The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-27
Tuesday, November 81, 1906.
AS TO IMMIGRATION.


The Press of the State seems to
have gone into rapture about the COM
ing of the immigrants in the Witte-
kind last week. We confess that our
foggyism does not permit us to be
thrown into ecstasy about the matter.
We are willing to watch this expert
mcnt, and to hope that it may result
in all that is expected Of it by its pro-
motcrs, but We arc not going into fits
about its success until we have some
assurance that it is real success.
We have no objection to reason
able flow of desirable immigrants in
to our midst, but we want these peo-
pie to come here fully realizing tho
condition they are to contend with,
and without having false hopes raised
in their minds by over Jealous immi-
grant agents. The movement to sue
cecd permanently, must be laid III a
true representation to these people Of
our conditions, our scale of wages and
all that.
May be, the coming Of the Witte-
kind means the solution Of our labor
problem, each day becoming more and
more veXed, and may be, it means the
beginning of all kinds of social econ
omic and political ills Of which we
are now comparatively free.-Lexing-
ton Dispatch.
We have never been enthusiastic in
this immigration movement. 1t may
work out alright but we have always
had very serious doubts. We 'remem-
er a bood many years ago when we
were a boy there was an immigration
movement started in this State and
our father secured some five or SIX
families. They were very unSatls-
factory rs farm laborrrS and we re-
member every body WAS very gald
when they moved ON. This movement
may be entirely different and the
class Of immigrants may be different,
but there has already been labor a"i
tators among them and The result is
trouble and dissatisfaction. We know
Commissioner Watson and we know
he would not misrcprcscnt anything
in getting these immigrants and VIC
NAV expect some to become dissatiS-
fled.
IF we could get that class who want
ed TO farm and were farmers and
who wanted to become home owners
and were able to become such ant
who would take up some of the lane
that is idle and thus increase oul
white population in the sparsely set
tied rural sections Of our state thcr
we would feel more like some goo(
would come from the immigration
movement.
1t will be difficult. il seems to us
to get desirable class of immigrant!
who will be satisfied to become labor
crs along with The negroes or even t'
take their place as laborers.
On the subject of immigration tn
Louisville Couricr-Journal has th
following sensible remarks: "ln time
no doubt, the South will get lahorcr
enough. 1t is best to accept the fac
that the bulk Of the negroes arc ther
to stay. Their labor may be supple
mcntcd. and doubtless will be, b
immigrants who will set good eH
ample to the others, and will gt
wages IN proportion to their produ'
tivity. This may facilitate the Sc
tlemcnt Of the race question, but
is too much to expect that it, unaidc
will solve il. The labor question ar
the race question are related, but n
identical. immigration may sol
the labor question, and incidental
may help the solution, of the otht
White men will ultimately rule t
South, Of course, but they will do
on the basis Of justice and law.'