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OF ALIENS A triUX-II lit tiKXATOIt SIMMONS 1, 11 lor Senator lYom North Carolina Al.!y lTcwnta ll South' Need of I nimr wnil the Kfforts Which Have Iiecn Put J wrih to Solve the Froo--m Tho Japan Problem of tlie lurino Coaet W Inspiration The I ml let mm t of North Carolina Mill Men In Hie tWleral Court South Carolina's Plan and It Results The Onl-r Method of Gettlns; De sirable Immigrants to Secure Them Following is the full text, of the able speech by Senator Simmons, In the Senate c4 the United States, Feb ruary 1 $tb on the subject of Im migration, in which the South' great problem is presented In a masterful manner: ..... '; ' , The Senate having under considera tion the bill (S.440J) entitled "An act, to amend an act entitled 'An act to regulate the immigration of alien Into the United States," approved March 3, Mi" Mr. Simmons said: , v Mr. ' President: "I have always Ince I have been a member of the Senate, whenever an opportunity of fered, acted with the representatives of the Pacific coast upon questions af fecting Oriental Immigration and settlement In this country,- be cause while the nodal and industrial conditions created by the presence In our midst of these unaaslmllahle peoples create a situation of national Interest and con ern, their concentration in the 8tato of the Pacftc coast makes the Chnese and Japanese problem more dstlnctly a Pacific coast problem Just as the concentration of the negro In the South makes the negro problem more particularly a Southern problem. ?The people of the South feel that being more famllar with the negro character and the conditions out of which the negro problem arises than the people of the balance of the coun try, they understand better what kind of legislation is necessary and proper to meet these condtlons. "For the same reasons the people of the South feel that as the people 01 the Pacific coast are more femlllar with the Oriental character and the conditions out of which our Chinese and Japanese problem arises, they understand that problem better than the balance of the country and know 'better what kind and character of legislation is necessary to meet that situation. "As the people of the South demand the right to settl the negro quetlon In Its local aspects, and as they InttlHt that in Its national aspects their Inter est and counsel should to a large ex tent control, so they think the people of the Pacific coast should be allowed to deal with the Japanese problem In Its local aspects as they think bent, and that in Its national aspects their Interest and counsel should control, ag long as their action ihey propose is proper and within constitutional limitations. "In many ways In public speech and by private assurances Iteprenontativex upon this floor and In the other branch of Congress from the Pacific ooast have shown their appreciation of these sentiments of the South toward them In respect to their ra-r problem, and that they entertain a like senti ment toward the Houth with respect to Its race problem. "For these reasons I should deeply regret to have to cast a vote affecting these questions whlf- would tend to create friction or to alenate the feel ing of mutual sympathy between these ectlons upon these questions, and I Will not do It except under a strong ense of duty and compulsion. L'NFOItTUNATE SITUATION. "It is unfortunate, Mr. President, that the bill as amnnded and framed by the conferees should couple a pro vision concerning Japanese Immigra tion satisfactory to the Senators from the Pacific coast with a provision af fecting the methods by which the South li endeavoring to supply Its need for more labor In a way un satisfactory to some Houthern Hen atora at least. 'This question of exclusion of Japa nese laborers by leglnlatlon or treaty Is In Itself a great question I might aay now an acute if not an over shadowing question and I think It would have been far better for (he administration and Congress to hm-o dealth with It ax a separate question Hut It has been determined otherwise, and the two questions have ,vrn joined In one measure which Is pre- r"i"i i uk in sum H lorm that we can not separate the in. In a way we can not vote against one and accent the other, but we must acrept r re ject both "If I believed, as rtoei the Senator from (Jeorgla (Mr lta.,n) and as does the Senator from South Carolina (Mr Tillman) that the proposed amendments would. If adopted, handi cap or embarrass the South In Its ef forts to sxur forelan Immigration through State promotion and aid, 1 wSuld regret to uupoH., H measure Which Senators from the West think offers their section protection against en Influx of (heap Jupanese coollo la bor. "Mr. President. In these condition I have decided to vote for the hill as amended liy the conferees because after careful study of It, I have reach ed the conclusion that the clmnKes It makes In eWtng luw will not embar rass or Injuriously affect the South In Its rffuitu (,, f,,v iu labor problem through means of