Show 01 KING KINa ED WARD IVARD IN EAR EARNEST EST There is no doubt whatever that King Edward of England is determined to be he King in iii fact u as well as in name He insisted upon peace in Africa when hen some of his Ministers rs had laid preferred more mol blood letting letting let let- I tin ting and amid peace peace- came on conditions honorable to I both contending parties He Hc now demands that the time Irish t question on be bc settled in a manner I 1 that hat will wiIl settie settie settle set set- I tie tle it and enduringly The Time curse of I is to be removed remo and the time ownership of the soil vested ested in the people who till it This is certainly a measure demanded by bJ justice and supported supported sup sup- ported by every sound reason of political economy Were Tere the thc Irish landlord a factor in iii the the- make imp of Irish prosperity he lie might be he entitled to more consideration consideration con con- consideration than vigorous state statesmanship can a afford to give gie- him But BIlt he is an alJ absentee drawing from impoverishment that which is required at home to save thousands from beggary beggar and a whole nation from constant contaut stringency Time The experience of America Amer mner- mner ica shows that agricultural prosperity is most certain cere tam tain where the ownership of the soil is close to the tiller All Ul American farmers do d not indeed own the land they cultivate but they cannot be compelled com coin compelled to pa pay where they are not exorbitant rents for farms which refuse to yield profits justifying atone atone at atone one and the time same time proper standards of living lhing and high rent 1 With the time Irish landlord it has been at all times rent first and let the peasant live if he be must musts like the time swine he ime raises to pay that rent has deleteriously affected the time character charac charac- t tel ter ot and lessened the time energies of the time Irish people ILhas It IL has hns narrowed in too many instances the thc ambition of a fine intellectual race to rent getting and land land- grabbing King Edward is beginning at the thc right might end in in dealing with the time Irish question By giving the people of Ireland a fixed and immovable able interest interest interest inter inter- est in their theil soil he lie insures es their best operation co-operation in all legislation tending to peace security and pros pros- perit The Time patriotic land owner is the time best supporter sup sup- supporter porter and most trustworthy friend of law order I and good gooI government When hen the Irish own Ireland Ire It-c- Ireland I land the he professional agitator and disturber will become a as scarce as time the minions millions of I Then Theli will Ireland be free to deal with other abuses and class oppressions 1 |