The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-16
FARMERS CONGRESS- HAY ON CANAL INQUIRY
Representative Livingston Address
eS Il at Richmond.
MRS. MONTAGUE RECEIVES THE LADIES

The Farmers National Congress. at
its second days session in Richmond
Wednesday. heard the question OIL tarlh
discussed at some length by Congress
man l.. f. Livingston OF Georgia, whose
subject was The Tariff as 1t Affects Ag-
riculture." He declared protection ruined
agriculture.
The subject was discussed along the
same line by A. l.. Martin, OF Pennsyva-
MIA: W. +. Brown, OF West Virginia; >.
n Black. OF Illinois. and III. p. Sherman.
OF Indiana. ..
Congressman Henry c. Adams, OF Wiz
consin. delivered an address on The
Federal Government and the Farmer.
There were addresses on The Agncul-
tural Resources OF the South, by j. Bry-
an Grimes. OF North Carolina; on Gov
eminent Expenditures in Relation to Ag-
ricultural interests" by Charles \. Car
Isle. OF Indiana. and on Climate, Soil
and Development, by viii b. Powell, OF
Pennsylvania.
Among the resolutions offered was one
recommending that the legislatures OF
the various States and Territories make
appropriations for the holding OF county
farmers institutions as the only means
of reaching the mass OF the farmers.
Mrs. 4. J. Montague gave a reception
to the ladies OF the congress at the gov
ernor's mansion Thursday morning, and
the various civic bodies entertained the
members at the Casino and West End
Electric Park at night.
The labor problem was the question OF
deepest interest Thursday before the
Farmers National Congress in Richmond.
"Alien Immigration and the Need Of
Farm Labor" was the subject discussed
bv r. ID. c. Ward, OF Massachusetts. Mr.
Ward took the ground that the success
inl farmer must be intellectual and OF
high vitality The immigrants at pres
ent. he said, represent a low grade Of
manhood.
Farmers, he said should advocate the
three amendments to the immigration
laws which are to come before the next
Congress. and which provide for an in
crease in the head tax, the debarring OF
immigrants OF poor physique, and the
illiteracy test.
LURE NEGROES TO NORTH.
Chairman Blur, OF New York, took the
converse of the question in short ad-
dress. Delegate j. II. c. Beverly, OF
Essex county, Va, said the North Is
Turing away negroes by social equality
inducements. and the situation as re-
CARDS labor in the South was bad. He
opposed restricted immigration.
There was a general discussion, and the
prevailing view seemed to be that, il
possible, the good immigrants should be
allowed to come and the undesirable class
kept out.
Frank Smith, of Virginia, urged that
''for the sake OF humanity, the miserable
people of Europe be not debarred from
the land OF the free.
Congressman John Lamb, OF Virginia,
gave an interesting address on Postal
Reforms and Improvements OF Special
Interest to Farmers"
The convention adopted resolutions
commenting those points in the Presl-
dents address advising that boys ana
girls be so educated as to induce them
to stay on the farm; that farmers avail
themselves Ofevery source conformation,
that they may be educated in cooperative
selling, so that profitable prices may be
obtained for all produce by control OF
the market.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT COMMENDED.
The portion commenting President
Roosevelt is heartily indorsed and pro-
found gratitude is expressed to him ''for
his heroic and honest efforts to cleans sc
every department OF our government OF
fraud and graft"
Resolutions asking for the election OF
United States Senators by the people
were adopted. Officers were chosen as
| follows:
President, John NJ. Stahl, OF Illinois;
first vice president, Benham Cameron, Oh
North Carolina; second vice president,
Joshua Strange, of Indiana; treasurer, A..
H. Judy, of Ohio, secretary, George NJ.
Whitaker, of Massachusetts.
The business sessions ended Thursday
night, and the next few days will be
devoted to excursions.