the - nlit South Carolina method of State promotion. "The Senator from South Carolina fMr TllliiiHiu und the Senator front Georgia (Mr Huron i huve not over stated or exaggerated the, labor situa tion and dmand of the South This Is eepecally true of those Southern States In which manufacturing has txvn In recent yean Introduce.! and developed as rapidly and as extensive- Ir as li ho. . u v. ' u ' - hi p'ic in' .orin wmiviiua, iwum i aroiina anil (leor- gla. Htates which twenty-five years ago ir almost purely agricultural communities and which to-day count their mills and factories by the hun dreds. Surely they have not over Stated these demands so far as my Btats is Concerned. I believe I am within the bounds of moderation When I say that In North Carolina we Could probably use In the lines of agriculture probably sixty thousand and In our mills and factories probab ly twelve to fifteen thousand more laborers than we now have. BCARCITL OF LABOrt. "As a result of the labor scarcity hundreds of thousands of acres of . land t Which , would yield profitable crops ar uncultivated and between ne-ftfth and ons-fourth of (he cotton spindles in tba State are Idle, 'Unless we can get this labor from elsewhere, either Is this country or abroad, it mean curtailment in our present activities and a halt In that wonderful development and progress, along both agricultural and ntanofac turlng lines, which has contributed so much to Ui wealth and prosperity of the country at large sad changed ths balance of worldtrads In our favor. -Wm hams tried t get this labor from other part o! our own country. becatiNO we have felt and thought It should be drawn from cither parti of j the United States, where tho people are more in harmony with the native population than foreigners would be, but we have failed. It Is not my pur pose to go Into the reasons for that failure, but simply to state the fact. In these conditions we have been com pelled to look abroad for this addi tional labor. ' ' ' :. While the volume of foreign Immi gration to this country during recent years has .been enormous, scercely any of it has gone to the south. If un solicited and allowed to ? follow its own trend .but little of It Is likely to go there for .a long time to come, es pecially if measures are not. taken to correct false and erroneous notions of the social and labor conditions there wheh have been dominated abroad by adverse Interests. vr-.-yy i' :..' f "Something jn the...dlrec.yon' of In ducing and directing' Immigrants to ward the 8outh can bo accomplished through State agencies for that pur pose located at Ellis Island and at other places of alien debarkation In this country. The immigration bill as It passed the senate contained the substance of a hill which I Introduced two, years ago providing for the main tenance by the States at Ellis Island of bureaus for this purpose. . The House struck this provision out of the bill, hut 1 am glad to see that the conferees have restored It. These agencies will help to some extent to solve the congestion Incident to the settlement of a large per cent, of our present Immigration In the great cities and centres of population, but as the destination of the great mass of these Immigrants, especially the better class of them. Is determined before they leave the other side, no great measure of relief from the labor conditions we have In the flouth la probable or even possible from this source. MUST BEACH HIM AT HOME. ' "If the South must supply Its labor needs through foreign Immigration, and, as I have said before, It seems reasonably certain that It must, the only way In which It can supply It from this source, and at the same time get a fairly acceptable class of Immigrants, Is by reaching the Immi grant before he leaven his foreign home. This, of course, can bo done only through solicitation of represen tatives or agents either of individu als, corporations, or the State. "Under our contract-labor laws an Individual or a corporation Is not per- 1 mltted to solicit or aid foreign Imml i gratlon unless the Immigrant be a skilled laborer and "like labor unem ployed can not be found In this coun try." Under these laws there Is an exemption In favor of the States from this prohibition against Individuals and corporations by which a State may, through Its agents located abroad, not only solicit but Induce and assist Immigration. Some of the cotton-mlll men of North Carolina have recently had rather an unpleasant experience with the Department of Justice growing out of an attempt on their part to take advantage of the exception with reference to skilled labor which I have mentioned. "These cotton-mlll men. unable to find sufficient skilled labor In this country to operato their plants, and being advised "that they might Import this labor from abroad under the sec lion In our Federal labor laws to which I have Just referred, and which provides "that skilled labor may be Imported If labor of like kind, unem ployed, can not be found In this coun try,' Imported a