The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-05-06
The Scheme.

Anent the Importation OF ltallans
to this country, the Shreveport Jour-
nal has the following to say. which
is very much to the point and has
our endorsement. The Journal says:
Our esteemed Monroe Star has at
last been penetrated by the fact. that
the minister plenipotentiary and en-
yoy extraordinary from the kingdom
of Italy is not i'm the business OF urg-
ing depopulation OF his own coun-
try. except of those elements which
would orshould leave Italy for ltaly's
good. ;,
These, the ''vermin of her cities.
and the scum of the Adriatic, he would
aid and his government would aid.
| i'm dumping on our shores. The bet
ter and worthy class OF Italians are
not in this "horde," nor will they be,
for their coming is MT, and has not
been. zen masse.
The esteemed Star remarks: We
do things too suddenly here In the
South" This does not apply, except.
perhaps. in the case OF many news,
papers who should know better ana
advise better. We pointed out the
intent and the purpose oil the emi,
rration." and the labor problem
Iagitation months ago. IL was
lconcomitant of that only thing which
keeps us wake nights The south
has i,een. can be, and will be for some
time yet, we are ptlneti 10 a'-
nit. imposed upon In any manner
and with anything, political. reli-
gious. moral. economic or what not.
by simply jumping the ''nigger" jack
ont of the box. On all questions,
standing alone, the south IL sane.
Mix them, or any of them with Mig
ger. and some fool editor or self-seek-
ing politician runs us crazy.
What is wanted in the south Is a
self-supporting. thinking, farm own
ing population.
What the Dago scheme proposes Il
an Importation of ''labOrers" under
the guise of emigrants.
Here is the "plan" of the building
lup of our waste places" as outlined
I'm the esteemed New Orleans States
which, of course, applauds the move
ment. THE plan of operation, w,
are told, for the employment OF ltai
e ians ON some large plantations II
II Mississippi il as follows: The tamil.
If IL given az many acres to cultivate a
J. 1t thinks that it can handle. A nxet
i charge Of 81 an acre rental IL mad
by the plantation owner. an lccoun
ia opened with each tenant at tn
: plantation store, for each mule SUP
plied to the tenant rental OF 70
year IL charged. and a small add
n tional charge is made for the use {
~ machinery. At the end OF the seaso
= the cotton is purchased by the piar
:, ters and the tenant receives check IL
=, the difference between the ledger ~
= count for advances and the price n
allied by the sale of his crop"
And the kind Of men we are lOol
ing for, with whom to populate II
south are not of the kind that wOul
fit that plan
Mt No wonder "the niger won
ad work." that he has 'quit the coul
" try and gone to town"
ne Some few planters worked tn
.splan" in our day of planting. The
have land now, but no Niger W
. work for them for love or money.
And why?
The whole proposition is jug ha
at die affair. All for me and nothii
he for the Dago. Seven dollars an ac
OF for $40 land! Twenty-Five dollars
as year for the use Of $40 mule! Al
he IAN account i'm the store" Rig
la there IL where we will rake on VIII
ed the italian has left!
a The whole thing Is n gigantic scheI
ge to exploit cut over timber lands, a
IN. taking advantage Of a south. daft
the ..nigger question" the result v
I've a swarming horde Of "hybrids"
the Mediterranean shores. with
. the crime and misery attending 81
population.