The Prime Minister on Tuesday committed himself to the principle
that British agriculture must be encouraged in every possible way. He told the Members representing agricultural constituencies, who had waited upon him, that he had not had time to devise a policy. But it is important to know that Mr. Lloyd George recognizes the urgency and gravity of the problem. Agriculture •must be fostered, he said, in the interests of national defence, national health, and public order. France had no reason to fear Bolshevism, because half her people were on the land, whioh does not breed Bolsheviks. Mr. Lloyd George paid a tribute to the landowner as well as to the farmer for his patriotism during the war ; as he said, the landowner alone has not benefited, since rents have not been raised. The Prime Minister will, we trust, address himself very seriously to this fundamental question of the land.
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