The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-26
ROOSEVELT ASKED
TO AID THE SOUTH.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

1.taa7F.t (COntinueQH JGOTn f1TGt pnRe.) II.
late plan Of permanent organization:
urging Congress to reduce tho tax on
tobacco; endorsing tho proposed Pan
American College to be established in
the South; urging Congress to make APP
propriations for tho eradication OF tick
fever among Southern cattle; endorsing
tho bill to authorize the Commissioner
General OF Immigration to establish at
Ellis Island, N. W bureau Of 'lnforma-
ton for immigrants; urging the formula
ton Of some plan whereby cotton may
be marketed as the world needs It, and
commanding q bonded warehouse system:
tho Department OF Agriculture for Its
valuable work, and urging tho people OF
the South TO save unnecessary denudation
OF their forests.
Invitations were extended by Raleigh
and Ashevlle, N. c.: Savannah, Ga, and
New orleans, La, to hold the next meet
ing OF the parliament in those cities.
Call on President.
Tho parliament was thrown into djsor-
der at the morning session over the oues-
ton OF the adoption of resolution In
troduced by w. A. Irwin, OF Durham,
N. c., calling upon President Roosevelt,
to lend his aid through the Department
OF Commerce and Labor In relieving tho
present depressing conditions surrounding
the cotton industry. Delegates bitterly
protested against n motion by Secretary
Murphy to postpone action on all rceo-
buttons Until the next meeting Of the par
Lament and charged that an effort was
being made to gag the members and
sidetrack important matters. The motion
was voted down. and after a stormy de-
bate, tho parliament recessed until the
AFTERNOON In order that the delegates
might call upon President Roosevelt.
The programme called for tho reading
OF several papers bearing on tho manu-
featuring interests Of the South but Mr.
Irwin was recognized to address the body
upon his resolution He said that he had
b\en unable to secure meeting OF tho
Committee on Manufactures to consider
1T. The cotton question. he declared. was
a vital one to the parliament and cotton
milling could not be sidetracked In in
,terest to the country. He inquired II the
question was to be ignored. Tho South
needed help. he said, at this time, and
the parliament was here to call for help.
Eulogizes Roosevelt.
The man OF the hour to whom the dele
gates should look, he declared, amid APP
lplause, was President Roosevelt, whom
he believed could, and would help. Pres
Id lent Roosevelt, he said, was the greast-
est man in the country. to-day. who, not
only had the power, but the mind. and the
will. to help. The South. he said, needed
something else besides Immigration OF la.
Dor, and that was to encourage and ex-
tend the marts OF the world cotton
manufactured goods. But what was
needed moro than anything else, was the
guarding OF the trade already establish
ed in the Orient, and which now seemed
to be- threatened with dire disaster on
account OF the present laws prevailing
in this country. Further commencing the
President, Mr.. Irwin said he was a man
who had q way Of doing things, and, "
he added, amid more applause, The Is
our President OF the South, as we'll as
the North, or the East, or the West and
to hima we are looking for help"
"A number delegates Interrupted and
expressed their willingness to leave the
solution Of the question in the Presidents Pres
hands. iii. MI : y bg4t RE X M. "a
Several G.other members protested that
the paramount question in the South.
that OF cotton. had been Il totally neg
glected by the parliament. 2 J.s =. Brown,
OF North Carolina. insisted that some
system should be devised by which the
values OF cotton, should be made stable.
The resolutions reported by the Commit
tee on Resolutions were not read, but
the Irwin resolution was as follows:
The President Endorsed.
"Resolyed, That this Industrial parla-
mont now in session memorializes the
President OF this great nation, Honorable
Theodore Roosevelt, commencing his zeal
in pressing forward the construction OF
the Isthmian Canal. which, we are pro-
foundly convinced. promises lncalculable
aid In the extension and upDuilding our
export trade for cotton manufactures and
other products OF the Industrial enter
prises OF this country, and bids him
God speed in tho full completion and
successful operation Of this prodigious
enterprise;
"Resolyed, That We here and now ap-
peal to our President, Honorable Theo-
dore Roosevelt to promptly inaugurate,
through the new Department OF Com
merce and Labor, or whatever channels
his wisdom elects immediate efforts to
relieve the depressing condition existing
IN the important and tremendous indus
try Of cotton milling In this country BY
encouraging, broadening and expanding
our markets for our cotton ana otner
manufactured products;
5IE.Resolyed, further. That Senator f. NJ.
Simmons, Of North Carolina. be and Is
hereby appointed committee OF ono to
this day present President Roosevelt with
a copy Of these resolutions win the as
surances Of the high esteem OF this par
lament"