, 1881-10-24
Miserable Feudal Land System
Of ireland and En-.
gland.
II Makes Grasping, Purse
proud Aristoc-
racy.
15rce}old Farms Of France, Ger
many, nnd Bcl-
ginh,s
Free Soil for Europe-No Other solu-
tiou Of tic Social Ques-
ton.

,,any others rc4nrtl tllD fGrmellE III ttI3uHl
as nnfy the rnntlsnE sure Ut Il fotlily ttlsnascl
.ona systern thr,ughuut NIL thu United ksi'u-
Jnn,, i,o pyll of which IL to be Tho Hteltlhr-
baiiol, and leye!ing of the most unjust nslti
,,actonary aristoc.acy nav left u, i1hral'''
Tho 81 tisll laIr[Hl House If Lords. II WIS
this nrisocracy which did its worst a0 l'nse
,hc dtsu,tin,l nf tho tinlte'l States arcon,-
riI.hr,, III ts,t-. Thu artlficla!isy Of British
srnn,oty luiurlousty affecting by tis example
al Anr.o.SaxDM peoples, II h0ttoutcd on lilo
,no,,o,uy nf tle lalnl by the Lords. tint lanl
ond tho laws or tint lnfltt etIectlDg MI
tupona)1ty 10 immense that nristocracy
and toa,tylsn,, grandeur niltl 1'nito-
ton, ~ Inevitably follow as III tho lanl of
tho ,togu1 nr tic Ksetttye, To illustrate
,his. continue, for tic benefit Ut your farIn-
or constituency, my Interview OIL tic land
laws. ......., .
My Informant Is all accurate EnRlis1imn's
sneakfnr from the tnst.o Of The Government
Itself, / began to.lay by asking him this
question::
Does not land III England mako all the
rural mugIstulcy""
"Yes. Tho foundation Of rural govern
lucn, III England l,as ever neen the I,>sses-
Sion Of laid. T]te Lord Lieutenant Is the
highest DIllcer iii II country, nnd Ia always n
great landowner with n splendid park. Tilo
other largo !alldholders, II tlloy belaig to The
Church OF England and aro not politically
otnoxtosls, are 1latle magistrates. and III
their ow1, districts haze tho sanio power rs
our minor Judges or Justices Of tla l'Gac1.,
aud hSlonE t f;,ra''i's antrs ns.oca Gf ,o F lof
rst 10 iaft h,xslI rtis 81 r'tanl nr,v go'gr!aj ND
t'S' sven tho ! Guardian must bs la,I:'ia!ltie,l:
4 the electln of taarll9nl, I rIcl, nnr nail ,ay
Is II small objcct, in sysluin wiltcl. Is aaot
merely ct,lcnrllel with axpoMtltturo. 6Ht,
with extended pnWers attrctlnE ncix,lila!
sls: 5ss; ~, ill., Hsss M isl i"S W. lye 'eas ea"s "t
us regards authorities chAos, 'is regards
rates, ind the worst cl,u0s 0t oil as rcga1ls
arras.' 1t results from tl'i attempt to 'lllte
the. Legitimate principle Of renreset.tAtin.l
With tic dubious principle of government by
"AEE NOT NoS-coSFonst1srs GIVEN SLIGHT
r1H1rrs,
syen when they ars L. !saagders' n, in your Eli
~ , , y r"we's ,r fn! "Mn ;sus attys cS'X M is7
wol!d moi pIace tho ,,alno Of slngr Nni,-
cnnfnrmlst or religious tlisscnter OIL tte
Commission Of the Pence"
,,~l: "pS ;, tho fct''lal Lords pay "ny land
!" In England the ln1tl tux. for tic benefit
Of tie aristocracy, Is ru1l down TO about s5.-
yo o0 s, ssHr, wiielSas n the time of VIII,
a j y ycay II 'f!'tg r sellc IL a5s snys tI tae
tho lanl " itsrlt lmys only s5,o8o: 900 out Of
S2!j,uUo, W0 annually Of tnNutson; III short, 1t
p9ys p iodny GU i! l,er Gent nf the Whole IaSAtlon,
Austria M per cent, III F'ritice ,s'1 er cent.
psf sent. wa1,, r :Hii SiiIlistcrs @ ind Wait,
la,uiowntrs asul the aristocracy Ut this coan:-
~ ; ss , Mr il: GGSslS ;,o IN y ;Ss9S ;Ss fsnsf a'
Industrial classes the subject ut taxation,
for. greatas lc0llsller tho grievances ot the
protective system. miEhty ns consider tho
a sx p "stlsa "S "d dl te fa1tYr Eor SwS hs s
tory Of taxHtl0ll IN tli@ country fUr tho
last 10 years you will lln.l II as black. II
@ Iss9I ,,sf afaaSt ini9 tho landowners rs even tlle
"Sow, ABOUT IIsEl..ASn?'
Ny infornnnt e,id: "lrenlltI, Mt present
ths sore spot to tho EngllsI lnn!tiloltlur, WAS
summed up by Lord Derby III 1871, who said: !:
"A nlall may 10 ~, utter tho f.!ai,tun Of tho
lrlsh cntlnrs,. scratching the earth for bnrN
s',I;s;lstfnsc but tue cHttgr al the ncasaMt
r.! as tlt, !ay lp, lsns Just ns much chance ot
!n'hlIng bis own against the combination OF
e. capai a,ld secieo ~ bows ani arrows l.ayo
III ircland?n
~. Peasant proprIotors!,in .loes not exist in
Ireland. " h1aa,VU0 teiiullt turner's III Ire.
ia ii a3o0 hpl LIZ lsss g., than t9irty nsreS 1f
!ana e ara ~ neeA q drainage, which would!
gut WI ati acre. II Ireland Was populated
Hs s asi'Seiy ~ tue Island ut Jersey, ,whicl. Is
~ sanl Gsry apy Il nl'i pr3sneroMs condition. ply,
tO'uo which snne say nr., toO many. She
@ aoes not 1o It bocs.tsu Of tho lIl,u or 0pptes-
ss,' sa,l' which Is tho parot OF poverty and other