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difficulty, though the agitation has of course been 

 carried everywhere to try what can be got from it. 



FICTION 2. That no landlord has done anything 

 to improve the land or the people, or spent any 

 money for that end. 



Many landlords, like myself, have spent very 

 large sums for that end, and with thoroughly satis- 

 factory results in all ways. More expenditure is no 

 doubt wanted. 



FICTION 3. That evictions are cruel and equivalent 

 to signing the death-warrant of tenants, who have 

 no choice but the workhouse, there to remain till 

 they die. 



Broken tenants are to be met with in every sort 

 of occupation. I have had some who have done 

 thoroughly well, much better than they could have 

 done as farmers. Others are labourers, well off as 

 such. Their children grow up as good as any others. 

 There is not one word of truth in this complaint. 



FICTION 4. That tenants in Ireland are too poor 

 to contract freely. 



They are the keenest and best bargainers in 

 Europe, and more often get the best of the bargain 

 than the other side does. Jews cannot live in Ireland. 

 They have no chance. Not to hold contracts binding 

 at once opens the door to a flood of mischief. Forty 



