Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-03-14
NOT INTERFERE
WITH THE SOUTH
White House Conference Decides In
migration Can Go On.
The STATES CAN PAY PASSAGE.
President Roosevelt, Ex-Governor Hey
ward, and 0thers COnfer-Their Con-
elusiOn is Satisfactory to Those Inter
ested in Southern immigration.

eS'eu III oOutnerh Immigration.
Washington, March 11.-South Caro-
lima officials and others interested in the
attitude of the administration toward
assisted immigration, held conference
today with President Roosevelt and At
torney General Bonaparte at the White
House, and with Secretary Straus at
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. The result OF the conferences with
the President and Mr.. Bonaparte, ac-
cording to statements made by former
Governor d. c. Hayward and Commits
sioner of immigration Watson, of South
Caralina, was entirely satisfactory to
all concerned, and the opinion was ex-
pressed by Mr.. Hayward that, accord
ing to the explanations made by the
Government officers, the new immigra-
ton law will not deprive the States of
any rights conferred by any former
laws which may not have been repealed
or by the existing law.
Early in the day Messrs. Hayward
and Watson had brief conference with
the President. This was followed late in
the afternoon by second meeting at
which, in addition to those named.
there were present Attorney General
Bonaparte, R. G. Rhett, Mayor of
Charleston, and Thos. F. Parker, the
chairman of the immigration committee
OF the South Carolina Manufacturers
Association. At its conclusion the At
torney General and his visitors said the
conference had been a satisfactory one.
Ioday's conference grew out of re-
quest to that end made by Mr.. Hey
ward, who with Mr.. Watson is about to
start for Europe to make an effort to
secure the permanent establishment of
the line of steamers which the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company has
been operating to Charleston, with a
view to turning the tide of immigration
Southwark. The opinion of Attorney
General Bonaparte rendered last week
on the immigration question, they fear
ed, was calculated to upset their plans,
and the former governor requested that
all action in accordance with the Attor-
ney Generals opinion be held in abey-
ance until meeting could be held. The
President promptly granted the request
for conference. At 3 meeting today
the entire matter was reviewed care
fully, and Mr.. Bonaparte explained the
exact meaning of his opinion Mr.. Hey
ward and Mr.. Watson explained that
the State did not wish to do anything
not absolutely legal in securing immi-
grafton needed in South Carolina. "The
results, " said Mr.. Watson tonight, sis
satisfactory to ALL We do not feel that
the movement for immigration to the
South will be retarded in any way as
result of the attitude of the administra-
ton and am sure that the labor in this
will not be injured in any way, but will
be benefited"
Former Governor Hayward said re-
garding the conference:
'The construction of the law as given
by the Attorney General today is abso-
lutely satisfactory to the movement, for
for immigration to the South. 1t has
never been the purpose of this move
ment to bring in contract or cheap la
Dor: The question of the rights and
powers of the States as to prepayment
of the passages of immigrants, will
doubtless be set forth later by the At
torney General. 1t seems certain that
the new law will not deprive the States
of any rights conferred by the former
or present laws. was very much graf
flied at the interest shown by the Pres
ident, and all the officials in our move
ment to upbuild the South on practical
lines, and ] feel that they all now have
clearer idea of its economic value to
the country"
Mr.. Watson will sail for Bremen on
his official mission tomorrow. Mr.. Hey
ward, who is prevented from accompa-
nying him by the serious illness of his
wife, will join Mr.. Watson later. P. H.
Gadsden, representing the mayor and
commercial interests of Charleston,
will accompany Mr.. Watson tomorrow.