The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-01
TO IMPORT LABOR.

An important meeting was held at
the Rennert Hotel last Saturday. 1t
had for its object the imitation of a
move for concerted action to solve
the farm labor problem. There is no
necessity of our calling attention to
the straits in which our farmers are
now put for help and the situation
is constantly getting worse. 1t bias
been suggested that an effort be
made tc induce immigrants to make
their homes in this state instead of
going to the far west. This paper
several years ago pointed out the de-
STABILITY of such a move and now
stands ready to championit in every
way.
Maryland moves surely, but some
times very slowly, and we have
allowed a condition of affairs to
grow up, which is largely unneces-
sary. Live western states long ago
saw the usefulness of certain classes
of immigrants and put agents
in the old country to show the
advantages of their particular
localities and induce them to
settle there. Consequently when
immigrants land at any eastern
ports, they already have their tickets
purchased for some western state
and is almost impossible to stop
them in transit.
The immigration law prohibits the
Importation of labor under contract,
but if Congress was shown that it
was desirable to have this apply only
to skilled workmen, there would be
no trouble in making agreements
with 1aborers to come to Maryland
and learn the trade of farming.
Their wives and daughters make
spl.ndid help about the house, and
the farmers life would lose much of
the drudgery in consequence.
Farmers all over the state should
get in touch with the movement and
do all they can to help the good
work along. The trouble with our
people is that they generally want to
wait until some one else acts, conse-
quently progressiveness is lacking be-
cause of leadership.
If our local communities will get
together and attempt organization,
we will gladly extend the use of our
columns towards furthering the same
There is no county in Maryland that
has better farming facilities than
Hartford and none more in need of
labor, so if we wish to get our share
of immigrants when the time comes
we must join in the present move
ment.
On our desk is the ever welcome
Sun almanac, a worthy successor of
the useful compilations that were for
years made up by the late Norval E.
Foard, of the Sun staff. In glancing
over its pages we regret to see no
special mention made of Mr.. Foard,
who has rendered a distinct service
to the people of Maryland in his pre-
paration of these almanacs, which
have served as compendiums for
those seeking accurate information,
either in regard to state or national
affairs. The Sun is an example of
clean, progressive journalism, run in
the interests of the people it pro-
fesses to serve. There is no better
newspaper in the United States and
we hope that it may always con-
tinue to shed Light for ALL"
Congress has under advisement
special law, forbidding the collec-
ton of money on c. o. D. shipments
of liquors in states where the sale of
liquor is forbidden by local laws.
The bill does not attempt to inter-
fere with the transportation of
liquors into prohibition states, but
deals only with the actual collections
of the money in payment for the
sane. 1t is thought that this bill,
should it become a law will stand
the test of the courts.