Garland Globe | 1907-03-16 | Page 2 | White Labor in the South

WHITE LABOR IN THE SOUTH. Louisiana Proposes to Supplant Negroes Ne-groes With European Immigrants. ' Bnton Rougo, La. A plan which contemplates supplanting negro plantation laborers of Louisiana with I Btato Imported immigrants from Europe, Eu-rope, was announced WjednoEday by Charles Schulcr, state commissioner' Df Immigration and agriculture. This ' plan Is an outgrowth both of tho Immigration Im-migration station, authorized for Now Orleans by congress this week, nnd of t'Pk tho fnct thnt labor Is scarce. J Y? j Tho stato proposes to ctnblc tho ' 1 Loulslaun planter to engage lniml- I grant labor In advance nnd with n 1 fixed wngo without violating tho con- I tract law. By July 15 next, overv 1 pijnter desiring such labor Is to do- 1 posit $150 for every family ho wishes, i this sum to be a gunrantco that ho will repay tho stato for Its oxponscs i in bringing In tho Immigrants. A stnto employe will then cngngo In Eu- ropo tho required numbor of Imml- J . grants and tho stnto will pay their J ) way to this country. 1