The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-05-12
Aliens Landlordlsm.

lordism in the U. S. was submitted
made a strong report in favor of the
bill and recommended its passage,
but aliens and national bankers have
more power in the halls of Congress
than the home builders of the
American people and the bill was
pushed aside. The following elo-
queut passages occur in their report:
"Your committee have ascertained,
with reasonable certainty, that cer-
tain noblemen of Europe-principal-
ly Englishmen-have acquired and
now own in the aggregate about
100000 acres of land within the
United States. We have not suf.
icient information to state the
quality owned by untitled aliens,
nor is it so important, as it is gener.
ally held in smaller bodies. This
alien non resident ownership, will,
in the course of time, lead to sys-
tenn of landlordism incompatible
with the best interests and free insti.
tutions Of the United States. The
foundation of such a system is being
laid broadly in the Western States
and Territories. A considerable
number of the immigrants annually
arriving in this country are to be-
come tenants and herdsmen on the
vast possessions of these foreign
lords, under contracts made and en-.
tered into before they sail for Our
shores.
"The ayarice and enterprise of Euro.
pean capitalists haye caused them to
invest many millions in American
railroads and land bonds, covering
perhaps 100,000,000 acres, the great
er part of which under foreclosure
sales, will most likely before many
years become the property of these
foreign bondholders, in addition to
their present princely possessions.
1t is thus manifest that if the present
large alien ownership is an evil of
which we have no doubt, and proba-
bilities of the near future still more
imperatively demand legislation for
its prevention. The aggressive for.
eign capital is not confined to lands
it has purchased, but, overlapping it's
boundries, has caused hundreds of
miles of the public domain to be
fenced up for the grazing Of vast
herds ofcattle and set at defiance the
rights Of the honest but humble
settler.
Mr.. Scully resides in England and
is subject of the Queen, but owns
10000 acres in the States of Illinois,
occupied by hundreds of tenants,
mostly ignorant foreigners, from
whom he receives, as rent, 100000
per annum, and expends it in
Europe. The Scheuley estate, con-
ssting of about 900 acres within
the city limits of Pittsburg and
Allegheny, from the rents of which
the Scheulevs, who are subjects of
the British Queen, draw annually not
less than 100000, is another in
stance of alien lanGlordism in Amer
ica. Numerous others could be
cited. No other nation in the world
allows the subjects of other govern
ments to acquire such possessions
within its jurisdiction.
''The Tenth Census shows that the
United States have $4,000 tenant
farmers, the largest number possess
ed by any nation in the world not.
withstanding our policy of giving
homes to all natives. and foreigners
who have declared their intention to
become citizens, if they will but re-
side upon the land for i've years."
The Peoples Party is pledged TO
abolish this great and threatening
evil to the country. Both the old
parties stubbornly refuse to lift
finger to stay the march of the for
eigners In acquiring possession of the
most valuable properties in the
United States, but on the contrary,
their newspapers constantly urge
such policy ana never cease adyo-
eating the influx of foreign capital as
great and most desirable policy.
The main power by which this dam
gerous policy is promoted is by
contracting the volume of currency
so that foreign capital can find
profitable investment. This is their
stock argument in favor of the
total demonteizatron of silver, the
repeal of the Sherman law and
sale of gold bonds in Europe. Not
day passes that these city dailies of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore do not advocate by every
invention of specious reasoning and
false representation, this diabolical
policy. When viii an outraged peo-
Pile rise to soourge them with their
hot rath
While Mr.. Il. J. Richey, of Aitona,
Mo nyoS Ia,