number of mill ope rative from England. They did not Intend to violate the law, and they did not think they were violating the law. They are among the best men of my State and would not knowingly violate the lnw. They were advised, and thought the proviso quoted meant they might Import 'skilled labor' If 'available' labor of like kind unem ployed could not be found In this country, and they claimed there was no skilled labor of like kind unem ployed In (his country reasonably "available" to them. INDICTED IN COURT. "For this they have been Indicted In the Federal courts 'for Importing labor under contract' and suits for penalties under the statute amount ing to more than a hundred thousand dollarm have been brought against them by the government upon the contention of the Department of Jus tice thuMhls proviso does not warrant the Importation of skilled laborers un der contract If laborers of like kind unemployed can he found anywhere In this country and which could be employed at the scale of wages which obtains In that section of the country where they coOld be found, notwith standing It may be an entirely differ ent scale from that obtaining In the section where they are, wanted. Cnder this strict, and I feel com pelled to say rather hard ronstruc- alruetlon of the language of the pro viso, all chance of securing skilled larohers for our factories under the Inltative of the mill owners hns prob ably been destroyed unless the courts shall owrrule the construction placed hy the iepartment .if Justice upon the proviso to the statute to which I i have referred "I regret that the cotton-mlll men !of rny State have gotten Into this lrouble. They are all good men We have none better In the State They are law-abiding cltixens, and did not Intend t" violate the law, If they huve done so, and I hope the government, as the frirts In the case are more ful ly disclosed and understood, will be come convinced that If the law has been violated It was a technical nnd not an Intentional violation. "Hut while this matter, Mr feel this way about President, 1 can not but believe that our contract-labor laws are wise mid that, except In cases of great emergency, it is better that immigration to this country should be either voluntary, and then that It should he rest rhted by such exclusions as may be necessary to safeguard our rltlr.enshlp and protect Amerlcon labor, or under State con trol to the end that only such classes ! immirn( may ne solicited anil a Med I coma as the State's agents abroad, uninfluenced hy any consid eration except that of public good, may know or believe would make good nnd acceptable ritlsens. "The success of the South Carolina scheme through promotion by State agency and. the ruling of the Depart ment of Commerce and lienor sustain ing the right m( the Stata to Induce foreign Immigration along the linns pursued by ths Mouth Carolina com missioner of Immigration offers to the South what t regard as a safe and practical plan to supply from abroad lis labor deficiency while safeguarding it against the dangers or unrestricted immigration. This decision has rained high hopes In the South. 1 believe It furnlahes the long-sought means of relief from a situation which has been growing more emergent every day. WILL VOTE rOK BILL, "I would not support the amend mente proposed by ths conferee If, In In my opinion, they would Chang ths present law so a to Interfere with the rights of the state snder th law to promote foreign Immgratlon by solicitation and inducement through Its properly constituted official and agents abroad, 1 am going to vots for th bill as amended by th con fe reei brau am convinced It makss ft such changes la rsspsct to this right of the States a th F-iiator front Georgia (Mr. Paeon) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Tillman) I fear, and because, as I said before, I am anxious to aid the people of the Paclflo coast In their effort to protect, themselves cgalnat an Influx of cheup and undesirable Oriental labo. "Now, Mr, , President, lot us ex amine and analyse for. a minute the so-called South Carolina plan, the de cision of tho Department of Com merce and Labor with regard to It, and effect of the': proposed amend ments upon that plan,' that we may see whether I am right In my con clusion and contentions. .? t j "As I understand it, the ruling of the Secretary In the South Carolina case, baaed, upon, the legal opinion of Mr,. Earle, the solicitor of that de partment, holds that under the ex cmpitlon in favor of the States,. it Is competent for ;a. Stata to send its agent to a. foreign country: It is com petent for that agent,- in the name of the State, to advertise . the Induce ments and , the I advantages of his State. He may set out climatic condi tions; he may set out health condi tions; ha may state soil conditions; ha may set forth the , resources and In dustries of the Bute; he may set forth the wage scale and the demand for labor, and he may advertise any other Inducement. such as free. house and fuel, or shart