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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION\n\nBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET  \nORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD  \n308  \nZ  \nBox 877  \nSoper,Francis L  \nLandlordism;what it is,what it does,andwhat should be done with it.  London?19--314 p.  \nAt head of title:Free land,not free land-lords.  \n1.Landlord and tenant -Gt,Brit.  \nuy!  \n## RESTRICTIONS ON USE:\n\n Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Libraries.                   \nTECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA  \nFILM SIZE:            35mmREDUCTION RATIO:       9:1  \nMAGE PLACEMENT:IA  \nIB IIB  \nDATE FILMED:-218                      \nINITIALS:LB       \nTBACKING\\#:                                                                                                  28101  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \nLANDLORDISM.  \nWHAT IT IS;WHAT IT DOES;ANDVHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH IT.  \nBY  \nFRANCIS L,SOPER,F.L.S.  \n308  \nZ  \n877  \nBOX  \n2  \nPRICE THREEPENCE.  \nTo be had of all Booksellers and Newsvendors;or,post free,direct fromthe Author,5,Henrietta Street,Covent Garden,on receipt of remittance.12 copies,2s.6d.;25 copies,48.6d.;100 copies,16s.;500 eopies,658.;1000 copies,120s.Stamps received for amounts uuder 18.;above,PostalOrders or Cheques must be sent.  \n575051  \nLANDLORDISM.  \nS7  \nIx considering the Land Question we must regard the peopleas divided into two distinct sections:—those who own land audthose who do not.The real Land Question lies in the rela-tion of these two sections of the community to ench other.When we consider that land is essential to every man,as adwelling-place and as the source whence all the necessaries ofhis life are derived,it is evident that every man,down to'thevery poorest,whatever his oceupation may be,is deeplyinterested in the land,and that those who possess it have animmense power and advantnge over those who do notThelatter class are,in faet,entirely dependent upon the former forthe means of existence.Further,as land is limited in quantityand cannot by any possibility be inereased,while populationinereases rapidly,the relation between these two elasses be·comes more and more strained;the demand for land and itsproduce becomes more and more urgent,and the landlord'spower accordingly more and more arbitrary.  \nMAR 26 1956  \nMr.Arthur Arnold,however,tells us that,while in Franceand in the United States of Ameriea there are only land-owners and tenants,in England we have no landouoners,—onlylandlords and tenants.The distinction is a fine one,but it issignifieant,and,properly considered,will conduce materiallyto a solution of the question.It is true,the Nation is theonly landowner,and has absolute power to resume possessionwhenever she thinks fit.  What is it then that landlordsactually possess?It is not the land itself,but a Power overthe land,or rather over the people who dwell upon it.The landitself only marks the boundary within which this power maybe exereised.We may discuss this power without personalreference to those who happen,for the time being,to be thedepositories of it.Landlords are doubtless responsible to thenation for the way in which they use their power,but they arenot personally responsible for its existence.While the powerexists it must be in some hands,and may as well be in thoseof its present holders as in any other.  \nWhat then is this Power which we may not inaptly callLandlordism?It is the power to determine absolutely whoshall and who shall not dwell upon the land.It is the power  \n+  \ntivexact whatever portion of the tenant's earnings the landlordpleases in the shape of rent.It is the power to impose upont snants whatever conditions he pleascs,such as improvementsin his property,for which improvements,though he has con-t ibuted nothing towarls them,he may eventually demand ahigher rent.Let us look a little more closely into the workingof this power.We are told that th","cbCaiqlmYB8MqLOJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqlmYB8MqLOJ","pdf",937038,12,"English","# LANDLORDISM\n## WHAT IT IS; WHAT IT DOES; AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH IT\n## Restrictions on use\n## Technical microform data","[{\"question\":\"What does the author say landlordism essentially is?\",\"answer\":\"Landlordism is described as power to determine who may and may not dwell upon the land, including control over rents and conditions imposed on tenants.\"},{\"question\":\"How does landlord power operate over tenants, according to the text?\",\"answer\":\"The landlord can impose obligations such as rent and improvements, potentially demanding higher rent for changes tenants fund, while tenants lack alternatives and remain under control.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author connect landlordism with land scarcity and population growth?\",\"answer\":\"Since land is limited and population increases, the relationship between landholders and nonholders becomes strained, making the demand for land more urgent and landlord power more arbitrary.\"}]","LANDLORDISM - WHAT IT IS; WHAT IT DOES; AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH IT | PDF",1789966494,18]