310 LAND REFORM 



looked at only from the point of view of the agricul- 

 turist. It is, in a sentence, whether — looking at the 

 moral, social, and political, as well as the economical 

 considerations involved — it is wise to make a vigorous 

 attempt to develop the splendid capacity of our own 

 fields, or to leave agriculture to its fate, and continue 

 to rely on the produce of foreign countries for food. 



If the former course is thought the wiser, then all 

 experience proves that the system of cultivating 

 ownership is the only one to attain the object. The 

 system is the same in principle as that which so 

 largely obtained in this country " ere England's woes 

 began," and which forms the basis of land-tenure in 

 almost every other civilized nation in the world. 



