Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25

al a reduction OF rents ranging from
six 10 twenty-two per cent. on the rem
tal fixed few years ago The average
: fourteen per cent. and the total re-
duetlon is e2.OO0,0O0. or SlO,OOO,ooV
IN onr money! per year. The redue-
ton is TO be permanent. and Is retrae-
tive. affecting arrears in rent since
1881. This Is the most severe blow the
irish landed interest has received.
II practically destroys eapital OF
$40 600 900 to S25. 0O1 600 invested In
land, and yet il is made by eomnils-
sion appointed by the Eng lish Tory
ministry aud therefore presumably
favorable to the Irish landlords Inc
tenants are not satisfied. Most OF
them are so heavily 10 arrears that the
reduction will not help them cut.
From all the reports received OF
English and Irish agricultural depres-
on, we are inclined TO suspect that
ana cause Is to le found IN the TACT
that go large a proportion OF the Young
enterprising and effective population
az these countries have gone 70 tho
United States. Forty years ago ire
land had population OF o,OlO,uou'
Now il is little more than o,VuV.uun
Nor, than tho natural increase has
come 10 this country. and the increase
~ home has declined. because Tor the
most mart Il has been the young and
yi,nrou, that have lett their native
land Years ago il was thought that
Ireland. aud possibly, also. England
were oyerpeopled. Events have shown
the fallacy OF this idea The mors
population has decreased tle greater
bas been the distress. and especially
m agriculture. With fewer people,
there have been less mouths TO feed bNt
there has been greatly less food 10 put
into them. 1t is good commentary
on the idea we have often advanced
that the home Is tho best, especially
for farmers.
Other kinds OF bus ness have suffered
some from this decrease In population.
but none so much as agriculture. From
| Ireland and England. a. we'll a. from
other European countries. Il y largely
ths class 81 farmers or ngr cultural
laborers who haye leit their BONES 10
come 10 this country. Our abundance
| Of CHEAP land has become known all
| over ttte world. and has espse ally at
I trAcied those who ASPIRE % b. land
owners. Ia France most 81 tbs farm
| ers own the small holdings which they
Tin. The emgcut on from Francs y
thls country has alwas bs'en small. aud
TO-DAY France i suffering less dspres-
on Il farming than any other coan.
/ try ia Europe.
| 1t rather fashionable OF late to do
4 claim against making tlits country the
/ dumping ground 'or tic habtlually
/ pauper ard CT mtnAl CLASSES II the Old
/ World. Undoubtedly our people have
cause TO complain ~ tltg foreign gOy,
rrnmeuts IN irving % gtva Us tue go-
iase vi their population. thtrn has bctu
going on a constant law Witch over
since the MtYllowar landed nE Fiy.
mouth has necessarily gtyeu la sl'r bea,
that Europe affords, This + a law 81
natural selection n voluntary emLgrA.
ton, that takes away gha restless a5ic
aud gnlerprs#ng. tlc ores best able up,
,Ier any circumstances ~ taks caro- u
themselves. We firmly believe yhai
one tlusu4pscteI cAusr oi Englani /
woes, as thUsa II Ireland. . thu loss ul
hundreds VI thousand. II sCl!-supp1rE
ing men women, such as no community
can wsll afford 20 spare.
But ths misfortune ~ the poor L
their poverty. and this old saying aIr
pl o. ~ we'll 10 nations ~ 20 indlyii'
ual4 Ireland. having los, 50 many Of
her working population. finds tho 70
maindrr less able to maintain them,
selves. The landlord. greatly nggrR.
yate the evils oi tho situation by try,
ing 10 keep up art ficial high Fasas and
h "a prices Of land. after the basis ipi
theso high prices has departed TIL,
policy makes Ireland st,il. "a ever. 4
good place % get away from. Thrrs
il Inevitably heavy loss for tho land
lord class and ihey may ~ we'll shout
der il muufully Tho money loss ha,
10 be- born, BY thcm because lhsy Rluu'
have Tie money. Tho tenants aud lah.
ortng population arc bearing their fol
shars in thg suffering they have gxnsy
teuccd and are now expcr euclng. EOl
wears. by contributions from thah
friends in America the II sh tenants
paid higher rents than they conl,
afford. rather than no eyctrd. Nov
that supply Is cut "a. aud bo:h tho 70
Guctlon ia rents and the nominal vain,
; Of land is inevitable. The IriAh Ian,
commission has not reduced FGuts from
any love Of thg tenants. bus Ii fel
: itself obliged 10 bGni tssH before fact
which could not b. bout 10 suit II
wishes. american CilltiUat0r.