Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-27

In Ireland, and the Efforts OF phila0-
.hvoo,... and resormsrs vsre nFss
directed 10 the task of securing the re-
psai of the land laws - they sppiied 70
Ireland.
Thus II happened that the poor zen
ant farmers Of England snd Scotland
we're forgotten. Outside phiiantnropy
vas suIly enuaesd In fighting the battle
Of the Irish farmer, and tbs So'sen
farmer possessed an amount OF patience
which enabled him 10 suffer oppression
Ia silence, - long as life could be sns-
tanned. This silence under oppression
did noi procoed from laSk Of spirit Is
ID needless 10 say that. boldness ana
independenop are traits inRfained W
the character Of shs sootchmaa. There
were other considerations. however
which eaussdI the Scotch farmer TO re-
raain silent aud passive IN the race OF
the most erusI wrongs Intense loyalty
TO the British government. regard iof
habits and traditions. and an inhsriteo
feeling es loyalty 70 the land ovniAs
nobility. united 10 keep the sc'seo ssn-
ant qaiet. Agitation was repugant 70
his nature. Anything which even hint
cd of treason or Of rebellion be could not
sudars. So be Suffered and kept silent,
until even abe privilege Of living has al
bat beea taklsn from him. Now he cries
ant. and ths worid is reminded that not
II Ireland alone, bat In Scotland and
Enaiand a. sisiL. the people are crashed
under sysaem Of land ownership
which h a. unjust - il is unbearabIe.
Formsrly Rhs aoOtch farmer had his
land allotted 10 him BY the chief OF bic
clan, Who acted merely AZ the executive
power Of the clan through the au-
thority vested in him ~ chief. IA tune
passed, however, the lands thus par
osiled out among ths members of the
elan became 10 be regarded more and
more a. the Individual property Of this
chief. and he In turn came to look upon
the members Of his clan as mere
tenants. This was the condition OF
affairs In thu early portion OF the Liant
century. fae EaRliah Government,
however, had determined 10 break the
power of the CLANS, and they seized
upon every psetext TO dtsposaess the
hereditary chiefs or lairds and to be-
stow the lands Of the elanB upon
strangers. Many Of tho Scotch laifds
were thus disI,ossessed after the battle
Of Oulloden, and large portion of
Scotland. especially Of the Highlands,
passed into tho possession OF owners
Who were bosInd 20 the people OF the
soil neither by ties Of blood nor by
bonds Of sympathy. These strangers,
who we're almost invariably non-resi-
dents. usually sab-let their estates 10
tackamsn. The latter sub-let 10 the
farmers on lease. Below the farmers
came the erolIters. who rented small
patches Of land a. the mercy Of thu
landlord or his agent.
Ihis system, unsatisfactory and op-
presaive a. II was, vas endured for
many yeara ne length. however. new
complications wsre introduced into the
ptoslsm. TIN Highlands became q
great resort for sportsmen. The pom
resident landlords In many instances
drove their poorer tenants from their
lands in order that the deer and the
eroass might flourish in the solitudes
thus created. In other instances the
estates we're sela 10 sport-lovina bus
heartless millionAires, Who desired them
only that they might disposssas the
tenants and o,guss tho broad acres to
lapse into THAR primsvh wiIdaess.
Ross h. winanA . millionaire Of Balti.
mere. thua owns several thousand acres
frem which The tsnants have been
driven. and witch are useful oialy 10
their owner ard his hanting friends.
Htsil, there we,s many landlords who
lid nos eare for hunting and who would
not sell their ialads. That the misery OF
the poor eroftefs might be made com-
pisses those also were. for the most
part induced 10 drive their tenants
from their sstasss. some evil minded
seatisticiaH demonstrated that the es-
tasea sonld be made 10 yield larger
iaooms when devoted 10 sheep farming
than when rented 10 small farmers.
What love Of aport ceuId NOT ai,com-
plish. love Of money accomplished.
Many landlords hasssnsd 10 evios their
tenaass. IN ordss thai imported sheep
mieht And grazing land. ThuH the
forest and the sasture forced haek the
farmer. TIE wrs,eAsd erofseEs we're
driven from tw,tthirds OF the estates.
and the reats OIL the remaining third
wese raised 10 ssIeh agures that ths, ten
ant ooald noa par What The landlosd de-
nAnded. q be hsssd 70 keep hIs family
from starvation,
The crafters uere pushed back % tie
r0eged ssa coast. and 10 the islands
whish fringe sle nOsthsrn eoAsts Of
Scotland. TheiS They are tlday.
crowded 90 saeh little patches u turtle
land ~ can BE- fsnnd amang the rscka
" II many easessr says toafisl. Who
writes Of the Highlands. +" they lsvp tn
black bowels andt tsf human dwslIiAe.
Thsy have 10 nsansy 90 make irsplsvs-
meats On tlsa hossl. and II thsy Improve
The escfs The ssts h generally Fslsed.
II shss cousplssn. theA have been tosd
10 clear sG-ve wAns the land Cor sheep
and deer Iseoa. Al the I.ss ~ skye.
II IA ona Of me alosa heansifal on aarth
80 much %. thzt every pear the crowd
u ssarisss insfsssss. and all eoine ssAck
prAsMine ~ sceaery. Thai island hes
newer bad q lsrss porulAsion. ", iiaE-
ina Nspelssas wsrs u b said 10 iAve
cent tea tAoasaisd snen - Aeht ths
eoentryss battles. bat frum iss0 - tsss
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