The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-06

Ne apzoars from gHcentIreRWrExe
,ort tbsf INA total number u tnmi.
grants arriving in the United STATES
during tho twenty-five years ending
June 30, 1896, wac 10,84o,ooo' ny
total Increase in population during .n&s
nerlod was 81, zoe. 900, so that one-tniro
of That increase was due to foreign IN
migration. These figures are not aui,e
accurate, however. There is pacn
wari as we'll as forward HOW Oh popu
lation. Thus during the last nscai you
there were ESQ, 900 immigrants, but @io'
moo nersops sother than cabin passeh-
eers'' went from the United States "
Europe during the same period. oome
OF them were foreigners who came ieio
Intending to stay but chahgeu me-
minds. Others were persons OF 1oreieh
birth going back to their old homes "
nav a visit and intending TO return.
when they do so they will be put uowI
as tiew immigrants. A great ueai w
this double counting has been done
But after all deductions are made the
per cent. of increase due to immlgrauon
ia enormous. OF the ten and tniru
millions who came between loil anu
1895 six and third millions, or OLA
per cent. were males and four niiilons
were females. The latter were dlVlued
very unequally among the diiiete l.s
races. OF the Irish immigrants 491S
nor cent. were women. The sexes were
so evenly balanced that about every
Irishman can have an Irish wire IL he
nrefers one. Next come the Teutois'
with q little over forty-one women OUT
of every hundred immigrants. AT the
foot of the list, az far as European
countries which have sent many people
here are concerned, come the ltallahs'
A little less than % per cent. OF them
were women. The proportion is grow
ing. however. The per cent OF femaies
in 1901 was little over 20, but In 1870
It rose to II 10. OF the total immigra-
tlon of ten and third millions the
Teutons from Germany, Austria, ana
the Netherlands composed little over
three millions. A million and third
came from Ireland, and 100000 from
Great Britain. The Danes, Norwe-
gians. and Swedes together footed up
1850. 600. and the Slavs, Magyars, ana
! Czechs 9S6,0O0. The Latin races con-
| tributed only S77 900, of these 65o,ooo
| being Italians OF the migration ~
per cent. was Teutonic, the total num-
| Der of males arriving being 1.S00,0o0
| 70 $4,000 Irishmen. These figures
| show what an enormous political In
auence the Germans could exercise If
they took keener interest In politics
| than they do. There is marked dlf-
| ference in the quality of the immlgra-
| ton from different countries. The I'M
migrants are classified under four
heads professional" skilled labor"
which takes In mechanics of all kinds;
| miscellaneous" which includes farm.
ers, laborers, servants, etc; and with
out occupation" most Of those coming
under this head being married women
or persons not of age. During the last
fiscal year there came from England
1887 males over Is. OF these 6,966
were skilled labor. OF the 16,417 Ger
mans who came 4,202 were skilled
| labor. Hungary stands at the foot of
the list, for out of 9,32S persons only
, B59 had trades, while 1906 were labor
| ers. Out of 24,547 Italian males over
Is, 3,42S had trades and 1855 were
| laborers. The Russian Jews make a
| battar showing for ont of IA JS6 per-
| sons 2,416 were skilled labor