The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-11
l. FARMERS UNION
 MEETING ENDED
Resolutions Are Passed Against
 Immigration
HlGHT0WER MAY GO HIGHER
Mississippi Farmers Union Wants State President to Become Head of National Organization
 at the Next Meeting.

Jackson, Miss. July 1o.-(Suecial)-The meeting of the presidents of the county unions of the state Farmers union has adjourned after session of two days, most of that time being spent behind closed doors and the proceedings remain Ing. secret.
 However, the union has placed itself on record as violently opposed to promiscu- ous foreign immigration, in the following resolution. offered by MT. J. W. Boat right, president of the Panola county as sociation, and unanimously adopted:
 Whereas the distribution of aliens from the northern cities and their diver sion from abroad to the south is being agitated; and,
 Whereas, the United States !mmgra- tion commission is now Investigating the attitude U the south toward these pro- posals, and there is need of the farmers of Mississippi making known their wishes; therefore,
 Resolved, That the Farmers Bduca- tional and Cooperative Union of the stato of Mississippi is irrevocably opposed to the present tide of undesirable immigra- ton now pouring into thIs country from sections of Europe, Asia and Africa which until recently sent us no immigrants, and that we urge all our officials and legis- lators, both state ard national, to use their influence in every possible way 10 make clear our opposition and to secure reports and legislation that will exclude the present alien influx, which is detri- mental to our best interests and to the welfare of the country and be it further
 Resolved, That copy of these resolu- tions be sent to our congressman and sen- ators, and to the immigration commission CT at Washington; and be it further
 Resolved, That the state president and lecturers emphasize this one question, and that copies of these resolutions be fur nished the press.
 The members of the union are unit on this proposition, and the fact of the business seems to be that the balance of the people of the state are with then One of the very best men in the state of Mississippi was defeated for the bugerna- toral nomination a year ago because Of his known and expressed sentiments ia vorable to foreign immigration. The con- sensus of opinion is that new we have rlenty of good foreigners. we should put up tile bars and save this great country for present citizens.
 Boom for HiqhtoWer.
 There is a quiet movement on the part of the members of the Farmers unIon of Mississippi to elect Hon. J. R. Hightower, now president of the state organization, as president of the National association is sa1d to be the best organized state in the union, the chances of success are be- lieved to be good. Under the management. Of Mir Hightower, and those associated with him. the Mississippi union has grown and fiourished like a green bay tree, and his friends want to see him in supreme ( command of the union forces.
 It Is possible that the next national con vention of the union will be held in the city of Jackson. The date for the big meeting has not yet been fixed but Mis- sssippl may take steps to secure 1t. This would be the means of assembling 800 or
  slYe farmers in the land, between Georgia and California, in the capital of Mis- sisssippi, and the gathering is one that is to be desired. Unless this national con- vention comes to Mississippi it will go % Texas or to Oklahoma, it is stated and that means that those members llv- Ing east of the Mississippi river will have to spend a great deal more money getting to the national convention than they would if it met in the state of Mississippi a central point.
 Members of the unlon state that they have heard from several of the cotton growing states and that without excep- ton the proposition to use cotton bagglnS instead of jute meets with favor. The off, clals of the Mississippi union are highly elated at the success of the movement, and predict that in course of tune, and I short time at that, jute will be run out of the cotton business.
 Education Thriving.
 State Superintendent of Education Pow CTS has returned from Oxford, where he presided over the big educational rally, i.nd reports a great revival of interest in educational matters. He has assurances from several of the foremost educators in the state that they will render him every possible assistance in their crusade for -onger free school terms and better schools and teachers. Professor Powers wants to see nine months schools everywhere in the state and big normal at which to Il ain and educate teachers.
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