Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09
Nebraska
FARMERS PASS RESOLUTIONS
Session at Lincoln in Favor Of Re-
strioting immigration.
DEMAND RAILWAY VALUATION
Only One officer 60 BE Elected at
This RIeetinE--Executive Com
mittee 60 Decide where
Next Session is Held.
CFrom A staff Correspondent

CFrom A Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Oct ESPECIAL -lhe Farm
ers Nouonal congress got down to the con-
sideration Of resolutions this morning Sec
Rotary whitaker read the resolutions as
they were reported TO him by the resoiu-
tons committee, and all were passed rap
idly with little or no opposition except in
the case Of the one favoring the continu-
alton OF the policy OF restricting undesir-
able immigration. Mr.. Coles OF Ohio made
a vigorous protest to the passage Of this
resolution, saying that no immigrant
should be kept out OF this country unless
he had been proved to have committed
some crime in his native land.
Il will never vote for a law" ho de-
clared emphatically, that will exclude any
brother coming IRON any part OF this
plonet" He was cheered roundly at this
climax.
Delegates from New Jersey took the OPP
poslte view and declared one had to be
east 20 know the conditions that existed
as the result o. lax immigration laws. They
declared that the asylums, the jails and
the poor houses were crowded with for
eigners as the result Of former laxness in
the matter OF these laws and all that
America wanted was TO exclude the unde-
sirable class and the class that was not
self-supportinB.
Immediately Mr.. Coles was on his feet
again and declared that q specification in
regard to the amount OF money an mmi-
grant must have before ..e could land YVES
unjust, for he declared, iii Carl schurz
had come TO America under such restrtc-
tions ne would not have been permitted 70
land and would have been sent back to
Germany. and America would have been
without one of it's greatest statesmen. The
resolution, however, was approved by
large majority.
seven REGULATIONS Passed.
The seven resolutions adopted by the
congress this morning are as follows:
Resolved, That in view Of federal legts-
Gus immigration resolutions and direct our
officials and particularly our legislative
agent, to further their object and purpose
Resolved, BY the Farmers National con-
gress in thirtieth annual convention that
we urge upon the congress of the United
States OF America the enactment OF legis-
lation along the lines Of the Dolltver bill,
liberal treatment Of agriculture.
Resolved, That the Farmers National
congress favors the most careful conserve
ton Of the forest and mineral resources
yet remaining as part of the federal
domain IN such a way that they, they become 9
az general public utilities.
Resolved, That the Farmers National
congress favors the adoption Of an amend;
ment to the constitution Of the United
States which will in effect prohibit the In
PRODUCTION from one state into another any
article whose manufacture or sale may be
prohibited in the state wherein the article
may be sought to be carried.
dsveopmets Which msv o. sffeet M reSl
lation and control of public service cor
porations, such as railroads and express
companies, whether by federal or state
control and legislation, this congress re-
affirTns and re-emphasizes its former stand
and declaration for an effective and strong
control of all such public service corpora
lions, including, in particular, the railroad
s sc s odnt S1'1psnleS on tne
federal authority as regards interstate
business and to be under state authority
rs regards state business.
Resolved, That we demand the enact
ment at the earliest opportunity Of fed
plete and scientific valuation Of ali rail-
road property of Interstate railroads, and
also suitable laws which will regulate, con-
troll and restrict, as the case may be, the
further issue Of all stocks and bonds by
such interstate railroads.
Resolved That we reaffirm our position
of opposition to a burdensome tax upon
oleomargarine 50 made that the consumer
can readily distinguihs Il from butter. And
IN favor of such legislation as will make
the line Of demarcation between the two
produoss 50 clear that II will be impossible
fraudulently TO sell Oleomargarine as but
ter.
CIarks Man for Place.
Only one election Is to be made this year
This is a member OF the executive commit
tee The only name so far suggested is
that CT L. c. Lawson, OF Clarks, Neb. His
name will be put up before the congress
on Monday, when the election Is to be
made. Tho place of holding the next meet
ing will be determined by the executive
committee which Is 70 meet for this and
other purposes within a month after the
close Of the present meeting. Columbus,
Sioux City and other places are being
spoken Of, but nothing will be known until
the executive committee meets
Rev. H. p. Shepherd Of Los Angeles, CAL
delivered an address upon uniform legisla-
ton OF the states. Dean p. A. Burnett OF
the University of Nebraska delivered an
address on the deterioration Of soils under
cropping and the method OF conservation.
He said II was well known fact 70 all
that fertility had been wasted on the road
prairtes and he urged the conservation of
the fertility by methods approved by the
most scientific agriculture.
MaIlen for DahIman.
Following the consent Of Governor Shall
lonberger to take the stump for the demo-
cratic ticket and for Mayor DahIman IN
particular, as announced from democratic
state headquarters. Arthur Mullen right
hand man OF the governor. issues an open
letter to democrats asking them 10 get
into the mayors band wagon
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