Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26
rmE EUROPEAN AND TRE AMERICAN
IABOUER.

Those persons who are merely read
ers of the tales Of travellers cannot fully
npprchcud the actual condition Of labor
Ing classes In Europe The traveller us
ually sees things from the standpoint of
writer or OF an artist, which ~ sci.
dom an economic or oven correct one.
II is true that in the United States there
are prisoners of poverty" but These
commonly belong 20 a class most nbund-
ant IN Europe. and who come 10 this
country because Of oppression and star
walton at homo. There are few nativc
Americans who do not recognize Nt an
early day the possibilities for every one
in this country, and with persistent,
wcll-diroctcd effort they strive TO bcticr
Themselves and to satisfy commcudohlc
ambition Here the son OF the tumor
on of a mechanic knows that all avenues
are open 90 him. and with the education
free schools afford ne starts up the In
cline buoycd up by wcll-sroundcd hopes
Even If he Is content TO follow tue pur-
suits OF his father, lac knows that no
hereditary right bars his way 20 an ne
cumulnHou of landed property, and the
record Of lives, such as Edsons, and Of
others equally successful In different
lnca encourages him 20 pcrscyore Not
so with the lahorlng class In Europe.
oven under the emoat favorable cond-
tioas there possible The English farm.
er may have comfortable surroundings,
yet he holds his lands By nm
certain tenure, and there seems
no release from tiihes paying,
either for him or his descend
ants, and what Is left after The neces-
sary ftrm oNpcnsOs lcpvcs u sparse liy-
ms for bis fWnily. 'rhcrc Is no future
Cor hIs Children. and hts sons sega Ia The
sheep farms OF Australia, In the mines
and Industries Of other lands, the living
which b. dopci thcm In the mother conn
tgy, whllc tho girls noel, % the manu-
featuring towns or become the sorvants
OF the gentry. In Scotland an iuhos.
pltahle climate, n reluctant soil ana hard
fmr have developed Il sturdy race. but
these, too, find homes ia other lands
whore they sing the PRAISES of puld
Scotia and there are Few Amerlcaps
who would envy the Killed Highlander
his "plaldio' or bis "heggls"
pleasant ifc IA ireland Is even moro
hopeless Of tho causrs of the prevailing
uiscry It Is not necessary TO speak; Il
IS enough To know that they exist, and
! that landordlmn In ireland has hccome
synonym for an the evils possible 20
thp tcunut systcm
| Crossing the narrow strait separating
Great Britain from France, even casual
observation viii be sufficient 10 convince
one that here In this land OF friyollty
there is the dark shadow Of hurdship.
Il is trne TINT the Fronch peasant is In
the main checrlUll he seos there Il no
release and wreathes his chains with
lowers, drowning distressful cries with
laughter and gay songs, yer he Il tread.
ing on the thin crust of soothing era.
teor aud those terrible scenes Of the Reign
Of Terror were but Che expression Of his
discomfort. II he "a farmer he eulti.
Yates his two-ncre farn, seldom more,
getting morn Que Of it than would any
other less frugal and his caneful wife
makes the 'potaee' aud black broad
With skin, hut as they chatter on Ia
their wooden sabots they see only grave
a. The end and for thelr Offspring no bet.
Ter ife.
Spain and Italy are peoplcd with pan.
pers; hopeless beggary meets one at
every hand, and the lie Of those who
naake pretense of work would be iutol-