The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30
PEOPLE AROUSED
EPISCOPAL UNREST
Theories for BettcTlnent o
Whole Working Class. Rural
and Urban. Advanced.
ANNUAL DINNER OF PILGRIMS
American Politics Forms Domi-
mating Topic OF Con-
versation.


which uppertendom is devotine to the
problem of social unrest Peers ana
! pecresses. equally with mere social
| biologists. are discussinE the general
discomfort and means FOR pacihcation
and even the much bclabored ducal
order is aroused. Early in June IN.
Duchess OF Hamilton devoted several
thousand words to her ideas on social
ameiioratlon. and this week the Duk.
of Marlborough astonished I4onaoa By
breaking out with two long articles
In the Daily Mail. in which he
oleverly Analyses the situation and
baokslaps Lloyd Georgeism and al
Yances theories for tho betterment of
the whole working class. rural ana
urban. The duke begins bY remark
ing on the fact that strikes for
higher wages have been noticeable
an nearly all the skilled trades in the
last year or so. and says. How
strange IL Is that trade unionlsrn now
operative for more than generation.
has been unable To secure sGtisfac-
tory conditions in that period Plain.
~, some countercaUse is at worl;
neuuaizing the efforts OF uniontsn."
the constant influx OF unframed
laborers from the rural districts into
the cities and the centres OF indus
try. VINO constantly drag down the
standards OF living and compensation
The duke suggests as a remedy the
diverting Of this tide to emigration
or the keeping Of the rural worker
at home until ne is needed in the
great labor centres. The hrst means
towards keeping the rustic iaborers
in the country districts. he says, is
TO provide dwellings for them. as
there Is an actual famine to-day OF
Z rural cottages. The question then is
+ Who is to do this? The men them
selves have no money for this pur-
pose, and the credit OF the local au-
thorii!es is insufficient So only the
government ard the landlords re-
main. But a government system of
cottage building, like all government
I enterprises. would most likely be
! vastly expensive and unsatisfactory
/ Obviously the landlords are the best
agency, the Duke OF Marlborough
thinks. despite current popular abuse
/ The landlords have sense of public
autN respecting the dependent popu-
iation and pride in being surrounded
! by prosperous peasantry, but they are
/ so harrassed lately by oppressive tax
/ alton and VeXatious formalities that
/ they don't know where they stand.
and 50 their possible benehcent work
us temporarily nullfed.
The duke has himself made some eff
! forts in this direction By competing
| with the O%fordshire county council
and providing tenants with small hold
| mss on much more advantageous term
than those Of the county. He suddenly
found himself overwhelmed with an
enormous mass OF documents headed.
Form A. His time and that of his
employees and tenents was limited. Vet
ne had TO deal with these documents
! Consequently he was forced to abandon
his small holdings policy A:.d let the
county council do the work, He adds
II was the small holder who suffered
by my withdrawal from the .ouape-
/ tition When. after weeks or work
sent In forms, they were shortly aft
forwards declared Illegal ] now un-
derstand that the work will have to
be done again. No man, however will
ing, can preserve his enthusiasm or
achieve success as when so harassed"
The duke SAYS the rural laborer is
the only man in England whose CON
dition mas not improved in recent
years. He is patient, accomplishing
and an excellent citizen, but the duke
fears he Will fail into the hands of
dema gogues sooner or later. There
| fore, the duke is anxious to see rene
4
nent or some other authority. He pro
poses that at least one cottage be
built in every village. the landowners
contributing quarter OF al acre for
each cottage. and the local authorities.
the local men of wealth and the CO.
operative building societies aiding in
CARRYING out the scheme. The duke
| thinks the landlords would readily
coincide In some such work as this If
/ only public opinion would side with
/ them Instead Of allowing them to he
constantly and mercilessly abused
| London's interest in the American
! political situation is undated as was
evidenced to remarkable degree at
/ q dinner OF the pilgrims, where 1t
formed the dominating topic OF con-
versation among the guests. Promi-
! ncnt Englishmen We're anxious to
know the latest American political In
formation. wanted an explanat of
! the convention system and sought
the opinion of Americans as to who
wouio ee elected to the presidency.
All the Americans present were he
seiged with questions. AL one table
/ Sir Samuel Evans. former member OF
| Parliament devoted practically the
entire evening to a discussion of the
various phases of the situation At
! ter dinner various groups composed
OF men like Ix-Anlsa ssador Burand
| remained for 81 long time and con-
tinued to talk on this enthralling
| topic. Home politics, industrial un-
rest and the various domestic topics
| were completely in the background
and any scrap OF information she'd
ding the slightest light on the Amer
| lean situation was gladly received
! Undoubtedly there las never been a
time when such attention on the part
| of intelligent Englishmen has been
| directed to concerns In the United
States There is no doubt as to the
general satisfaction here over the de-
| feat of Theodore Roosevelt, which is
| regarded as blow to dangerous
radcalism here as we'll as in Amer
| lea The energy and picturesque
qualities of the rough riding colonel