Our miners are paid by the short ton and are 1905.1 paid for all the coal that comes out of the mine. therefore if the gentleman makes a fair comparison of millers wages he will see the miner of Alabama is paid more per ton for his work thlan the miner in Pennsylvania. So my friend is making a mistake whe he assumes that there is cheap labor in the South. I will tell you what keeps the class of immigrants that we would like to have from coming South : It is that they have to come in contact with the negro. and they do not wish to do s6. That is our unfortunate position. We will be glad to welcome them there. Air. Chairman. let us hope that at an early date the committee having this important matter in charge will report a bill to the Ilouse so restricting immigration to our country as to protect tile American wageearner. whether on the farm. in the furnace. the mines. or the factory. against the pauper labor that is now threatening his family and his home. [Loud applause.]
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