Wishing you long life and abundant success, I am with you till the battle is won.
James A. Logsden, Moline, Ill.
I have read with great interest the editorial, “Tolstoi and the Land,” in the October number of Tom Watson’s Magazine, and while I cannot agree with you in the position you take upon the land question, I accredit you with sincerity and honesty of purpose. In common with many others of us, you are giving of your time, energy and substance, to bring remedial justice and economic truth to human society.
Being fair-minded and in earnest pursuit of economic truth and equity, you will, I am sure, accept honest criticisms of your opinions.
In the outset you propound three questions, which are as follows:
“Is it true that the real grievance of the masses is that the land has been taken away from them?”
“Will no reform bring them relief until the land has been given back to them?”
“Will universal happiness be the result of putting an end to private ownership of land?”
To negate these questions you call upon history to bear witness: