Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-06
W0RkREA FOR Dixie LAND WANTED
Commission Learns the Reason Why
Aliens Landing In New York Do
Not Go sou.h-sester Wages are
Paid There Than is Being Given
In the Land of Cotton.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. June 5.-A resalu.
ion requesting that Congress allow
the importation OF labor by employers
and that the contracts between such
iaborers and their employers be fled
with the government at the port Of
entry was today presented by Max
robinson to the Southern States i'm
commission, which met in
this city today to discuss methods
for the securing OF desirable imml-
grants for the South.
The resolution further provides
that the wages to he paid under such
contract be not less than the recog.
nized standard OF the locality in
Which the work is done and further
expresses disapproval OF the bill pro.
Viding for additional educational
qualifications and an Increased head
tax is bar to the importation of
desirable class Of immigration.
South G.ts Few OF THEM.
{9alI sActidh40n the resolution was de-.
4terred until. the commissioners re,
turn from their inspection of Ellis
Island late today. A letter was also
read from Theodore Marbury of Bal.
timore. who Is member OF the i'm.
migration committee of the Civic
Federation. i'll which MI. Marbury
wrote that only IL per cent. Of the
Immigrants coming to this country
last year went to Southern States and
that there was urgent need In the
south of an immigration OF a new
race which can DIE counted on to
make its contributions to progress. II
The members of the commission
inspected the immigration station on,
ELLIS Island on invitation Of Commits
sioner Of immigration Watchhorn In
me course OF an address to the COM
misslcners. Mr.. Watchhorn said: 81
Cannot Be Transferred.-
Immigrants who arrive are for
Northern points, and if you were to
try to steer them from their several
points they would think you were
'hunco men. Unless the wages Of
the South ere brought to the stand.
ard OF those of the Northern points,
you cannot expect immigrants to 20
South and If you do get them to- 60.
they VIII not stay because they would
probably hear from their relatives In
the North who are making more
money"
Commission Surprised. 4
This statement caused surprisa
among members Of the commission,
VINO seemed to be under the impress.
sion that immigrants have no special
destination and would gladly accent
any proposition which was mads
them. In order that the commission
might be convinced, Commissioners
Watchhorn allowed Chairman James.
e. Graybill to talk TO the immigrants.
or the half dozen or more spoken to
not one would consent 10 abandon the
place he was bound for and go South.
Offisers Elected.
The election of the permanent Of
ficers OF the commission resulted as
follows:
President. 7. k. Bruner, OF North
Carolina; vice-president. D. w. Coons
OF Kentucky; secretary and treasu-
rer' David Robinson, OF Georgia.
After the regular meeting the ex.
ecutive committee held meeting at
which arrangements were made for
the immediate establishment Of a
bureau in New York to carry for
ward the work outlined, securing AMI
directing desirable immigrants to the
South.
Mr. Robinson said that the bureau
was ready to go to work at once.