Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)

Cartoon, Land and Labour; or, How to Settle It. A comment on the current unrest over working conditions in agricultural districts, which resulted in the formation of the National Agricultural Labourers Union. The landowner, Lord Broadacres (bearing a strong resemblance to the Duke of Bedford), speaks to a farmer about mending matters with Hodge, a farm labourer. The man on the right (bearing a strong resemblance to Joseph Arch, union president), is pasting up a strike notice, and is clearly seen as a troublemaker

Bedford Classes Comment Coronet Districts Glue Hierarchy Hodge Labourer Landowner Meddler Mending Peer Settle Tenniel Tier

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