THE ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATIONS.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. Jesse Collings has received a large number of letters from Associations and from gentlemen of all shades of politics, including Gladstonians, expressing disapproval and indignation at the action of the committee of the Allotments Association, and a section of the Gladstonians at the annual meeting at the National Liberal Club on February 15th. Among others, the following, signed by twenty-four labourers, has been received :—
[Cory.]
" Woodniancote, February 25th, 1888.
"At a Meeting of Agricultural Labourers Held at Woodmanoote it was proposed and carried that a letter should be sent to Mr. Jesse, Collins M.P. with the names of those preasent thanking him for his Simpothy and and neverfailing Labours in our behalf not only through the Allotments Association but in the House of Commons and throughout the whole Country as we believe it to be through his. exersiona that we got the act past last year giving ns the Bennifit of one Acre of Land which will be a Boon to a great many poor famlies in this Country and we trust in him as the only man to get us the other two Acres we cannot help but condemn Mr. Gladstone for being the Cause of our not having the three acres- before now as we feel confident had he have persevered with the measure as be ought to have done when we put him into power by Mr. Collins own action instead of turning his Back on us as he did we should now some of us be injoiing the pleasure of Superentending our own little Farms we also Condemn the action of Some of the Members of the Association at the Liberal Club on Wednesday the 15th ist as Disgracefull towards one who had done more for the Cause then any one man besides we therefore tender him our heart- felt thanks and look to him as our future Leader hoping that be may live many rears to Carry on our noble Cause.---JOHN WEBBER GEORGE HUGHES, CHARLES STANTON, WILLIAM STANTON, GEORGE LEIGHTON, ROBERT FERNYHOUGH, FRED GAsKIN ,S JOHN EAST, JUN., THOMAS EAST, AMBROSE SEEMAN, WILLIAM TRAPP, WILLIAM LEECH, WILLIAM DAvis
SOLOMON BARNES, MARTIN ETHERIDGE, JOHN EAST, WILLIAM ILOTT, GEORGE SURMAN, SAMUEL STANTON, JOHN YARD, EDWARD HUGES, WILLIAM GILDER, WILLIAM SPRAGG, RENEWS: JAMES."
—I am, Sir, &c., J.
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