The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

record against the bringing into the
south of undesirable foreigners"
The following is the resolution adop-
ted:
Whereas foreign Immigration is
being agitated again for the South
and the diversion and distribution of
foreigners now cOngesting and COM
ing into the cities Of the Northeast
IS proposed as means of relief for
Northern migration evils; and.
Whereas we are unalterably op-
posed, as set forth in our local. State
and national union in resolutions and
our national committees statement
before the house immigration COM
mlttee, to the present enormous alien
influx from the Southwest of Europe
and western Asia and it's distribution
by the Federal government: and
therefore be it
Resolved by the Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union of
V,
1910, that we heartily indorse our
national resolutions approve the arg
ument of our national legislative COM
mltee, and urge upon congress re-
striction by means of an in creased
head-taX, a money requirement, the
llllteracy test, such as Australia and
other new countries have for their
protection against undesirable for
eigners, the defeat of all distribution
schemes and legislation that will
carry out the recommendation of the
United States commissioner general of
immigration contained in his annual
report; and be it further
Resolved, that the State secretary
send copy of these resolutions 10
President Taft, the immigration COM
mission, our congressman and sena-
tors and supply the newspapers with
a copy for publication"
These resolutions followed an ad-
dress by j. M. Patten of Washington,
who is in charge of the work of re-
stricting immigration-not of pre-
venting the coming Of settlers who
are persons of desirable character.
but of the unrestricted pouring in of
foreign laborers and fortune hunt
erS.
Mr.. Patten, who was introduced by
President G. S. Barrett was very
complimentary to the farmers union
and urged the Importance of the or
ganization and told interestingly of
the work of the legislative committee
OF the union which appeared before
the house committee on immigration.
The expatriation of foreign criminals
and insane of foreign countries who
ship companies because il is cheaper
to shiy them out Of these countrioe
than T. maintain them there Ac-
cording u the stat emeut made be-
feore the union plans are on foot to
turn this class of immigrants, 'these
millions Of undesirable immigrants"
from the northern section of the
South, such plans being supported
by Northern capitalists
Mr.. Patten stated further that he
did not believe cotton is bringing
enough. The aevrage one-horse far
mer can not possibly. at the pres
ent price clear over $175 and if the
object of these capitalists is accom-
plished, the price of our farm pro-
ducts will be cheapened and it will
result in hardship to the South. Fol-
lowing Mr.. Patterns address the reso-
luton on immigration was adopted.
The committee called attention to
the disgrace to our Anglo-Saxon
blood that we should let our child
rem be shut up in unsanitary school
houses for several hours each day."
The committee urged that atten-
ton be given to agriculture in the
schools. The committee commended
the work of the boys club in corn
and the girls tomato clubs.
The committee commended the
Clemson extension work and urged
the people to attend the meetings.
The committee comemnded also the
work of the United States department
in South Carolina, the Corn Breeders
Association, the South Carolina Live
Stock Association and the department
of agriculture, commerce and indus
tries, also the work of the Audubon
society.
The committee concludes, in part:
The greatest bar to the progress
of the union and the development of
our unrivaled resources of climate
and soil Is ignorance, of the best