ABSTRACT
The peasant who has even three acres of land, a well-filled pigsty, a cow's grass on the common, and a cottage which is his to use and hold so long as he pays the rent, is to all intents and purposes a free man. As in the case of Ireland the Government may require to come to the assistance of the labourers financially by providing money on easy terms not only to the Parish Council for acquiring but also to the labourer for stocking the land. Just now desperate efforts are being made by leading politicians on both sides to divert the attention of the working class away from social reforms and divert it in the channel of what is called Imperialism. Nothing is so difficult as to alter the policy of individuals, or of nations, who allow themselves to be persuaded that they are the envy of surrounding nations and the admiration of the world.