hours, of labor, etc., which his State may and does hold out .to settlers. Ha may go further then that, under this. ruling; he may, acting for the Stata, prepay the trans portation charges of the Immigrant to this country. Hs may go even further still. He may. give the. Immigrant an assurance which is. In my opinion, almost-, if not quite In effect, a contract that he shall have employment 'at a fixed scale of wages and a guarantee that, If he Is not given such employ ment, or If he shall flid any of the es sential representations made to him untrue, or even if he is dissatisfied, ha shall be returned to. the country from which he has come at the expense of the State. "It appears from the opinion of the Solicitor of tho .Treasury in this case that the money to defray practically all the expenses Incurred by the com missioner of Immigration of South Carolina in securing and bringing over these Immigrants was furnished by certain Individuals and manufac turing corporations of that 8tate, and that most of the Immigrants upon their arrival were employed by these contributors. RIGHTS OF A 8TATE. "The admission to this country of the Immigrants brought over under these circumstances is H recognition by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the right of the State under existing law to receive these contri butions from Individuals and corpora tions, and with them pay expenses of Immigrants so long as It Is not shown that there was a contract giving the contributors to this 'fund preferential consideration In the distribution and employment of such alien laborers as might be Induced to come. "Now, Mr. President, If the amend ments proposed by the conferees are adopted, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor will have to notify to some extent his ruling as I have stated It; but I do not think that the modifica tion will embarrass the States of the South In their efforts through State agency to secure needed Immigration from abroad. "In what respects, Mr. President, would the opinion have to be chang ed? Giving full force and effect to the amendments proposed, there will still be left to the State the right to ap point an agent, to send that agent to any foreign country, with full power to advertise any and all Inducements and advantages the State has In truth and In fact to offer to the settler. He may set forth labor conditions; he may set forth the scale of wages; he may give a positive assurance to the Immigrant that If he comes he will nnd that employment at a fixed and certain wage. He can go further; he can, using State funds for that pur pose, pay his tranKportatlon expenses. He can likewise pay his transporta tion back to the country from which he came, If he Is dissatisfied with the conditions as he finds them, or if he shall find that he can not secure em ployment, or ran not secure employ ment at the scale of wages promised and guaranteed. The only thing that tho agent may not do, Mr. President, that he can now do Is to enter Into a contract with the Immigrant before his debarkation for services to be per formed In this country at a fixed rate of wage, and the bureau of Immigra tion of the State can not receive from Individuals or corporations contribu tions to defray the expenses of solici tation and Importation when those contribution have "a string tied to them." or when they are received up on an understanding of any kind or nature whatever, whether expressed. Implied, or otherwise, that the contri butor Is to have a preference In the distribution of such Immigrants as may thereby be Induced to come. SERIOUS OHJEtmONS. "Mr. President, there are serious j objections to the Importation to this country of alien contract labor under Individual or corporation Initiative, and th.se objections obtain with equal force against Indlvduals or corpora tions using the State na their agent to ! do the same thing. The right to solicit . and aid foreign Immigration, while ' denied individuals and corporations. is given to the States upon grounds of ' wise public policy, which would be manifestly defeated If the Individual or the corporation Is allowed to do i through a State agpnt what the law , will not permit him or It to do direct- I ly. The objections therefore Which ob- tain against contract labor dlret-tly In duced by Individual or corporation initiative in a large measure obtain where the Individual or corporation supplies the money and mean to the State, because under these conditions he or It will likely be the beneficiary of whatever success may attend the State's efforts. . "Fur the reasons the law ought not. In my Judgment, permit th State to recelv from Individuals or corporations money to b used In con nection with promoting Immigration under the exemption allowed to th State' with any, understanding or ex pectation on th part of the contrlbu' tore to such fund that they will enjoy or be given any preference or advan tage in the distribution of aliens who might thus b brought to th State over other cltlsens. "Of course, there