Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-12
Have Conference on the ImmIgra.
y ton Question With Presi.
dent and Others.
lMR. WATSON IS MUCH GRATIFIEU
Former Governor Haywood Express.
es Belief That Attorney General
sonaparte's Decision viii Not
Prevent Immigrants from Coming
TO the South.
(By Assoclnted Press

(By Associated Press,)
fWASHlNGTON ID. e., March IL
South Carolina officials and others
interested in the attitude of the al.
mtnisration towards assisted imml.
grafton, held Il conference today
With PRESIDENT Roosevelt and At
torney General Bonaparte at the
white House and with Secretary
STRAUSS at the Department of Com.
mferce and Labor. The result o.
thes conferences with the President
and Mr. Bonaparte. according to
statements made by former Govern.
orrD. %. Haywood anu Commissioner
or Immigration Watson, was en-.
tirsly satisfactory to aall concerned
ana tie opinion was expressed by
Mr.. Haywood that according TO the
explanations made by the govern.
ment officers, the new Immigration
iaw VIII not deprive the states
former laws which may not have
been repealed or by the existing
law.
liafly In the day Mcssrs Hey.
wood and Watson had brief con.
ference with the President. This
|. was followed lrto in tic afternoon
BY second meeting at which In
algttipn to- those named were pres.
,,seyt 81 its. Bonapartc, g. G. !. Rhett.
issssror OF Charleston and Thomas II
PARKER the chairman Of the lmmi.
grafton committee of the South Car,
DINA Manufacturers Association.
AT Its conclusion the attorney gen.
eral and IS visitors said the con.
ference, had been satisfactory one.
Today's conference grew out of
n f.ut i,Ct
wood, who with Mr.. Watson, Is
about to start for Europe to make
an effort to secure the permanent
establishment for the line OF steam
ers which The North German Lloyd
steamship Company has been oper
ating 10 Charleston with IA view to
turning the tide of immigration south
ward
The opinion of the Attorney Gen.
eral rendered last week m the inn.
migration question. they feared was
calculated 10 upset their plans, and
the former governor requested that
all action in connection with the At
torney Generals oplnion be held
In allowance until meeting could
be held. The President PROMPTLY
granted the request for confer
cree
MF. WatSon Satisfied.
AT the meeting today the entire
matter was reviewed carefully and
MI BonaDarle explained the exact
meaning of his opinion. Mr.. Hey.
wood and Mr.. Watson explained
that the State did NOT wish to do
anything not absolutely legal in Sc.
South Carolina THE result" said
MIR. Watson. SIS satisfactory to ai'
We do not feel the movement in
any way as result of the attitude
for Immigration to the South will be
retarded in any way as result of
the attitude of the administration
and | am sure hat the labor inter-
ests will not only not be injured
In way, but will be benefited.
Former Governor Haywood said
regarding the conference. "Thc
construction of the law as given by
the Attorney General today is alb.
solutely satisfactory to the move.
men for immigration to the South
It Las never been the purpose of
this movement to bring in contract
cheap labor. The question lof the
rights or powers of the States as
TO prepayment of the passage Of
immigrants will doubtless be set
iolth idter by the attorney Gen
erai. 1t seems certain that the
new law will not deprive the States
OF any rights conferred by the form.
er or present laws. am very graf.
med at the interest shown by the
PRESIDENT and all officials In our
movement to upbuild the South on
practical lines and | feel that they
all now have q clearer idea of its
economical sjdep
Mr.. Watson to Sail Tomorrow.
Mr.: Watson will sail for Bremen
on his official mission tomorrow
NJ Haywood. who is prevented
iicmo accompanying him by the ser
icuh illness of his wife. will jon
MI. Watson later, II. II. Gadsen.
REPRESENTING the MAYOR and com.
mercaal interests at Charleston. will
accompany Mr. Watson tomorrow.
The South Carolinians express
the opinion thit it will not he rec
essary to resort TO the eyDedient nf
assisting immigrants to come Sou;l
70 The extent of more than three or
four shin loads
After the line to Charleston ia