The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-15
RANSDELL MADE AN ENTHusl.
AsTic SPEECH IN THE
HOUSE YESTERDAY.
DESCRIBES ADVANTAGES
urgeo Immigrants to Locate In the
South--Louisiana Representa-
tive Also Made sensa.
tionai Charges.

4 Washington, June l4,-The session
Iof the house was again devoted +
political speeches under he gulse o
debaet upon the deficiency bill.
| Ransdell, Of Louisiana. created
sensation by moving that the hous,
recall from the committee on the Judi
ciary the bill to prohibit senators, rep
lresentatives and judges from accept
ling gifts, compensation. etc. from
railroad, telegraph or other similar
corporations, on the ground that Rep
Preventative Parker, Of New Jersey
chairman, and other members OF the
| committee, We're accepting such gifts,
land BY SO doing were disqualified from
faction on such a measure.
Ransdell was seeking action on the
motion as privileged and was met with
opposition, the speaker sustained the
point OF order which prevented action
upon it.
This action was upheld by the house
III to 20.
Protection OF American trade and
shipping from foreign monopolies was
Inc subject Of speech BY Humphrey.
lof Washington
lie proposed discrimination of
duty of ten per cent ad valorem on
goods when imported in vessels not of
the United States, or employed in the
aid oi any combination for the purpose
q lixlng rates. or giving preferential
Eates, or to restrain trade.
| He advocated an Investigation II
the practices Of steamship companies
q Combining IN giving rebates am
special privileges.
RansdeII Says Go South.
with Go South, Young Men am
Immigrants" as his keynote. Repre-
sentative Ransdcll, Of Louisiana. to
day addressed the horse, as sort O.
| advance agent for the Southland in
| general, and Louisiana in, particu.
lar.
He based his remarks on The ESQ
ms OF many of our best citizens in
20 the British possessions north OF
tho United States and the rapid con
gestion of our cities caused by the
growing unpopularity of life on the
farm, and the large influx of foreign
immigrants, many OF whom settle In
cities" AS remedy for all those
problems, he suggested to tile house
that the persons concerned should
be induced to come to the South.
High Cost Of Living.
In my Judgment said the Louis
ana statesman, in discussing the
drift Of people from the farm to the
cities, this Is one OF the fruitful
causes of the high price Of living
All food products and the food wa
Eat is our heaviest item OF expsnsa
comes from tne ground or the sea
and when the number of consumers
who dwell in cities disproportionate.
ly exceeds the producers in the coun.
try, it naturally results in high
prices.
IF the relative growth of popula.
tion in city and country remains the
same for the next decade, and pro.
duction of food be not materially in
creased In some very unlocked for
way, | see no reason why the prices
Of edibles should decrease, but rath
er expect an increase" he predict
| ed
| In this connection, Representative
Ransdell said that what is happen
Ing to us is also happening to the ma.
tions Of Europe"
| He also showed tnat during the last
five years 312,614 citizens, carrying
with tnom material wealth in money
and property valued at over S312,001,
600, to say nothing of the immense
| potential value of each of these splen
did people" emmigrate from the Uni
ted States into Canada Ho com.
mSnted at length upon the concen
tration Of aliens in the cities OF tne
United States.
| Go South.
"The Southern States would gladly
furnish homes to every one of oul
own citizens said he, who have
gone to Canada or contemplate such
a move, and would welcome all the
boys and girls who have left or ex
pect to leave the hariships Of north
| ern farms TO seek unfamiliar work In
congested cities. Moreover, we car
supply farms to great many OF the
foreigners who seek our shores, and
/ We are really anxious to receive al
good immigrants of the Teutonic
Scandinavian, British and Erenct
races"
Then ne entered into descript
ion o. what the south offered.
| A few years ago, be remarked. the
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