The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-23
OPPOSED
TO the immigration Move.
ment in State of Georgia.
UNION GOES ON RECORD
Strong Resolutions Adopted a. Meet
ing in AtIanta-Cotton School is
Established and Warehouse /.
Plans Are Projected.

The Farmers. Educational and Co,
Operative Union OF Georgia met in the
legislative hall at the state capitol
in Atlanta Wednesday, 1t was call
meeting, but practically every county
ir the state was represented.
1t was definitely decided to have a
cotton school, the purpose Of which
will be to teach interested parties how
to Judge and price cotton. The officers
of the association-President K. F.
Duckworth, Secretary ]. L. Barron,
Organizer J. l.. Lee, Business Agent
J. G. Eubanks and Lecturer 6. N:
Davis-were appointed as board OF
managers to take charge Of the school.
All OF these are from Barnesville,
where the school will be in session.
A committee on the school, repre-
sentlng the various congressional dis
trictS was named. A warehouse comS
mittee was also chosen. The purpose
of the warehouse committee is TO re-
port to the convention the result OF
the effort to establish uniform sys.
tenn of warehouses over the state to
be owned and controlled by the Farm
ers' Union.
The convention went on record as
opposing the immigration movement
by passing unanimously the following
set of resolutions:
Whereas, steamship companies OF
most all nationalities, for the sole
purpose of making money. have their
paid agents soliciting immigration to
this country regardless Of morals, pe-:t
litical consideration or religious faith.
and, is
Whereas. said immigrants. are now
landing on Ellis Island, New York, at
the rate Of nearly half million year
and are only now limited by the ca;
pacity of the steamship companies,
and,
Whereas, the register shows that
immigrants landing in this country.
since 1880, as y rule. are nonICnf1s-;
tian and differ with the American in
government, religious belief and mo-
raiity, and,
Whereas, as We find a disposition
-. ,.r+ of come af our fellow
citizens to increase, invite and induce
said immigrants to this state,t and
Whereas, history shows that
Through the ages men have often set!
In motion events which once started
they could not control. therefore Pc
it e
Resolved, That we, the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
of Georgia, assembled in convention at
Atlanta, Ca, May Is, 1907, do oppose
The further introduction of Immigrants
to this good heritage OF ours II any
/ form or by any means by the state
of Georgia, believing it will be detri-
mental to the general welfare OF the
people of our state.
Resolved, second, That we mostrfe.
spect1ully ask our legislature tnat
is to meet in June not to appropriate
one cent of the states money to en-
courage immigration to this statss
without referring same to the people,
Resolved, third, That we most re-
snectfully ask our members OF the
general assembly of Georgia and our
senators and members in congress
from this great state of Georgia 70
do all in their power to restrain
tho tide of immigration to these Uni-l
ted States as a primary step 10 tne
perpetuation of a pure government.
Resolved, fourth, That We nave
an abiding faith in the great inteili-
gent white people of Georgia ana tne
south to so direct our domestic afalfs
with our present citizenship ana our
natural increase to manage our asrl-
cultura, and industrial affairs to meet
the legitimate demands OF our coun. N.
try without the aid OF immigration.