The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-15

IL lie experience OF 1teI5ld AllHl
wv of contractors who imported sew
enty-fve Italian laborers from
New York goes to show that after all
the negro IS not In great eanger Of being
crowded out of the SOUTH so long as he
is willing to work The Italians were
employed at Griffin on sewer contract.
but they have all gone on a strike and
are preparing to return to New York. It
appears that no one knows just what
their grievances are, as the foreigners
speak very little English, but the con-
tractors are not sorry over the turn af-
fairs have taken The Italians were not
as satisfactory as negro laborers, they
did not help the local merchants by trad
ing, and altogether they did not prove
to be desirable citizens. After ali. the
negro laborer is supreme in the south. We
are accustomed to him. we know his
ways and he knows ours When a lot of
jabbering aliens are brought down here
they are, as rule, found to be hard Gus
toners. They are out of place and easily
dissatisfied AS long as the southern
negro is willing to work he will find plen-
ty to do down south, III spite of those re-
formers who offer him advice from dis
tance
That little talk made by President
Roosevelt to the mothers, congress shows
again the versatility Of the man. It is
one of the strongest addresses he has
delivered recently and admirable for
its nobility of treatment Say what you
will of the Presidents eccentricities. he is
the most versatile man who has ever oc-
cupied the White House.
Japan has made such a great reputation
for entertaining prisoners that the best
fate a Russian soldier can hope for is to
be captured and sent away to the land of
the Mil1ado. Such large numbers are
availing themselves of the opportunity
that the Japanese government is accumu-
lating a white elephant which promises
to cause worry. If the number of pris-
oners continues to increase the visitors
from Russia will soon eat the Mikado
out of house and home.
The fact that James Rudolph Garfield,
commissioner of corporations, made such
a lame business of his beef trust investi-
cation is said to have damaged his pres
tige at the White House. Prior to the
issuance of Mr.. Garfields report-a re-
port by the way, that inspired the car
toonists and photographers from one end
of the country to the other-he basked in
the Roosevelt smile continually. Now it
is rumored that the President is aggrieved
because his favorite has not made out
strong case against the trust, instead
of saying that it is poor. hard working
concern that has to hustle to make both
ends meet. Mr.. Garfield actually thought
Presidency on the republican ticket in
1908. 1t sounds like a joke.
Last week the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
companys cars bore the legend, Are you
going to Coney Island Sunday?" On
Sunday $4,000 people went and found
nothing 1t was merely a little joke on
the part of the B. r. T. and netted the
company neat sum in CIR fares. Cor
porations delight in such rleasantries.
The charges made by special COM
mittee sent by the legislature of Utah
to investigate charges of corruption in
awarding prizes at the st. Louis fair
are not causing great deal of excite
ment. The committees report is rather
spicy and alleges that awards of merit
were sold to manufacturers for advertis-
ing purposes but the public has ceased
tn attach any weigse to the announce
ments of medals from this and that ex-
position which are found in ADVERTISE
ments. 1t is poor brand of sny manu-
featured product that can not sport"
some kind of prize these days.
A Des Moines man who bears the name
OF Bunyon Turton says that Christ will
announce the beginning of his second
existence on earth October IA, 1909 The