The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-12
STATES Of SOUTH
WILL NOT SUFFER.
New immigration Law Will Not
Deprive Them of Any Of
Their Rights.
THE EXPLANATIONS SATISFY
South Carolina Officials and
Others Satisfied After Con-
ference in Washington.
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wAsnlNGToN, D. q. MARCH

WASHINGTON, -. c., March H.
South Carolina officials and others In
tercsted In the attitude of the admins
tration towards assisted immigration
2 held conferences to-day with President
Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonn
partc at the White House and with
Secretary Strauss ut the Department Of
Commerce and Labor. The result Of the
conferences with the President and Mr..
Bonaparte, according to statements made
by former Governor ID. C.. Hayward aud
Commissioners Of Immigration Watson, OF
South Carolina. was entirely satisfactory.
to all concerned, and the opinion was
expressed by Mr.. Hayward that accord
ing to the explanation made by the gov
crninent officers, the new immigration
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which may not have been repealed or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 Il brief conference with
the President. This was followed late
in the afternoon by a second meeting, at
which, in addition 10 those named, there
we're present Acknowledgement Bona
parte, r. @. Rhett. Mayor of Charleston,
and Thomas r. Parker, the chairman OF
the immigration committee Of the South
Carolina Manufacturers Association. AT
its conclusion the A,torney-Gcneral and
his visitors said the conference had been
u satisfactory one.
To Establish Ship Line.
To-days conferences grew out Of a
request 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
or the line Of steamers which the
North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany has been operating to Charles
& ton, with view To turning the tide
of Immigration solthward. The opin-
ion OF Attorney General Bonapar;e.
rendered last week on the immigration
question: they feared, was calculated
to upset their plans, and the former
Governor requested that all action in
accordance with the Attorney Generals
opinion be held in allegiance until a
meeting could he held. The President
promptly granted the request for q
conference. AT the meeting to-day the
entire matter was reviewed carefully,
and Mr.. Bonaparte explained the ex-
act 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 the
Immigrants needed In South Carolina.
THE result said Mr.. Watson to-
night sis satisfactory to all. We dr.
not feel that the movement for. immi-
& grafton 10 the South viii be retarded
In any way as IA result OF the admin
istration and am sure that the labor
interests VIII not only not be injured
In any way. but will be beneficial
Entirely Satisfactory.
Former Governor Hayward said re-
garHing the conferences:
THE construction of the law as
given by the Attorney General to-
day II absolutely satisfactory to
the movement for immigration to
tile South. 1t has never been the
purpose of this movement to bring
In contract or cheap labor. The
3 question or the rights or powers of
the States as to prepayment of the
passage or immigrants will doubt
5 less be set forth later by the At
torncy General 1t seems certain
that the new law will not deprive
2 the States of any rights conferred
35 by the former or present laws. L
was very much Gratiiied at the in
terest shown by the President and
all the officials in our movement to
nphuild the South on practical
lines. nnd feel that they all now
have n clearer idea of Its economic
value to the entire country
Mr. Watson will sail for Bremen
Hayward, who is prevented from ac-
companying him by the serious Hines.
of his wife, VIII Join Mr.. Watson later
q j, ii. Gadsden, rerresenting the Mayor
y and commercial interests Of Charles
rs ton, Will accompany Mr. Watson to-
morrow. ~
Tho South Carolininns express TIL,
opinion that IT will not be necessary
to resort to the eNpedient of ASSISTING
Immigrants to come South to the eX
tent Of more than three or four ship
4 loads. After the line to Charleston
5@ IS permanently established there an,
the Immigration station authorized b,
b the last Congress established, they
say. immigration will drift to Charles
ton just as naturally as 1t does to TIL
Northern States, and be distributed t
the States further South.
TO morrow night tho President vii