Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-08-09 | Page 11 | Corn Laws Enacted in Britain, 1815

Corn Laws Enacted In Britain 1815 What were known wn as the Corn la laws ws in Great Britain were enacted enact enact- ed d In 1815 1816 Felons who advocated advocat advocat- I ed ed- these and similar measures as asa asa asa a pr protection to native Industry and those who vho viewing them as simply laying a n tax on the consumer for tar forthe forthe the benefit of ot the producer were In Inconstant Inconstant Inconstant constant dispute In 1839 an an Anti Anti- Corn law League was formed to en enforce enforce enforce en- en force the views of the advocates of free tree trade In Tn 1846 the failure of ot the potato cr crop p In Ireland and of the harvest in En England land brought about a repeal of the Corn laws The laws Jaws absolutely closed the the Importation of ot foreign grain A great deal of public public pub pub- lic lie disturbance marked by riots In in- in and murders attended the passing of the measures home sweet home In Indeed Indeed indeed In- In deed now that l the courts have decreed the right of a man to get g-et drunk there Washington Washington Post