Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-10
yAROAMAN FOR STATE RIGHTS
Criminal Aliens Not Wanted, But the
South Invites Better Glass of For
eisners to Settle in the Land of Cot
ton and sunshine-Presiden Roose-
veIts Name RoundIy cheered.
(Ry Associated Preasl

Almost 800 delegates representing If
Southern States faced Governor John
|. Cox today when he called to order
the Southern conference on quarau.
tine and immigration.
Governor Cox explained the object
of the gathering to be the preventing
of the coming to the South of the pau
per and criminal classes from Europe
which now arc ilocking to the West
and Northwest. Also to provide for
uniform legislation by the Southern
States, which should have the ap.
prevail of the National Congress and
thus have the force OF constitutional
law, so that citizen going to any part
of the South in times OF epidemic
should know exactly what conditions
he would meet.
Senator j. b. Frazier. of Tennessee.
advocated federal control of maritime
quarantine, suggesting that If infec.
ton from foreign countries could be
kept from our shores the more diff.
cult question of Interstate quarantine
y, would be simplilied and possibly elm.
mated from the problem
vardamsn for States Rights.
Governor Vardaman, who made the
first response to the address of well
como, was received with prolonged ap.
pause. He stated his idea to be that
the absolute control of all seaports
should be vested in the federal gov.
ernmcnt. But | am unwilling" said no
governor, TO surrender to the federal
government i'll times OF epidemic or
any other time. the control of the az
fairs of Mississippi.
Regarding the subject of immigra-
ton" Governor Vardaman said:
No country ever needed home max
ing, home owning white citizens more
than the Southern States today. NJ.
gro labor, which hitherto has perform
ed the work in our cotton and cane
fields, is becoming absolutely worth.
less. It's place must be filed"
Praise for Roosevelt
Governor r. d. Glenn, OF Norsh
Carolina, made a rapid sketch of tho
growth of the United States, covering
the last 900 years. Today" he said
cthe United States is the richest ma.
ton on earth, respected and honorod
by all the world. And the president
of the United States Is best known
and most respected ruler on carth."
The response to the sentiment was
one outburst of applause. which lasted
fully two minutes.
Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana.
declared himself in doubt which wa.
tho greater evil. yellow fever or the
shotgun quarantine, from which Louis
lana has suffered.
Blanchard for Federal Control.
Uniform Legislation by all Southern
States, he declared is an impossibillty.
He demanded mt least equal protection
for human beings that is accorded
freight under the Interstate commerce.
laws of the federal government. If
the federal government has the right
to protect property by its Interstate
commerce laws, 1t has the power tn
regulate Interstate quarantine laws
and the individual state must take o
back scat.
Governor Blanchard's advocacy Of
the federal government taking over
not only maritime quarantine but also
the control of interstate quarantine
was received by repeated applause,
showing at least large part of the
convention as favoring this course.
Governor Blanchard raised the SEC.
ond demonstration of the day at tile
mention of the name of President
Roosevelt by declaring that the presi.
dent was half Southern and a ilrm
citizen of the South