Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-25
.LAUOEO PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt's Name Cheered
by Southern Delegates
AT PARLIAMENT TODAY
DISCUSSION OF COTTON REsoLU-
TON TOOK UP MORNING.
Received by Chief Executive at the
White Householder En-
tertainments.
AT PARLIAMENT TODAY

'He is our President as well as the Pres
ident of the north and the east and the
west, and to him we are looking for heip
He is the greatest man in this country to-
day
Such were the sentiments of the southern
industrial parliament If the applause which
greeted the statement of them MADE by
Mr. W. A. Irwin of Durham, N. C., Is
taken as a criterion. Mr. Irwin was call
ing on the delegates to pass resolution
he introduced asking the President to help
extend the cotton trade OF the country.
The illusions made to the President were
highly complimentary and laudatory, and
were heartily aplauded by all the delegates
The entire morning session of the parlia-
ment was devoted to a discussion of the
cotton resolution of Mr.. Irwin which had
the effect of throwing the delegates into
an uproar and effectually preventing any
other business being transacted during the
morning. At II 80 the delegates took a re-
cess until this afternoon, in order to pay
their respects to President Roosevelt.
The morning session of the parliament
was called to order this morning shortly
before II o'clock by Mr.. w. o. McGowin
of North Carolina. Commissioner West was
recognized immedia tely after the opening
of the session. Mr.. West made several an
nouncements regarding the entertainment
of the delegates, the reception by the Pres
ident, ETC., and then made short address
in which he congratulated the members of
the parliament on the successful outcome
of the plans for its organization and said
he felt the success of the organization was
assured. Mr.. Irwin of North Carolina then
introduced resolution of thanks to Com
missioner West for the work he has done
in behalf of the parliament. The resolution
states that by accepting direction of the
organization and preparing a valuable pro-
gram for it, he placed the organization upon
f%,, - too, hoe Jn, ,1et,-, tod
his active interest in all matters pertaining
to the south. The resolution was unan-
imously adopted by rising vote and Mr..
West bowed his thanks
The chairman then explained that some
changes must be made in the program
through the absence of several of those
who were to speak. Mr.. Charles E. john
ston of North Carolina, who was to have
addressed the delegates on the subject of
cotton mills in the south, was unable to
be present, the chair announced, and Mr..
w. A. Irwin of Durham, N. c., would take
his place. At this juncture the suggestion
was made that Mr. Irwin had a resolution
which he wanted to introduce and talk
about. The suggestion that there was
resolution behind the address did not seem
to please the fancy of Secretary Murphy,
who announced that the resolutions that
had been considered by the committee were
to have been presented this afternoon, but
that consultation with members of Con-
greSS had convinced the members that it
NOulu De DtlleT 10 allow the resolutions 10
go over until the next meeting of the par
lament. This announcement was received
with some little surprise by the members
of the parliament Several members openly
expressed their disfavor of such PROPOSE
ton, and asked that Mr.. Irwin's resou
ton be Immediately heard. Mr. Irwin was
called on for his address. He spoke of the
immense value of the cotton milling inter-
ests to the commerce of the country.
While the balance of trade in favor of the
United States was large last year. he said
the cotton industry controlled that balance
of trade 1t is one of the greatest and
most paramount interests in the country
he said.
Cotton Men Need Help.
The cotton men need help, he declared,
and the man of the day and the man of
the hour to whom they have to look is the
President. The delegates to the meeting
come here as the duly accredited and ap
pointed delegates of the governors of the
states in which they live. he said, and an
appeal to the President by them would be
heard, and he would help them. Mr.. Irwin
then introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That this industrial parliament
now in session memoriaizes the President
of this great nation. Hon. Theodore Roose-
welt, commencing his zeal in pressing for
ward the construction of the isthmian canal,
which, we are profoundly convinced, prom
Uses incalculable aid in the extension and
upbuilding of our export trade for cotton
manufactures and other products of the in
dustrial enterprises of this country, and bids
him Godspeed in the full completion and
successful operation of this prodigious en-
terpriSe;
Resolved, That we here and now appeal
to our President, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
to promptly inaugurate, through the new
Department of Commerce and Labor, or
whatever channels his wisdom elects, imme-
date efforts to relieve the depressing condi-
ton existing with the important and ire
ir,lt cf-xy of mo in
country by encouraging, broadening and ex-
panding our markets for our cotton and
other manufactured products.
Resolved, further, That Sentaor F. NJ.
Simmons of North Carolina be and is here
by appointed a committee of one to this day
present President Roosevelt with copy of
these resolutions, with the assurances of the
high esteem of this parliament"
Continued His Address.
When he had finished reading the resolu-
tons Mr.. Irwin continued his address. He
declared that he believed President Roose-
welt to be the greatest man in the country
today, and that he is willing to help the
people of the south. The speaker declared
he had listened with interest and full ac-
cord to the views that had been expressed
on the matter of immigration. This seems
to have been the sole business of the par
Lament with little exception up to today.
He said he was thoroughly in sympathy
with these views, but when it is considered
that the south raised more cotton last year
with it's own unaided hands than the world
| could consume, and had manufactured
more cotton than the world used. it would
be seen that the great need of this great
interest is extension of the markets
The President is the man to do it, Mr.. IT.
win said. He is man who has a habit of
doing things.
He is our President as well as the Presi-
dent of the north and the east and the
west" Mr.. Irwin declared land he is in
sympathy with us. He will do for us what
is just and right, and we want to go to
him and tell him what we want | am a
democrat and have always been one but |
want to say right here that since his cleo
ton TO the presidency l have become more
and more convinced that Theodore Roose-
welt is the greatest man in this country.
and that he means to do what Is right and
just and proper by all sections thereof"
Mr.. Twins address was interrupted nv
cheers repeatedly and every reference to
the President was greeted with applause
Mr.. Isaac A. Brown of Greenville. N. C..
in seconding the resolutions presented bv
Mr.. Irwin declared that what is needed to
set the cotton industry on it's proper ba-
sis is some organization that will have the
effect of making the values stable With
out such an organization the values will
expand one year and contract the next
s'What we want Sac1arad M D,or,.,