The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12

For the third time since ne became
President, Mr.. Wilson will receive o
delegation at the White House on a
Saturday afternoon. when the dele
gates are presented there at $3.50
o'clock today.
Secretary Wilson explained at length
the plan just being put into operation
whereby the division Of information
Is TO distribute information as to Ia
Dor conditions through the medium Of
the Postoffice Depa rtment. just as
" Gather bulletins are now distributed
by that department for the Weather
Bureau.
I'm addition to cooperating with
the Postoffice Department. we are ar
ranging to use the great organization
OF the Impairment of Agriculture in
this work" continue the speaker.
ITS agents In every State and every
county are in a position To know IN
advance where labor is to he needed
and We will see to il that the tnfor-
nation gets 10 the men who want to
work. The important thing. as 1 see
II, is 10 reach the man in our cities who
has "A wording knowledge Of agricul-
:ure.
I'VE are sending to every postmaster
sets Of blanks to be filled out By men
who want TO employ labor and by men
who seek employment, and these Will
be issued IN bulletin form and posted IN
every postoffice in the country. Fur
therInore. we have arranged with nearly
every large paper in this country pub
lished in a foreign language to print
these bulletins
Explains Conference.
Senator Duncan l. Fletcher. of Flor
| ida, president of the Southern Com
mcrciaI Congress. in calling the con-
| ference to order. said:
This is not the annual convention OF
the Southern Commercial Congress. but
/ an informal conference called to discuss
practical ways and means of solving
| the immigration problem of the South.
| The next annual convention Will Dc held
| in MuskOgee, Okla, April 20 To 30, 1915.
! This conference has been called with
| no preconceived motives as to what ac-
/ ton, il any, you should take. ON ac-
! count OF conditions in Europe. when
\ I need only mention, there are thous-
I ands of people. not yet citizens. in this
| country. expecting to remain here, and
there are hundreds of thousands over
I the sea who would and will like to come
hero. -
These people are skilled farmers
| from countries IN which agriculture has
{ attained its highest development, and
We have millions of acres OF til@ble
I lands not occupied or cultivated, in tho
/ United States which they would Ike
/ 10 acquire and settle upon permanently.
! whether such thing is to be encOur-
/ aged or not: II so. in what way:
| whether our immigration laws are Co
| be involved and in what way; whether
| the Government ought to be called
upon to act and in what manner.
| whether the whole situation should hc
/ left to individuals. communities or vol
/ untary associations. are all matters Wa
| believe il wise at this time to consider.
I'VE shall. 7 take IL. keep, foremost
| in mind our own general and pubic
/ interest and. Secoudarily. IL We can
do good to others we shall be dis
\ posed to render that service
Other Speakers.
other speakers 1T the conference were
lT. '. PowdorIy, head II the division
! Of information N the Department a
| Iaoor: NJ. y. Richaris. in charge ri
the Immigrant department or thu
Southern railway; Dr. \. +. Canoe. OF
! the Massa chusctts Agricultural Col
Iege. and ]. J. de Kinder. native %
! Holland. who. tor twenty Years. has
been interested n Immigration from
that country.
..'Tha only successful method OF col
| ouiZatiCn - to bring over a group q
neop,, from the same community. tax
ING not less than nifty people for tn,
nucleus said Mr.. de Kinder. '''rheS,
people will adapt themselves readily
! Ia their new surroundings. and attel
! that the movement viii grow automat
! tcglIv. as thcy viii bring over the'
! old ncIChbors and their nclchbors' chill
drcn without urging.
.Thc IIolIlndcr. 7 believe. makes ;
more IovsfI American and transfers hi
laIlc-iauCe to his new country quick"