could b no sort of objection to contributions to this fund hy anynns who cntnbutes solely because of his desire ss a cltlsen to aid In supplying a public demand In this regard, neither reserving or de manding for himself any greater con sideration In th distribution and m ployment of such laborers as may b Induced to com than la accorded to other cltlsens of ths State. PREJUDIC AOAIN8T rOAEIONERB "In recant year th subject of for elgtv. Immgratlen has been much dis cussed In North Carolina, and this discussion has disclosed more or less prejudice among tn people against the lmprtattoa ef foreigners. ' That prejudice is baaed, not upos any hos tility to. foreigner as such, but Span an apprehension that It one ths doors were opsuea objectionable and , daa f-i' : t : -: ;ts ll'llsl.t ii S 1 !i" would I " I rotischt Into the S.i.tte int.! the M.ui , of lta cltlzrimliip tin n hy lowered. . " r. President, that prejudice bai to uiio extent been overcome, but there is still a ' strong feeling among the people of North Carolina agalnt foreign Immigration except upon conditions ' which Will guarantee the Selection of those classes they de- Sire and th exclusion of those they do not desire, ; . ,: They believe that If this matter of Immigration Is left to Individual and corporate Initiative, following a' rule of hitman; nature, the Individual or corporation will seek that class of la bor .which is; cheapest They know that cheap labor does not generally mean good labor or give promise of ft high .standard, of .citlsenshlp, and our people ar more concernedabout pre serving th high standard of their citl senshlp than in supplying their labor demand. v ! : ":' ' tv :..,f .,. v ' When it was'suggested to' the, peo ple of my Stat that, .under .the me thod, of -Stata encouragements ' and Stata stimulation,, these dangers ould be avoided, and Uhat the .;. State, through Its. agents In foreign coun tries, would Invite and, assist to com only such foreigners as would' make good citizens,' that opposition largely disappeared. I am advised that tba Legislature of my State which is now in session win enact oeiore it adjourns legislation - looking to the promotion of foreign Immigration under- State control and guidance along the lines followed by South Carolina and cover ed' by the ruling of the Secretary or Commerce and Labor. I hope and be lieve. however, that the amount ap proprtated for this purpose will be amply sufficient to cover all reason-n able expenses. It was the inadequacy j of. the South Carolina appropria tion that made it necessary for 'ths commissioner of immigration of lafct 8tate to accept "contribution from private citizens. . t: J" s SOUTH CAROLINA'S PLAN, y 'tThe South Caroitnat Legislature only appropriated S2..000, as I under stand it to defray the whole expense of its bureau of immigration In pros ecuting the work of promoting and assisting immigrants to that State. Of course, f 3.000 was utterly insuffi cient, and it was neceesary to get the money from elsewhere. It Is not shown nor do I mean to charge that these contributions were received with any unlawful or prohibited under standing or agreement; but I do be lieve and I do say that such a practice tends to defeat the very object of the law, which, while allowing States to promote foreign Immigration, denies that right to . the prlvats citizen, and I do believe and I do say that It tends to defeat ear laws against the impor tatatton of foreign contract labor. "If I thought, as I said tn the be ginning, that, the charges proposed would so modify and change the pres ent law upon this subject and the de cision which has been rendered there on as to embarrass any Southern State in carrying out its schemes to get ad ditional labor from abroad. I would gote against the bill. But, as I have said. I am satisfied that nothing of that kind will happen. I am satisfied that the only effect of these amend ments will be to prevent an actual contract between the State and the Intended 'Immigrants and to prevent corporations from Intervening and by making contributions to the State immigration funds, because the bene flclary of the State success, to the ex elusion of the other citizens of the State. LEGISLATION UNNECESSARY. "Mr. President-1 do not. as I have said before, apprehend any embar rassment to the States of the South growing out of the amendments uadsr discussion, but I . do not think there Is any present necessity ror tnis legis lation. The object sought in making these changes in the law is not t provide against an actual or demon- stated evil or abuse, but against a possible abuse and a contingent evil. It would have been just as woH to wait Until there was an actual abune by the States In their efforts to pro mote immigration. So far as the facts show there has been no abuse up, to the present time. There may do none. This scheme. Mr. .rresiaeni, or promoting Immigration through State agency has been Initiated. But one State hs acted upon It the State of South Carolina There has been brought over up