt1 E:ve,, tto In.
terest Is left to accumulate much Of TIC time.
Many have argued tint ttts Is one Ut the
Safeguards of the t;oyer,,ncnt. Il mny be-
yn iI1it fi,r tnyt.s thut nt1st p ratsa II, jcrf,
t1c iutersst aycIl Within bounds nrc II grcat
Iartle, u. III tae s,sIllc. i,ut thts il not by nty
nl..ulls Mi that The lWopin must lie iaxp;1 fIlr.
Eleia1uj l,ns, ND fru 1,cccssI.y must i,aye.
constantly On n11lt! t!lut extensive relic ut
MiIdic-Agc barJarisni, known ~ Il stairllng
nayy: AID il il grnnd. llut these thinrs
iii cnst i,o,1cy. mi Win il Il tint mrst
M Er,,,,.j to no,ytIer In tI,n mil flint ,,ro,,cns
tSe tnxrs to kecp I'M nil these extensive lux.
nrlesp in reality, II is tic seyei..by-.,ino
faruIcrs.-t]losn little fcliows win t1re milking
sn strt,i,r anil ~ ,rninr r,,t,i,iaint mt tI. OK.
tDrtiuus ff fGe iuiulIlrtls. Xii nristt,crncr Of
ans t Kid Is a. d dangerous luxury for Gov
owl, tbeir ta,.d. iley ret1t and uty eni.lej,
~ st,,.,'nrt In" 1o,dt,rts mi NJ ia tanii"rTs
support tl,e Lords. nit, the iurts SUPPORT tho
U,teeM aid Ier Court. Tilc t,,xes ind tilo
rs,ts. toxctl,er With tbe otiIcr ncccssaTy TX tx
neI,sts. Inye co1nbinet To t,,rko existence nj.
t,.nst i intnirrnr: j,It hint Is ,,ot iii. Anrri-
can % %couIfctitlot Is thu grent tltinr today,
Tl,at NJ iiSst nt.n,re. fitn nmi,. :, sirnw. Ink
IoW iii S;' ,oss tbts ~ c.s "n T. :S s''''''' 0a'".
| u1Vaii M Tia 1,ri,n,rv tl,trr nnra ia "A
bo,nuart'rniis 1an,,Jr Eyerv S; ,,,t;;, T Is o,i
noiitIcni rul,ntitw WI hayt '''ru' i,n sinrdtu,:
arily: every ysar M pFo,aue|ion a. AZ ! y Increased,
thn ill., ac 5crease @ of 1ul,aiU, te tbn 'tIl tnr
tra,!e ailI cheap transportation af. A,ne1ican
y ta ,oEnrg Eg ,c c ,r, anarLFf r'a,1Y t,,n; ~
~ chi: lit siM enmilst bv lIcr ai,i, nris.
tncracy nrt,tli,sa Eraim Of heef nearly 81,
| efeapiy as we can. jtis astoifsl,lns 70 Oh b.
M stnntIv " iIToW1ir % No tI,cir firms. WI,ole g.
tatns yontnlni,. slxtnrn}rht xt tnrtls ar,. irowu
hack IN lid lailL'rt's lntitis Iv Ilsrontr,ted
aiiI % disemstctl t:nsiIts Thu + rfps,,ts u 1t Ills
faSes wftt1n,,t NJ, inrJiIiu frnim their tn,ui: !:
a,T fl,e t;nyarrntcnt c,.,',,ut ho rim witIo1,f
taxes. II thnt ID ,int ti,t. yerce Of rcynution.
II a. not %w wat az ts tsy sas ;Hst 2iaS 4
Will iheir tunartI.ss ir,u. aiiti kmnWin. that
thev l,list tiu st,l,etIlfnc hnyu rorp Il, cattle
rnisny' II, sn,,,r t,inc"s %llrrn thnv IRA 1sr
the Cities nlid arc enterprisitly a1id thrifty,
srs. Mil haye r,,ileriak"n morknt-eaitieniur
| an fltnir nwtt nrcnInt. f)nn vrry nitr,rn| niIT
1teajti,y result nj lie present cti,itiun Of nj
| fairs hns hi,st, ti,o g,.ierni c,tttInr.Iown Of
axnt,,isas hv the iantf,ti s.iass, Sfa,y lava nj
TnarV 'iro1ine,i I nit Of tbcIr oid unce In so"i.
ntv ~ tl,er O,yn nrr41,it,f OTHERS ,lr ilvin,.
nj cltenn resorts. in yirtln1 banis6ment. 'rhes
.tccav If th9 iux,,rio,,s sn,rts ri lii, limiting
tisiI mi tMrf nr.. speciaIty ,,ntnrinrs. st"i,y
nra sailing thrir j,ii,,lis n1ui racts Hrsrs faIr
svhnt thnr rnu srt. II, cnrtnij fiicir eNnens.,s
II, tils ,yny.n "~' ''S'"00
"Wili nnt tho EnctIsb f,oycrnmcnt bccnu,o
atur,,r.j nj tfis stnt,, nf " ntfiirs md a." t,e
err error Of thcir s prese,,t s aws A''1 "'o '''
"ti,hnv viii n n cnrtntm cxtcrt- mn tlou,,t,
nut ti,o ycn,,sarset,sn ~ tf,o snr},si, ,niud IL
w",.arfMi' Fnr lid vonrs thav 3.nvr ,: i,I1,tct VI
,,,,,, inn,,,l tm,nrcsfs ~ n,,, ~ ta n,,,st
r".,mnmt , t;,i"rs h",,nath tho a. tns ,rin..
,svn ,,"t .ls",utIi It nmsaIhin o t,,nt nuvthn;,
.o,,d sorIeusiy ntrect #. It hi IIosl iii lii,
snf..rsS,,is M ~ smiaiin"n, n,l i,,p ~ st rnnel M III
~ III i.",stitrtin, thr"sv,, in ar,n,u II" s,,,i
tho -" rns,,it hns I,ne,, tho ,ron.int'n IL cnm. @
tIit,o;, ~ nfE,.irs va INV ho1,"t,I 'IIa rrsuri,
1:nv"rt,,nn,,t M % I,cnr,f lin fnr.nfi 1r,nlslmVs
tnt nrnc".;"h fGn f,thr,oi. at ti,o ffnvnj,,t.T,
~ u"nv w'sars liz i,af"ra II "n,,'n. ~ i,nt INV In
n,,"ws 3 3,rsn,,n IN s,,sntr f,,t' ,j,n nnr,i,
"fn @ }i'Dy fn,1v I nSinaI tat thnv NV ni,savs
@ rn,.tt r. ia .ii'trift i"r thn ~ ,s,nr t",,a,,f