The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-18
TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION
National Convention to Be Held
In New York.

Leading Thinkers of the United
States VIII Confer on immigration
Evils and Make Recommendation
to Congress - First Conference of
the Kind In American History VIII
Meet Dec. 6.
Leading men from all over the Union
will meet in New York Dec. 6 and I
as official representatives of the states
| TO consider immigration in it's relation
to industrial and social prosperity,
saws the New York World. They Will
form a conference called at the in
stance Of the National Civic Fedora
ton, with headquarters in New York,
and recommendations will be tormulat-
ed to be submitted to congress looking
TO the regulation, restriction or encour-
agement of immigration, according TO
the decision of the delegates.
Some of the most representative men
| in business, professional and labor cir
Giles will attend 1t will be an open
forum for debate, in the hope that what
ever evils the immigration problem
now presents may be remedied in leg
islation.
The Civic Federation is headed by
August Belmont, and chief among It's
heartiest supporters are Grover Cleve-
land, Andrew Carnegie, Seth Low, Cor
nelius y. Bliss, Archbishop John Ire
land, President Charles w. Eliot or
Harvard university, Bishop Henry Z.
Potter and Secretary of the Navy
Charles ]. Bonaparte. The idea Of hold
ing a national conference on lmmlgra-
ton was preached at a session OF the
Civic Federation of New YORK laSt
June. Various opinions as to the bene
fit or disadvantages Of the inpOurlng OF
aliens to the United States were eX-
pressed by many representative men
of New York 1t was agreed that the
division Of opinion afforded ample
scoDe for the exploitation Of the sub
iect by the leading men from all the
states. and it was decided to ask the
co-operation of the National federa-
| ton.
When the proposition was submitted
TO August Belmont, as president OF the
National federation, he suggested that
the governors of all the states be asked
70 appoint delegates to a great confer
ence to be held in New York. Letters
were sent out with the idea of the con-
ference briefly outlined and these
questions given as the most important
TO be discussed at the session;
What is the character of the net IN
crease in the population of the United
States from immigration?
should existing legislation looking 10
the elevation of this character through
the exclusion Of undesirable elements be
extended and made more effective?
should there be any change in the sys-
fem of inspection, such as having 1t maoe
at ports of departure or at the nome
sources of emigration or at both?
Are there any external influences tend
ing to stimulate the volume of lmmlgra-
ton? $50,
What are the nature, extent and local.
itv of the demands in the United states
for more labor?
What domestic industries and what Ia
bor crafts are most affected by the inhuN
of alien labor and in what ways?
What percentage of European immlgra-
tfon remains in the ports of arrival, such
as New York, Boston, Philadelphia ana
Baltimore?
What practical method can be devised
of distributing immigration. especially LOT
agriculture, to points where 1t may Dc
| needed? ,,a.-,,,,,-
What will be the effect of the distrlou-
tion OF large numbers Of immigrants IN
| the south upon the problem Of Industrial
education and social betterment OF the
| negro race? .,.o
sbouId the exclusion of Chinese coolie
tabor be made more rigid and should II De
extended TO Japanese and Korean labor?
How shall the admission of exempted
/ classes Of Asiatics. such as scholars mer-
chants and tourists, be regulated?
In a few days replies began to pour
in and the federation has now heard
from the governor of nearly every
state. with the assurance that the
delegates will be on hand. There will