The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN COVE.
A Feature of Immigration Into the Unite'
States Which Does Not Change.

From 1919, the year OF the passage by Congress
Of the law for the registration OF immigrants ar
irving in the United States until the present time
there have been 49, 800 600 immigrants registered
in the various ports Of the country, and Of these,
taking the average through the whole course OF
years, 60 per cent were men and 40 per cent
women. disparity representing a total difference
Of nearly 100000.
1t has been frequently pointed out as matter
of interest and Importance that the proportion Of
male immigrants is highest where such immigra-
ton is least desirable particularly in the case Of
Chinese and Sicilans, while IL Is lowest among
the Germans and Irish. The reasons assigned
for this disparity have been many. Among
them have been the perils and inconvenience Of
a residence on the frontier before the complete
settlement OF the country, emigration from con-
tnental countries 10 escape CONSUMPTION in Euro
pean armies. the danger and discomforts OF ocean
travel bcfore)the establishment OF fast and COM
modious steamers, and the natural reluctance Of
women 10 seek homes in new lands II has popu-
larly been supposed however, that these reasons
for the excess Of male immigration either disap-
pcared were diminished the totals of the two
sexes would DO more nearly even, a conclusion
which the tables Just published by the immigration
Bureau in Washington for the year ending March
/, 1899, completely overthrow
During the year the actual number OF immi-
grants coming into the United States &c.,
900, an increase of 80. 600 compared with year
ago. According to the ordinary division between
male and female immigrants there should have
been 1856 600 Of the former and 1874 900 Of the lat
ter Instead of this there were 1927 male inn
migrants OF more than so per cent, and III, 438
female immigrants, less than 40 per cent From
England there were g. 700 male and 1000 female
immigrants, about the average ratio from Ger
many, IL, 700 male and II 800 female immig grants
less than the average number; from Scandinavia
there were H. TAT male and 10,502 female immi
grants and from Finland, country from which
there has been recently extensive emigration TO
the United States in conseq renee of the serious
conflict between the Russian Government and the
Finns 5000 male and 100 female immigrants
came. From two countries female immigration
TO the United States preponderates, Ireland and
Bohemia There were last year IS, 700 male and
$4,000 female immigrants from Ireland, and from
Bohemia the number Of male and female immi-
grants was almost IDENTICAL 1,282 of the former
and /. 264 Of the latter.
The long-disputed question among immigrant
officials to the designation to be given To Polish
Hebrew immigrants, whether they should be do
scribed as Polish or under the head of German,
Russian or Austrian immigrants, as the case
might be, has been settled by the adoption Of a
generic term for all such immigrants the word
Hebrew. There were 81 900 male and 16, 900
female Hebrew immigrants last year From
Russian Poland there were in addition ls, 900 male
and 10, 600 female immigrants, while from Italy,
now the chief contributing country to the flow Of
immigration into the United States, there were
80, 600 male and % 600 female immigrants Italian
immigration is very largely responsible for the
disparity OF the sexes In the matter of immigra-
ton. Twice as many male Syrians az female
Syrians came over last year and vc times as many