Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-05
John P. Irish Favored Closing
Country'S Gates to For
eign Immigrants.
SECONDED BY C. W. MOTT.
". Il. McAllister of Denver Favored
IL. Citing Mormon Church Meth
obs a. a Model.

Boise Ida. Sept 5.-Nicc President
L. W shurtlln OF Ogden presided At
the opening Of this mornings session
Of the National Irrigation congress
senator Carter having returned 10
Montana. GOV. Albert L. Mead Of
Washington later was called to the
chair
William X. McAllster OF Denver.
the first speaker. dealt with the i'm
migration question and raised issues
that involved the congress in most
earnest discussion The Coloradoan
advocated foreign immigration and as
q model 10 be followed urged the
methods OF the Mormon church Bon set-
ling The valleys OF Utah and adjoiu-
ing states Under the methods of the
Mormon Church lh'sH immigrants had
been drawn from the agricultural
classes Of northern Europe from the
best of the hard working peasants.
Hon. John =. Irish " California ask
cd the congress II IL would not be- bet
ter 10 close the Couutry's gates TO the
more than ! 1000. 000 Of foreign immt-
grants who were coming annually and
give the youth Of our own country a
better opportunity. The Californian
declared that the immigration today
was not a patriotic immigration, but a
parasitic immigration
G. w Mott OF St Paul general i'm
migration agent OF the Northern Pact
fc railway. agreed with Col. Irish He
said the Northern PaclGc's success IN
peoplng the territory traversed by It's
lines had been In the eastern states,
not I'm foreign land The kind OF im-
migrants wanted had been found In the
eastern states, and 10000 Of these,
nearly an American citizens, had been
settled I'm the northwest during the
past year His advice To the west Was
10 educate the people Of It's own coun-
try to the value Of these western lands.
The lawless immigration nom even
Europe. he believed. was not wanted.
w. Reidt, a foreign born delegate
from oregon. praised the foreign i'm
migrant who was needed IN the up
building OF the country The trouble
with Americans. he said. was that they
all were looking for soft jobs.
The morning session closed WIN an
address by +. II. Newell, OF the re-
clamation seiy1ce on the methods un-
der which irrigation projects are con-
structed.
Congressman Rceder OF Kansas who
failed of an opportunity 10 speak dur
Ing last nights sensational debate OF
the forest reserve question MAS called
TO the platform This forenoon.
Referring briefly 10 the controversy
last night he said II was his desire
10 endorse the administration OF CHEF
Forester Clifford Pinchot He made the
statement that while Mr. Pinchot had
the privilege OF drawing for his work
the same salary as congressman, ne
was not exercising that privilege but
was having this salary distributed
among his clerks.
II. 81. George Tucker. president Of
the jamestown exposition made q Wit
~ address which provoked continuous
laughter lie said that once. before he
knew better he was a member Of Com
gress. once he was one Of those "un-
Intelligent fasteners Of whom he had
heard so much during the sessions of
the congress but he was being en-
nghtened and now he almost wished
he lived en- the little Gem state OF
Idaho.
I'VE Of the east are ignorant he
said. of the great progress OF this
people. and that is why | am here TO-
day. We want 20 cure our end and
as a remedy. we want to take this con-
gress 10 jamestown next year.
Sacramento Reno. Las Vegas Dem
Yer and other towns can wait he said.
but old virginis's birthday cannot
wait"
The meeting place viii be named by
the convention tomorrow.