The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-24
FARMERS OPPOSED
To the immigration Move
ment in State of Georgia.
UNION GOES ON RECORD
Strong Resolutions Adopted at Meet
ing in Atlanta--cotton School is
Established and Warehouse
Plans Are Projected.

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 a call
meeting, but practically every county
in the state was represented.
1t was definitely decided to have
cotton school, the purpose Of which
will be to teach interested parties how
TO judge and price cotton. The officers
Of the ociation-President r. f.
Duckworth, Secretary j. L. Barron,
Organizer ]. Il. Lee, Business Agent
j. G. Eubanks and Lecturer G. NJ
Davis--were appointed as a board Of
managers to take charge of the school.
All Of these are from GAINESVILLE,
where the school will be in session.
A committee on the school, repre-
sentIng the various congressional dis
tricts was named. A warehouse com
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, po-
litical consideration or religious faith,
and,
Whereas, said immigrants are now
landing on Ellis Island, New York, at
the rate Of nearly half million a 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 d rule. are non-Chris-
tian and differ with the American in
government, religious belief and mo-
rality, and,
Whereas, as. We find disposition
on the part Of some Of our fellow
citizens to increase, invite and induce
said immigrants to this state, and,
Whereas, history shows that
through the ages men have often set
in motion events which once started
they could not control, therefore be
it
Resolved, That we, the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
of Georgia. assembled in convention at
Atlanta. Ga, May IS, 1907, do oppose
the further introduction OF immigrants
10 this good heritage Of ours in 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
"Resolyed, second, That we most re-
spectfully ask our legislature that
Is to meet in June not to appropriate
one cent OF the states money to en-
courage immigration to this state
without referring same to the people.
Resolved, third, That we most re-
gpectfully ask our members OF the
general assembly Of Georgia and our
senators aud members in congress
from this great state Of Georgia to
do all in their power TO restrain
the tide Of immigration to these Uni
ted States as a primary step 70 the
perpetuation OF pure government.
"Resolved. fourth. That we have
an abiding faith in the great intelli'
gent white people of Georgia and the
south 10 50 direct our domestic affairs
with our present citizenship and our
natural increase to manage our agri-
cultural and industrial affairs 70 meet
the legitimate demands Of our coun-
try without the aid Of immigration.