The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-31
ENGLISH STATESMEN.
John Bright's Objections to Henry Georges
Land Scheme.

John Bright's Objections to Henry Georges
Land scheme.
LONDON, Jan. 30-John Bright addressed
large meeting at the Forward Liberal clab, in
Birmingham. He said that after the franchise
measure the most pressing question for re
formers in Parliament would be reform of the
land laws. He utterly condemned Henry
Georges land propositions, saying +
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trial of the scheme had been made there, nj cQN
of here, where Mr. George was a stranger.
After an eloquent reference to the civil war in
the United States, in which the North quelled
slavery Mr. Bright declared it would be as great
cruelty, folly and injustice to coniscate the
property of landlords, as to attempt to again
make the freedmen in America slaves. Mr.
Georges plan. the speaker said. was simply an
insult to the common sense and honesty of the
English people; nevertheless, the system of land
tenure must he altered so as to enable the
land to come gradually ana nat
urally into the hands of those most
requiring and desiring it. most able to pay for
and best able to work it for the public advan-
tage. 1t would be easy to abolish the laws OF
primogeniture and entail. and to facilitate the
transfer of land Englishmen should try these re-
forms before attempting wild and extravagant
schemes.
Mr.. Bright's remarks were greeted with cheers
Joseph Chamberlain, president of the Board Of
Trade also spoke. He pointed to the fruits Of
his bankruptcy act and the patents act, and
promised to do something during the ensuing
session to stop the scandalous waste Of
life at ewing to badly equipped
vessels. Mr.. Chamberlain also said that
England is not going to allow the war with EI
Mahdi to interfere for a single moment with the
projected reforms and Improvements of the insti-
tutions which England is making every effort TO
develop in Egypt, and by which it is
hoped security may be given to
Egyptian liberty and the people edu-
Gated for Independence and self-government
The Marquis of Salisbury, Conservative, in a
speech at Hertford, said he would decide upon
his course during the coming session of Parlia-
ment when he had seen the measures which the
government proposed should be dealt with He
thought the people should be first consulted con
cernng so large measure as franchise,