Theproductivepowersoflabouraregenerallygreatestwherethereisanabundanceoffertileland。’If,inthefirstsentence,theproductivepowersoflabourmeanthesmallnessofthataliquotpartofanyproducethatgoestothosewhosemanuallabourproducedit,thesentenceisnearlyidentical,becausetheremainingaliquotpartisthefundwhencecapitalcan,iftheownerpleases,beaccumulated。Butthenthisdoesnotgenerallyhappen,wherethereismostfertileland。\"(\"ObservationsonCertainVerbalDisputes,&c。\"pp。74,75。)
[36]J。StuartMill:\"EssaysonSomeUnsettledQuestionsofPoliticalEconomy,\"
Lond。,1844,p。90。
[37]\"AnEssayonTradeandCommerce,\"Lond。,1770,P。44。TheTimesofDecember,1866,andJanuary,1867,inlikemannerpublishedcertainoutpouringsoftheheartoftheEnglishmine—owner,inwhichthehappylotoftheBelgianminerswaspictured,whoaskedandreceivednomorethanwasstrictlynecessaryforthemtolivefortheir\"masters。\"TheBelgianlabourershavetosuffermuch,buttofigureinTheTimesasmodellabourers!InthebeginningofFebruary,1867,cametheanswer:strikeoftheBelgianminersatMarchienne,putdownbypowderandlead。
[38]l。c。,pp。44,46。