to this time but on shipload; I think about five hundred persons In all. Mr. Tillman. "Two shiploads. Mr. Simmons. "Two shiploads of five hundred each, probably. Mr. Tillman. "Six hundred aad fifty In all." . Mr. 8lmmons. "Ths senator says six hundred and fifty in all Nobody up to this time has charged, certain ly it has not been ahown, that there has been any abuse of the authority of the State In this regard, so far as our contract-labor laws are concerned In the action of that State. Other States In the South, encour aged by the success of South Carolina, seeing the opportunities that are offer ed by that methodare getting ready to take advantage of the ruling in mat case. If the process of development, ss the States one after another adopt this plan ana1 begin to operate under It. abuses shall arise, it win ds um niuiih to resort to legislation, ii hug shall arise.' "trowing out of contributions from corporations ana Individuals, resulting at least In an ob ligation which is likely to.b recog nised and give th contributor to those rnnrt. an advantaitsen the distribution of the immigrants they could proba bly be effectively dealt with oy aspan mental regulations. WARNED SOUTH CAROLINA.- "In fact. Mr. PrestdenVI m advls. d that she Commissioner of immi mitnn hla this matter In mind, and thst he has warned the authorities of Houth Carolina that there must be no ao-reement between Stat authorities snd contrlbuters 4o Immigration funds nrovldlng for a preference, nor mvn there be actusl prfrentlal treat tnent in distribution. 1 1 am ,aiso in formed that the .Department i would. If an unlawful understanding er prei n.e. n tfcla bind akould ' bO dh closed, hold itself authorised; under, existing law In deporting immigrants brought In undsrsucn conamons. , Mr. President, t wish to emphasize my opposition and that of the people of my State to unrestricted immlgra Hon.' I sm opposed and the people of my But are opposed to the Importa tion of foreign contract labor under Individual or ' corporate - Initiative, largely because that would let dwn the bar to Indiscriminate' Immigra tion. To stop and prevent th present unrestricted and Indiscriminate Influx Into this country of aliens I offered th durational test amendment t the pending measure, which the Senate adopted, but-which th lloas struck out. I am glad to know that th com mksslon of nlns( fort which th bill A CARD, This Is to certify. that all drustlsts sr authorise! I refund your maney If roler'a Hotuty and Tar fall t sure your ornigh er aoia It Mope th ceugh. hla the lungs sn4 prvnt ertous result trem eolc, Cure la erlpp eoiish and aitvent pneumonia and eoniuoiplloa, Contains ao opiates. The aanulne Is In I s - yeUew peskat a. - Bafw subsUtutea R. It, Jra St C. ' - 1'iov i.! ..)(. i ,, ! !. it t . - Jcct of lmiu;. ;: v , 1 toc-la! consideration, to tho f .. . y of ap 1 ! i - T thi l t t "j.very cnmiioeraHun of I - MU; pol icy and equitable treatment of Amer ican labor. requires that some effective retralht should be placed upon the ignorant hordes that are to-day pour ing -In iipon us - from- nearly every quarter of tho globe. In my opinion State selection, under condition which wilt guarantee perfect independence and freedom In selecting the good and passing by the undesirable, lis the most effective scheme of accomplishing this desirable restriction. , 'The people of my State would rather, , In my Judgment, v struggle along with the hard labor conditions they have. there to-day than to open the doors of that State to unrestrict ed Immigration. - They are especially opposed W the introduction into that State of . immigrants ' , from southern and eastern Europe, and I am advised that ' no immigration bill can likely pass our .Legislature which does ,not expressly, provide that State agents abroad shall not solicit end induce to come to th State any except person of Celtic. . 8candanavian, or Anglo Saxon orfgBjand esftractioikrH ' SOUTH KEEDS 'LABOR. .:' ' " ' "The South must have mior labor, and H Is willing to get it abroad since It can hot get j it -elsewhere, but It wants those who are to come selected with a view to safeguarding Its citi zenship from further race and class pro blema This Stats method of stim ulating immigration obviate the dif ficulty .which ha confronted us here tofore It. secures,., by the: process- of Judicious and discriminating . prefer ence and exclusion, the kind and, class of Immigrants we want and excludes In a, measure those ' not wanted. We would get a class of people who would come to us. not r as the Italians of southern Europe, not as the Huns and Poles come, with the purpose of re turning Just as soon ea they can make a little money; not at the Chinaman or the Japanese come, with the pur pose of going back as soon as he has exploited bur labor markets; but with a fixed purpose when they come ' of stsylng; with a fixed i purpose of making this country their home; with the purpose or adopting our customs and our habits, of learning our lan guage of aaslmulattng with our