The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28

farms worked by owners and their
families. and where the rural popula
tion' man by man, IS richer than in
any other country. While there arc
Few great private fortunes. in no other
country is wealth so evenly distribut-
cd. and when the government needs
TO sell bonds. they arc made out in
small amounts, and tho buyers are
the small farmers of the country,
All this can be realized here TO bet
ter advantage than in France, and all
that is necessary is the right sort OF
immigration. But those people who
VIII crowd together in cities. and re-
iuse 10 go to the country districts. are
above all not wanted. 1t is the coun-
try that supports the cities. and we
must nave great country population
before We can have grent cities. The
Picayune. while urging the need of the
south for more population, holds with
the Manufacturers Record. that while
inc South's greatest need ia more pop
ouatlon' only the right sort OF immi-
grafton is desired
Let US Keep away. II possible those
VINO come to this country with no IN
tention of Identifying themselves and
their children with the whole spirit
ehat mas made this country great those
VINO propose to live off the country,
instead OF for 1t, while Improving their
own condition. and those who intend
70 take the cue az TO their attitude
toward public affairs In this country
from allen sources, whether acting di-
rectly from abroad or through nren
cies In this country.
The SOuth's Great Need
The record of Southern progress in
the past twenty-five yearE, or even In
the past ten years, in comparison with
'ne record of the progress in tile rest
OF the country, which has been made
the home OF more than 5000. 900 new
corners from abroad, is enough to
check any wcll-informcd person from
comparing Southern laboring men with
tho mass of lattcr-day Immigrants.
stu. with all It's progress, the
south needs more mon who will en-
gage In productive labor. The bulk Of
recent foreign immigration 10 this
country has tended to engage in labor
"hicn may be called the labor of the
rnldoleman. which in the main adds 10
the labor OF actual producers. Among
this foreign immigration have been
many persons OF the farming class in
their native countries, but their course
clearly indicates their intention not tol
farm In this country. So the sugges
ton of the vast area OF uncultivatcd
land in the South has no bearing upon
the question Of this class of immi-
grants
1t Is fact, and the leading fact. and
not mere matter of course. that the
the North and West, and every good
Immigrant coming not merely from
Northern Europe. but from every
country in Europe
As to Quantity md QunIit,.
Nobody wants TO see repeated in
this or any other Southern city the
scenes Of anarchy Of the recent davs at
Lawrence, Mass. with speeches by the
asitators In Italian. Lithuanian. Polish,
syrian and other tongues, or the con-
ditions which have made New Yorl's
East Side a great melting pot of vio-
lence and vice.
The South wants hundreds Of thous-
ands and millions more men. But in
measures for its development, especial
" in the case OF permanent immlgra
ton II VIII be wise in making haste
slowly and in subordinating quantity
TO quality. and particularly in sceing
to IL that immigration shall not result
In the creation of any large groups Of
neopic within the State without being
of the state. deriving, in their ignor-
ance of the English tongue. all of their
inspiration rs to civic conduct from
leaders holding their position by vir-
tue OF the ignorance of their follow
crs.
An immense activity in draining and
retaining the wonderfully fertile
swamp lands Of this and neiEhbori,,g
states has been started. and ii in
creasca the demand for large acccs-
sion of reliable farm labor and small
landholders. That is going to be a
great feature in our Southern agri-
cultural life.