The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-25

S4'eN OFNi tHC l'acit'StA d. itdii'l
in the United States against Brit
ish investments in America lands.
The newspapers contain long as
cussions on the subject. The ex-
citement was started bv dispatches
from New York giving the history
OF the recent secret meetings Of
the American national league.
These kilograms stated that the
league had appointed secret COM
mittees, composed of frst-class IL
tie lawyers, to ascertain exactly
how many titles TO land in the
United States are held by persons
who remain foreign subjects, and
report the names and possessions
to the league. The organization
is to issue millions Of copies of
pamphlets containing all the facts,
to distribute these carefully, and
to so arrange an agitation against
the policy of allowing aliens to be-
come real estate owners in any Of
the United States as to make the
question party one in the next
presidential campaign. 1t isl
thought in London that Parnell,
Sullivan and Henry George are
the direct inspirers Of the move
ment, and it is feared that the ag-
itation may become very serious
and troublesome. The ground
which will be taken by the agita-
tors, it is understood, will be that
British influence is already too
great in American affairs; that
this influence shows a natural ten.
dency to Anglicise the land laws
and landlordism in the American
Union; that the influence ought to
be checked; that if British aliens
are allowed to acquire American
real estate there will be a steady
growth Of English influence in
American Legislation, which may
ultimately prove inconvenient
if not dangerous in the
foreign relations of the United
States. 1t will also be pointed
out that in proportion as the OPP
portunities for investment are
greater in the United States than
they have been in Ireland will
the evils of a nonresident land |
lordism be more onerous and
exasperating to the citizens Of this
republic than they have ever been
to the people OF ireland. The
questionable policy of allowing
the tottering aristocracy Of a !
foreign nation to reinvigorate it. |
self at American expense, and of |
permitting the landlords of Eng
land to bolster up aud perpetuate |
the caste of Great Britain by al |
lowing them TO drain to London |
the profits of valuable holdings in
America will be dealt upon and |
appealed from. 1t has for long |
time gone hard with the landlords |
profits have been constantly |
growing less. The disaffection |
among the tenantry has been IN
creasing, and the ability Of the |
ieaseholders to pay fair rents has
been steadily on the decline. From
land-rich the English real estate |
proprietor has changed 10 land
poor. 1t is difficult TO realize the
vast amount of genteel poverty |
which at present prevails among a |
large proportion of the proprietors |
of the smaller English estates. !
The incomes Of the large
holders have been shrink
ing so rapidly and steadily that
for many years past the world has
been hunted over for relief. For
some time past the territory of
the United States has been recog-
nized as hepromisedl land, and when |
the facts are made known, as the
national league threaten to make |
them known, with surprise will
be absolut ely learned the amount
of money which has been invested |
in land in the United States by
English landlords who have no
idea of identifying themselves
with the country any further than
absolutely necessary to enable |
them to receive their waning in
comes from the productions or
rents of their American invest
ments.
GEO. B. WRIGHT, who has late