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Farmers Alliance and Protection Debates Narrowed Agrarian Focus
The article critiques two farmer discussions on malt tax and Protection amid a Farmers Alliance push for land reform. It notes the alliance’s aims are practical though lacking land transfer reforms, and condemns the Protection topic in a central meeting. It also discusses the Chaplin royal commission and hopes for land tenure reform alongside cautious government actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance
Central Chamber of Agriculture
Farmers’ Club
Bright
Lord Hartington
Liberal Party
Chaplin
Royal Commission