peo ple, or intermarrying with them and becoming a part of a homogeneous whole: with a purpose of making themselves true and loyal citizens of our country, ready to defend Its flag, and able to comprehend and, un derstand, the genius of Its free Instl iuii una. . , ;That Is the, kind of - labor and' Im migrants we want; If you let. down the bars, if yon permit corporations to go and bring in Immigrants as they may desire, either directly or through a 8tate agent, by furnishing to the State lta Immigration fund, that can not be accomplished, and tlie. immi gratlon we are likely to get In the South will largely be of a kind that we do not want, that will not. help us, that will become an element of dis cord and disturbance, further compli cating the social and labor problems which now, unfortunately, vex and distract us.( -ror mat reason, Mr. r resident, so far as I personally am concerned. am satisfied with this report, because I think it leaves to the States all the power In this regard that is needed and all that the 8tate has to do Is to take up the burden itself and not ask somebody to bear it under an agree ment or contract that they shall have en advantage. A it does this, it a compllshes that purpose which I say our people have of safeguarding this influx of Immigration against the ad mission of that element that we think would be dangerous to our society and lo our c.vuiiuuion, . - SHORT; TALKS BY L. T. COOPER RHEUMATISM. Old mr. niicymausm nanas on l rt . ., "6"i u uiioo uu pincnes wnen ne takes a hold It's quite a Job to shake him off. It's hard to be lieve that all the pain and trouble he causes comes from such a little thing. Just a tiny bit of acid In the blood the kid neys haven't Lawrence Tuscany, taken care of. But th kidneys aren't to blame. I used to think they were. Now I know better. It's that overworked and overcrowded stomach giving the kidneys part or Its work and the kid neys csn't do It I found this out with Cooper's New Discovery. It puts the stomach In shape, that's all it does, and yet I have seen thousands of people get rid of rheumatism by taking it. That Is why I a hi positive that rheumatism Is caused by stom ach troubls. Here Is a sample of let ters I get every day on the subject: "For a long time I have been a victim of sciatica and Inflammatory rheumatism; end my 'suffering hss been too great . to describe. For weeks I lay helpless with every Joint In my body so tender and sore that I , could not bear to move. The slightest touch would csuse me the greatest agony. Several doctors treated me, but they failed entirely. 1 trjed many remedies, but nothing seemsd to reach my case, so' I con tinued to' Isy helpless. My kidneys and stomach were affected also. -1 could sat but little, digest less and gradually my ' strength left I lost flesh rapidly. , "l began the use of the - famous Cooper medicines of which Z heard so much. To my surprise and ds llght ' I : Improved Immediately, and after using several bottles I felt- like another person. My ' strength . and appetite returned.'. Th: pain and soreness left me and now' I feel bet ter than I have for montha' Law rence . Tuscany, 1111 Aldrlch Ave;, North, Mlnnesjolls,s Minn., , r We sell Mr. Cooper's celebrated preparation.'- ' ' " ' 1 ; Rl H. JORDAN & QO. ?- ' ! GO TO THE eon r MS I..TIIYON. MEET MB AT TUB I t H:t. ! P ) RINK Afteraooa . . , . tiU to 1 Cre&Iaa1 V . 'V ' .:: J.e. i V. i ! v, 1 ' i - i I I I I i:' i, i ! -i l- I -'Jr. '1 : ii I'ci feci i . "v r Peu-Plckcr Other, llui i-i.U:. HlM-dul to The Observer. Hertford, Feb. 27. To tho univer sal regret of pupils, teachers and 'put-' rons of th Hertford graded schools, MIhs Laura F,.Oglesby the principal. has felt obliged to resign her por tion. ; At the time when her phyMl cian' was advising y her to surrenilor her, confining work in the school room for' some more open work, came an nrgept invitation from . her uncle, Judge N P. Ogleeby, of Bristol, Tenn., to make her homo with him. The school trustees with many. expressions of - regret accepted . the resignation. ihihb ugiesuy-.-wm icavo . mr iicr now home iwithin the next tewdays. 'An other .principal will not. be elected this year,' but the work will be cared for., by a rearrangement of the work of the'present teachers. i , v - Mr, ; R. , Thacn, woo - lives near here,- has ypertected his, horse-power pea-picker.,, .If the machine does the work,', and those who . have . seen it workrsay.lt does, It, will bo one of the greatest aids (that the farmers of this State t have gained i Inv.a long ; time. Thanks & tS .Professor i, Massey and others, , they -i have already seen i that". th:plantlng of larg;q.uanltles of cow.; peas, will improve our soil as tjothlng ; else. But the question - of gathering the peas is becoming an ever harder, iproblem. .This the: Thach Powers Pea-picker Thacb will only jolace limited nuhij ber, on, the, markett this year, but ,tMl!.f increase his-output as -toe macnine becomes more erJlytaowiL-. Earle HoteUof this-place., ha closed a contract to build and operate a hotal ?; atior near th exposition grounds,. , Norfolk. - He will therefore be absent from hU hotel at this Pl Tnh.otH the next few" . monthaVMr.f Tucker, of Wllllamston,' wlir'conau'ct the Eagle House during ?us absence. :, ' ' une ot. ine oiuesi nuyses in mq town has been torn down, to . mak'i room for. . much needed residences. The old warehouse and gin near -the old wharf has been torn down, anu Mr. M. H. White will build in its place two neat and attractive residences, v- Capt. Gray of the boat Belvedere; whose life was despaired a few days ago, Is now much Improved and seems well on the iway to recovery,.? The whole i community-felt the deepest In- 4 . 