The Washington times., 1905-05-23
INDUSTRIAL AID
THE THING MOST
NEEDED IN SOUTH
Parliament of States
Meets to Discuss
Situation.
MR.. H.. WEST PRESIDESI
Stirring Address Made by
Governor of North
Carolina.
MR.. H. L. WEST PREsIDEs

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The South, its needs. and the outlook
for its industrial development, We're the
topics discussed this morning at the
opening session Of the Southern Indus
trial Parliament, which was called TO
order at 1870 o'clock by Commissioner
Henry L. West, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee, at sos street north
west
About 100 delegates. appointed to the
parliament by the governors of the
Southern States. were present, and more
are expected on later trains today
a few Southern women were also pres
ent
The feature of the session was the
opening address of Governor Glenn. of
North Carolina, who said in discussing
the need OF immigration labor IN the
south, tnat immigrants are told that the
laborers live on an equality with the
colored race.
Draws Color Line.
This is false he declared, amid
great applause IF there is one thing
the South does do. it is to draw the
line of social equality between the
white man is a better man than the coll
ored man, and every honest man should
help us TO remove the foul caiurnny
OF equality between the races which
has been reported abroad"
After the opening OF the parliament
by Mr.. West. who explained that the
object OF the gathering is to discuss and
further the South's development prayer
was offered by the Rev. a. w. Pitzer,
Mr.. West then introduced the first
speaker OF the dav Commissioner Mae
farland, who said he extended to the
parliament the cordial welcome Of the
You are he said, 'sthe fmpersona-
ton OF the new industrial development
OF the Old South. You have risen from
poverty 10 affiuence in bare quarter
of a century. This was due to your
energy and ability and TO your natural
advantages.
You have revived old things and
established new cities, and throughout
the South you have had a revival of
technical and all kinds OF schools
Everything points TO n wonderful de-
A Deep Pleasure.
We rejoice with peculiar pleasure in
the unparalleled achievements you re-
port, because We know that you have
wrought them through unparalleled diff
cuities. No romance is more remark
able than the plain story Of what you
have done since the civil war left all
your industries prostrate
An Industrial revolution l1uprecedart-
ed In character and rapidity has taken
place in your States. Only a quarter of
a century ago 1t began. And now the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor is
able 10 announce that for the past
decade your percentage of Increase in
commerce ana manufacturing is greater
than tnat or any other part of the
United States. From poverty to affiuence
from weakness to power. from defeat
10 victory, you have come with the cour-
age, skill, and enterprise of the best
American type"
Parliament Organizes.
The next thing in order was the or
ganization of the parliament, and Mr..
West nominated as the presiding Off
Ger the Hon. Robert d. Glenn. governor
of North Carolina. who was unanimous
~ chosen to the office. lie then made
the opening address.
81 want to help to let the country
know" he said. something of the great
ness and the grandeur of SUNNY
Southland of ours. We also want TO
say we rejoice in the prosperity and
the South is a part.
But, sir. 1t is but natural. It is but
right that we should love one SECTION
better than the rest. and this is the
land where We think the women purest
and the men best-the country Of buck
wheat cakes and Indian batter-Dixie's
land
After the war our fields were desc
late and our hearthstones cold But af-
ter this. from 1865 TO 1870 we had even
more TO contend with, Did we faIter?
Did We languish? Thank God, no.
South Moved Forward.
1--WE went forward once more TO re-
plenish our fortunes. and to rebuild our
factories and our industries. We re-
built the fires IN the furnaces. and re-
Here Gov Glenn cited numerous statis-
tics to show the growth Of the South In
the last thirty years. He said the South
ton grown in the world. He deplor-
ed the fact that half the truck crons
this year had rotted in the South be-
cause the railroads had refused to haul
them.
Benefit of Canal.
'"Fhe opening of the Panama canal"
he said. will make the Southern ports
the great ports OF America We have
fields raising all kinds Of crops. and our
cities boast all sorts Of factories. What
does 1t all mean?
''It means the past is forgotten. and
the South is awaking The harvests are
many, but the laborers are few Hear
me-we need laborers to lay railroads
hands on our farms. and men In our
shops.
1--WE give you land and opportunities.
Come and brinP your sons and labor
ers. We need men of energy, brains. and
muscle. The sunny South wants more
people.
Don't Want Riff-Raff.
but let me say this-we don't want
the riff-raff OF the world. We want no
men who say there is no God and wha