Show WORK FOR IDLE NEGROES Suggestion That T They ey Be Sent to 0 Dig the Panama Canal Washington Oct F Thomp Thompson son of Chattanooga Tenn called at the White House today and invited President President dent Roosevelt to attend the immigration tion and quarantine conference to he be beheld held in Nashville next month and on the presidents invitation Mr Ir Thomp Thompson son called again tonight The president however declined the invitation be because because cause he could not find it possible to attend Mr Thompson said he sug suggested suggested to the president that the idle negroes in the south be utilized for tor la ha labor habor bor on the Panama canal Tile The better class of the negroes in the south he explained would aid the white people I In securIng this clans claas of labor for that work It is the idle negro that makes the tr trouble uble in the south and reflects on n the better class of negroes The president was impressed with the suggestion and asked me to talk with Secreta Secretary Taft and Chairman of the Panama canal commis commission slon sion on the subject I will call caU en cn them tomorrow |