The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
immigration.

Immigration
In his annual report to the secretary
of the treasury Commissioner General
uf Immigration r. V. Powderly makes
q number Of valuable recommendations
probably the most important being that
each arriving immigrant, when ad-
mitted TO the United States. should be
provided with landing certificate, set
ting forth the name, age. sex, birth
place of the immigrant, government to
which allegiance is due, the port from
which the vessel sailed, the name OF
the vessel, the line it belongs to, the
port it arrives at and the date of land
ing. The immigrant should be in
structcd, by means of circular to re-
tain the certificate for presentation
when applying for naturalization pa
pcrs. \ record of the facts stated in
the said circular, as to each immi-
grant, to be known as an immigrant
directory, should be kept for each fis"
cal year by the bureau of immigra-
ton An act of congress. authorizing
such coursa of procedure and re-
caring # the alien presenting himself
Tor naturalization to produce such a
certificate oI duplicate from the i'm
migrant d'rCctory. would. Mr.. Powder
ly argues. facilitate the work of the
courts, and go far toward preventing
the issuance of fraudulent naturaliza-
tion papers in future.
Last years immigration was 229, 299,
decrease Of 1,533. compared with the
preceding year OF the whole number
1855. 40 were males and 93,524 females;
737 came into the United states
through Canada. During the year 5000
were debarrcd, and of this number
there were l. insane, | idiot, 2,261 paup-
ers or persons likely to became pub
lic charge, 25S diseased persons. . con-
Victs, 20 assisted immigrants and All
contract laborers; 1879 were returned
within one year Over II years of age,
] 1.i16 could not write. 43,057 could neith-
er read nor write, 27.6OS over 20 years
of age had $50 or over, and 96,203 had
less than $50. The total amount of
money shown by immigrants during
the year was $3.S52.O77, but the actual
amount brought over was probably
greatly IN excess of this amount. OF
the whole number of arrivals. 5S,6l3
came from Italy, 2T221 from Russia
proper, 25,12S from Ireland, 17,111 from
Germany. 1868 from Hungary, 12,420
Hungary, 12,39S from Sweden and 9,S77
from England. OF the total number of
steerage passengers arrived during the
year, "a were actors, 80 artists, 153
clerSymen, II editors, As cngravcrs, 81
lawyers, 223 musicians. 81 physicians,
1856 sCulptors, 2SS teachers, A. account
ants, 1,469 bakers, l. 0S2 BARRIERS, 1,1Jl
blacksmiths, $50 brewers, 1914 butch
ers. 2,9Oi carpenters and joiners, 70G
dressmakers, 1885 mariners, 1871 ma
sons, 1904 miners, 7iI painters, 972
seamstrcSses, 3229 shOemakers, 3,S2G
taiIors, 1,1S2 weavers bankers. S3e
cooks, 1928 farmers, 11SS grocers. 81.
81 laborers, 4,492 merchants and 30
Gj servants. These figures, however
the report states. are not to be relied
upon as indicating the pursuit they
will follow in this country.
In character last years immigration
was much the best OF that admitted
in recent years, a fact rejecting credit.
ably upon the vigilance and fidelity ol
Mr.. Powderly's work. But it is oh,
Vious that we do not now need ant
cannot hereafter conveniently accept
50 large an annual influx from foreign
lands without detriment to home in
tcreSts; hence the demand for further
restriction should not cease