1. .'. .. ......V The only form of food made from wheat that is all nutri ment is the soda cracker, and " yetthe only soda cracker of wHch this; is Uneeda 1 soda : soda ( 1 soda soda - $ In NATIONAL i t . I. The only I lb. only t The only The only IS' s Best Liquors at Lowest Prices I am offerine A hFlnH " nfliie. ia .ftvery. motaer ft k Jli I mlin 1 P M 1 1 Im A f1 dretd of mother,; should be a fourta of joy' to ill, but the suffering and daneer incident to tho ordeal makes its antjeipationone of misery. ; Mother Friend is the only remedy which reilevee women of tho great pain and danger of maternity.; this hour which is dreaded as woman's , eevereit trial is not only made painless, but U, the danger, is, avoided , " by , its use. Those who use thu remedy, are no longer despondent oi , gloomy j nerrousness, nausea and. other distressing conditions are ; overcome, the system is. made ready for. the,coming event, and the: erioui accidents so common to the critical ' r r ' ,'"- ?. ':Vi'l hour are obviated-by the ose. of. Mother' nriaftrra9st " Friend. "It is worth its weight in gold,", LJfll ilPfir says many who have used itV 9 1. oo per lli.VUliU Of bottle vat drug stores. . Book containing v , r 7 ; -. taluable Informttbn of interest to all women, will 'IT-! r I be sent, to any address free upon application to lf W1 rri j A t OiAonaa rcoOiatoh co.t AtfoatV Ca. j u jl i a VLa j ; QENTRHL. HO ; t Chi MenideBM UNDER EW AND i - Kates 11.00 to ll.OO tier osy. American elan. .Cuisine . Second to' non,ln th eity. The Central har bee thoroujhly renovated and put C tn first-class condition throughout. , .Kw Otis; Electric Elevator, Belll 4 Telephone system, hone In ach room,, both local and .long dlstanca . Warren Webster's 8team llesrlns; system throughout the house. Lstesl' -sanltary plumbing. ; lrge sample reoma ; , - 1 .. - -) ? ; .-; . PBRKtNS.,& UORDhx, Proprietors ; r r j 1 . (ill , i r 7 Eon or Pack Pains, Swollen Joints TOUGH THE CLCOD By Botanlo Blood Balm 03. B. B!)' rJ0 to i u, ft ' I V i:Y:'-P.'.; . mm t t 'There Is 'hope for the most - hopeless .; case ' of Rheumatism If ; the. sufferer will : f only take Botanlo Wood Balm (B. B. B.) : (i in1 nvigorate the blood.- roaklna- it nura lVlhrfs!Sif tSSZ ' - JTfr ' RumaC! ' ,h! , leadINO . SYafPTOMS Bbne palna sciatica or shooting pains up anJ down . in leg;' acning nacK or.snouider blades. , to UM crutches; Wood thin er skin palot skin itches ,'and burns;- shifting palnst 1 caa lumoagq, gout: tov B.f wiii e; iricn tiniin flood' of waVm rieh. blood direct to the v paralysed nerves. bones and Joints, giving warmth and ' ,nyJZk 'R& - ; B.'-'has: mad thousands of cures aftef t medicines, or doctors hav faUud to help or ' euro. WEAK.'WACTIYI1 KIDNEYS One ot the cause of, Rheumatism is du to Iim active kidneys and bladder.- B. B. B, Strengthens weak kidneys and bladder,--draining off -all diseased matter and all -uric acid, so the uren (low freely and -naturally.'" J-;. .-'. - -, ; Botanlo Blcsxr Balm (B. B, B.) .Is f leasant. and safe to taka Thoroughly ested for V years. . Composed of Pur Botanic Ingredients. Strengthens Weak Btomach cures Dyspepsia.. Price II per large bottle.-at drug store, er by ex press prepaid. Sample, free by writing Blood Balm COh Atlanta, Qa. . . . really true ir Biscuit cracker scientifically baked, cracker effectually protected, cracker ever fresh, crisp and clean. , cracker good at all times. a dust tight. .1 moisture proof package, t i " MSCUIT COMPANY the best. values in liquors and cordials Jr4 at the very lowestprices. I buy direct from distillers who do not sell the retail trade: and generous conces sions on their part have enabled me to make some ex ceptional offers. ' ' The following prices Include express charges. rti CALUM Larsaub,Cfain of VUakki, $4.00 Apple Brandy, - 52.50 and JW0 Ry; VhfakT, $2X0, $3.00, $W0 Mountain Vhlsksy, - - $2.50 CornVhUker, $2X0 and $2.50 YadkloRirer Corn, 4 lufl quart, $20 Albermarb Rye, 4 full quarts, $3X0 Mall trderi are filled on the day r ctired, and forwarded on first trains Write for Price List of Leading Brands Largest Mall Order Hows lo ths South JL Lazarus, , Lynchbtlrg, Da.' w : - of her life. Becoming CbmAtfP'. LIBERAL MANAGEMENT, ' mi t' V -': h v.; i 4 ,' y-i.f.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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