The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-13
SOLUTION 0. Governors of Two States Talk at Con : ference. PROTECT THE GOOD NEGRO; DENY RIGHTS TO VICIOUS Leading Topic of Day fakes Up
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 * situatien T. One to be solved By soaah Alone, Declare spenaers--Blasks Must Be Taught meaninE or Moral Reupon-
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Y Nashville. Tenn. Nov. 12--Thc South ern immigration and Quarantine Con- ference. aside from the appointment of committees. gave the day over to speech making by men, representative of every section of the South and it's varied business interests.
 While the conference. which was presided over by it's president. John I. Cox, Governor of Tennessee. was called primarily for tho consideration of mat s5 ters pertaining to immigration and quarantine. the action of the Federal government In taking charge of the quafantinex two years ago, eliminated almost entirely that subject from dis- eussion. and the defegates devoted the time to methods of securing proper share of the immigrants arriving in this country from foreign shores.
 The discussion had not proceeded far when the race question came to the fore. and 1t occupied the attention of the delegates off and on throughout the two sessions of the day. The sem timent of the delegates on the negro question was manifest early in the day in the burst of applause which greeted Governor Cox's statement in his address of welcome, that the South must Geal with the negro; that the ne- gro must be protected and his rights preserved. but that political rights must be taken away from the low and vicious of the race.
 This sentiment was further endorsed when Governor Hayward. of South Carolina who made the principal ton at the conclusion os his address, which declared that immigration would :. yet solve the negro problem. Thore s some sentiment tonight In favor of holding tte next annual conference in Charleston. The following committees were appolnted by the chairman:
 CbmsmitteeH Appointed,
 caarIeston. s. c.. cHairmah; chsriss E Redaker. Maryland; J. ,. Johnson- jus Tennesses; F. M Fuller Missis- sippi & C. Dunlap, Georgia; George H. Smith. Louisana; M. V, Richards. District of Columbia; F. Y. Anderson. Alabama: G. A. Park, Kentucky; Will Ham Smith. IT,, Tennessee; F. J. thompson. Alabama: A. E. Hill. Ten- nessee; George w. Ford. Tennessee; J. B. Yoing Tennessee: A. 6. Kyle. Mis- sissippi; C L. Stone, Kentucky; C. L.. stickney, Alabama; Frank B. Evans, Alatama; Col B. F.. Buck. New Yorks James H Patten. Massachusetts; L. P BeIlah, Tennessee; Gabriel Filleul, Louisiana; H, J schwietert, Louisi- ana. E
 tanoogs. Tennessee, chairman; F. Will liam vogft. Kentucky; Thomas F. Par lsers south Carolina W. L.. McAorris, Georgias IF. '. Anderson, Alabama
 ouarantine-Dr. c. IT. Irion, New orleans, chairman; pr. George R. Dean, south Carolina; Erwin Craighead. Ala bama; A .McAipin, Mississippi; 1T. J. Fordlck Tennessee
 EducationaI--Dr. R. J. McMullin. Alabama, chairman; J. M Sshaffner, Tennessee; E. G. Tollett, Tennessee; r, J. Cline, Tennessee; Dr. Fred J. Mayer. Louisiana; N. H. White, Ten- Good Roads--w. N. Ruffin, Virginia, chairman: F. H. Hyatte, South Caro- lima; A. F. Dallis. Georgia; w. B. Ro- mine. Tennessee; W. s. Ingram, Louis- lana.
 Governor Cox, the permanent chair man of the conference, called the del- eeation to order. and in his address of welcome, advocated the establishment of a bureau of immigration by each Southern State, with sufficient appro- priations to send agents to the North European countries, to England, Tres Iand Scotland, Switzerland, France. Germany. Wales and Sweden to induce laborers to locate in the South.
 tThe crying need of the South" Gov ernor Cox said, lis more and better labor. especially for the farm and the cotton mill.
 Race Question a Hindranee.
 The AONEn0I thought WUQAQ bS A good move to send agents to the North west states in an effort to turn the tide Of Immigration from Canada and British Columbia to the south. But conditions in the South must first be made favorable for the new class. the race question at this time. he said, standing as menace to peace and a hlndrance 10 Southern development. The problem must be solved by the south, but the aid and sympathy of the North Is almost essential.
 If they will rot help us." continued the Governor, If they will not repeal inc Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend ments to the Constitution, then let us here resolve that we will write In the fundamental law of every Southern state. q guarantee to the negro. protec- ton of life. liberty and the pursuit of happIness, but forever denying to the vicious and ignorant all political rights" (Applause).
 He urged the adoption of more strin- gent vagrancy laws. The response was made by Dr. c. H. Irion of New Orr leans, who represented Governor Blan- chafd of Louisiana
 Ten days ago a ship load of immi- grants arrived in south Carolina, the first arrival direct to a Southern port of immigrants from foreign lands In telling of this, and the trials incident 10 inc establishment Of state De- partinent of Immigration' Governor n ~ Howard of South Carolina onened his app-ess. which was the fea- tura of tho morning session.
 Governor Heyward's Talk.
 Governor Hayward said the coming of immigrants to tho South had q hearing upon the practical and direct soi,,tion of the race problem. There had bsep too much theorizing; 1t was time for action. He said;
 .yithout a precedent in the history of inc world to be guided by; nearly always misunderstood and misjudged the people of the south have Tor more than forty years sought to reconcile differences which were bound to arise between two races living uD the same