The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
ITALIAN COUNTESS
 IS INVITED HERE Represents Italian Government to Study Immigration HER PLANS IN DETAIL Countess di 6razze Would Establish International Association for the
 Distribution of Immi-
 grafton.
HER PLANS IN DETAIL

Birmingham has extended an invitation to the Countess di Brazza to visit the city her trip south for the purpose of Investigating the conditions in this part of the United States in an effort to make comprehensive report to the govern ments of Europe on the immigration ques- tion
 Colonel T. G. Bush offered a resolution at the meeting of the Commercial club yesterday that an invitation should be ex- tended to the countess to visit Birming- ham and inspect the conditions here. He said that the securing of desirable immi- grants was a question of vital interest to birmingham. In offering his resolution, he presented the following extract from. the New York Herald of Monday:
 Story of Plans.
 When plans of the Countess d Brazza are matured they will offer a solution of one of the most vexatious problems Of modern times-the immigration question. Coming to this country as the accredited representative of the Italian government and with the patronage and cooperation of the queen of Italy and the queen moth- CT, as well as that of numerous church dignitaries, the countess has without diff culty obtained the sympathy and indorse- ment of Bishop Potter, Spencer Trask, Robert W. Johnson, the Italian ambassa- dor and many other influential persons With such indorsement the countess be- lieves she will have no difficulty in ob- taining financial backing for her latest project, which Is the founding, under the joint patronage of the United States and the several European powers of an 'In- ternatonal association for the distribution lyO New York the headquarters of the society and to establish many branches on either side of the Atlantic.
 Countess di BraZZa, who was seen last evening in the home of Mrs. Stickney of No. 5l2 Fifth avenue, is enthusiastic over the project
 Three-Fold Project. Our object" she said, lis threefold. First. to relieve overpopulated districts in Europe by making arrangements for the transportation of such inhabitants as wish to begin life again in a new country; sec- ond to send these immigrants on their arrival in New York to agricultural and industrial centers, where their work is needed and contracted for, and, third, to- protect the individual immigrant from dangers naturally attendant upon his ar- rival in a country of whose laws, lan- guage and customs he is totally ignorant.
 
 order Ellis Island will no longer be menace to the most poverty stricken Rus sian or Italian or Hungarian whose heart turns toward the land of the free, where there is work and wage for all, nor will this great city be a dumping ground for the criminal and pauper population of Europe. "If you wish to irrigate tract of land, you do not direct upon 1t the uncon- trolled power of a great river. You care fully dig channels and direct the stream so that its effect is beneficent. Why do you use less forethought in dealing with the great flood of humanity that is pour ing across your borders? If directed to- ward the thousands of acres of unculti- vated land in the south and the west and to the many mills whose output is re- stricted because of the scarcity of labor, how stimulating it would be.
 Will Publish Information.
 "Our international association can han dle this question in a simple way. The central bureau will have constantly on hand the latest information regarding the localities where labor of any kind Is needed. This information will be published in Europe through branch offices. 1mmi- grants will be transported under the charge of agents of the society to their future homes. If time should come when there is no more work for them to do they will be returned by the society to their original dwelling places.'
 Asked if the work of such an organiza- ton would not unavoidably act in opposi- ton to the United States contract labor laws the Countess said:
 "Pouf. Do you wish to hamper all your enterprises, both agricultural and indus trial. and to continue to support crowd of naupers and criminals by a silly little contract labor law? Change it. There Is no doubt about the approval of European governments, because Italian laborers are now being sent to South America in ac- cordanee with system similar to the one I have outlined and the results are all that we hoped for.'
 Returning from the south about June 1 the Countess will sail for Europe to nut her plans into execution.