The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-13
ITALIAN IMMIGRA.
TON TO THE SOUTH
Significance of Tour of Ambas
sador Mayor des Planches
Through That Section.
baltimore Manufacturers Record

The much discussed ana vastly I'M
portant matter of immigration to the
South is receiving at this time de-
gree of consideration and attention
which promises to bring results of
much more effective and far-reaching
character than ever before known.
Coincident with the visit OF the
Italian ambassador, SignOr Mayor des
PlancheS, to the states of the South
for the especial purpose of investiga-
ting conditions surrounding Italian
immigration here, United States
Commissioned Of lmmigra-
ton f. p. Sargent announced his ln-
tention of visiting New Orleans on
the 5th of May for the purpose OF 60
ing generally and eXhaustively into
the question of handling immigration
through the port of New Orleans.
The special significance of Mr.. SAL
GENTS visit is that this is his first
trip to New Orleans, and from his
visit it is expected there will result
the establishment Of an immigration
station here and the Inauguration OF
plans to bring a vastly increased num-
ber of immigrants to Southern ports.
The immediate occasion of Mr.. Sar-
gent'S S visit is the expected arrival on
the 5th of May of an immigrant ship
from Palermo, Italy. Mr.. Sargent
will be present to investigate the
manner Of handling the immigrants
here and the class immigrants the
ship contains. While in the city the
Progressive Union committee on I'M
migrants will suggest to Mr.. Sargent
the sites for an immigrant station
here, from which it is expected that a
selection will be made and this I'M
pOrtant addition to the facilities fol
handling immigrants at this port ac-
compliShed.
An erroneous impression seems tC
have gotten abroad through the eX
perience Of the Liguria last year that
the immigration laws are being en-
forced with undue serVerity at Ne"
Orleans. The statment Of the auth
critics here is that while d hundred Ol
SO of the passengers on the Llgufla
were refused permission TO land anC
were sent back to Italy, these excluded
were such as are clearly Ineligible un-
der any kind of construction OF the
United States immigration laws. New
Orleans and the entire South eXpreSSe!
nothing but the strongest desire Il
welcome able bodied and well-dlspoSet
immigrants from Italy, as we'll as al
other European countries, but tn
laws excluding the lame, the halt, th
blind aud the diseased are enforced q
this port with just the same rigid de
gree as they are in other America
ports, but that is al.
While Mr.. Sargent is ia the city j
is the purpose Of the authorities an'
business organizations here to thor
oughly canvass the question OF Wha
NAV be done toward advertising
Southern opportunities in Europe
The South wants white labor, and ais
wants immigrants to settle on tn
cheap unoccupied lands of the South
and an agitation is TO be started ~
immigration of all kinds, not onl
Italians, but others, and eSpeclall
Germans. An effort is to be made t
divert immigration from the East
whereit is not wanted, to The South
where it is deSired.
Originally intended to cover but
few days, the trip Of Ambassador Gle
PlancheS has resulted in disclosing S
many interesting phases OF the que'
tion to him that his stay in the Sout
will be prolonged through some weeks
He is being given opportunities ft
studying at first hand the condition
which prevail down here, also the II
salts of settlement in various Soutf
ern states by Italian immigrants
While no detailed expression of hi
views may be obtained from the an
baSSador until he has completed hi
trip and digeSted all the elaborat
dots which lac is making concernin
it. he has not heSitated to expires
surprise and delight at what he
finding on the trip At the preSer
time the ambassador is being show
very generally over Texas as the gues
of the railroads and commercial o
ganiZationS of the state.
The first part of his trip was as I'll
guest of the Southern Railway. Undt
the direction of Mr.. NJ. V. Richard
land commissioner of the SOuther
Railway, the ambassador spent da,
studying the lands and agriculture
conditions in the Southeastern stat
in which the Southern Railway ope
ates. The first stop was made at tt
Italian settlement of ValdeSe,
Burke county, North Carolina. Th
prosperous community is distinctive
Italian, even the postmaster and raj
road agent there being natives of Ital
Several hundred colonists greeted I'll
party on arrival, and the day W;
spent in visiting a number of farms
the colony and viewing the yineyar'
and orchards. The ambassador W;
surprised and delighted with what
saw, and noted with great interest I'll
evidences of prosperity on every ham
The following day was spent in Cha
lesion, S. c., and visits were pa
several large truck farms, on many
which Italians are employed. A 7