The evening times., 1899-10-26
Mr.. POHDERLY'S REPORT
In ercsting Facts Concerning the
Years Imm grafton.
Alien Contract Laborers Debnrrec.
Recommendations for Transfer
ring stations-Questions Arisihs
Regarding the Coionies-Cost OF
the bureau and the Appropriations

The annual report of Commissioner Gen
eral Powderiy, of the Bureau of Immigra-
ton. which was submitted today TO the Sec
rstary Of the Treasury. besides presenting
The usual information as 20 immigrants VINO
! arrived in this country during the hscai
year ended June 80, 1888, exhibits thor
ough mastery of the subject, and makes
recommendations for legislation OF com
prehensive scope, which will enable the bu-
raau enectuaIly to protect the citizens Of
the United States from the evils of increas-
4 ing immigration OF au indiscrimnste char
acter as 10 physical condition. mental, and
neral traits. and industrial capabi!ty-
While the total arrivals reported reach
the number of 81. 715, exceeding those re-
ported for the next preceding year by 81
! sl6. or sc percent. the opinion is expressed
| that at least % coo were not listed in the
i above number through a defect in The law,
as well as an indsterminate number from
| Canada and Mexico, who are not, under ex-
listing regulations accounted for.
| The increase over the figures for last year
| is represented largely by immigration from
| Europe. specifically from Italy, Austria
Hungary and the Russian Empire. and Fin
land. which show gains respectively OF 49,
| sos % e94. and 81, ,154, or 80, 81, and 1O4
per cent.
OF the total arrivals, Europe supplied
2g7, $40. Asia S.972, Africa 81, and all other
countries 5,343 TIE distribution as TO sex
was 49,, ,277 males and lie, ,4SS females; as 10
| age 1888 under fourteen, 24S, lS7 from
] fourteen to forty-fiye and l9,545 OF forty
five years old or over: as 10 illiteracy, Co.,
446 who could neither read nor write, and
1922 who could read but were un-
| able 10 write; as to amount OF money
brought. 39.07l having each $50 or
over. and I74.6l6 having each less
than $50, and the total money exhib-
tied TO inspection officers aggregated s5,-
41a.4s2. There were relieved in hospital
20e6. and returned to th-ir own countries
within one year after arrival, 2S3
Paupers and Alien Lnborers.
In addition to 796 paupers and 3oS alien
contract laborers debarred on the Canadian
and Mexican borders, there were refused
admission / idiot. 1a insane persons, 2,59e
paupers or persons likely TO become public
charges. 34S diseased persons, s convicts
81 assisted immigrants and 141 CONTRACT
laborers making total OF 1888. Special
Z SlguilGaDce is GllaCnGu 10 tiS NOIha 11N Aa
borers in this list who exceeded those de-
: barred last year by IT, and the diseased
. aliens whose excess this year over last Is
about 50 per cent. Doubt is expressed as
10 whether the alien contract la
borers detected at the ports and excluded
. represent more than small part Of thos'
coming TO the United States, as it is now
difficult to obtain the necessary evidence
and legislation is recommended to enabi,
irhn TnTnrnsGCipnar Ganpral n have i0VpSfi.
cations made by officials specially quail
fed for such work. at the centres OF labor
: in this country TO which such aliens are
destined Legislation is also urged for tn
purpose of enabling the bureau TO success
. fully maintain suits against the contractors
for the recovery of the penalty imposed
: by the laws in those instances in which
the detection and deportation of the alier
. contract laborer alone prevent eonsum'
nation of the illegal purpose 10 bring hin
into the United States.
The increase in the number Of diseased
. aliens seeking admission has been in spite
OF the exercise by the bureau of the utmos
:. vigilance in the application OF such mean:
as lie in its power TO prevent the abuse
Most of this class of aliens We're afflicted
; either with favus, a disease OF the scalp
or trachoma. which attacks the eye anC
frequently results in a loss of vision. Th
/ evil to be remedied in such cases is no
met by deportation, for the steerage pas
Il sengers have been exposed during the yoy
age OF contact with the afflicted aliens un
| der conditions most favorable 10 the propa
cation of the disease. which does not h2v'
time TO reach such a stage of progress a
| will enable the examining physician 10 dis
Il cover il and prevent its introduction int
: this country, by refusing admission TO III
: infected immigrants. The report, there
fore strongly recommends the examination
), of aliens destined TO the United States b.
. physicians of the Marine Hospital Seryic
! | at the ports Of embarkatICa, expressing
i the belief that such officials would be NOR
: disposed to give the benefit of the doub
. In cases that are obscure to American citi
. | zens than would medical examiners EN-
!. ployed by the transportation lines Of for
! eign governments.
/ A valuable addition has also been mad
! to the statistical reports heretofore given
I by means Of which ii can De determine
: what accessions are made TO the popula
!. tion from the various races, thus furnish
!. ing information of more practical utliit
! in estimating the character of immigra
! tion than the mere statement OF the coun
: tries from which aliens embarked. BY wa
: of illustration attention is directed to tn
fact that heretofore arrivals from the Rus
4 sian Empire and Finland have never bee
4 | distinguished as to race, but have bee
| whereas the new system shows that th
1 arrivals therefrom during the year unde
| consideration included less than 13 per cen
| of Russians anc Firms, and were compose
| of the following diverse elements:
| Bohemians and Moravians, 120; Englisi
II: Firms. 6.04S: French, /; Germans, 5
| 1853: Greeks. ]: Jews 24,275: Italian
/ (northl. /; Lithusnians. 6.S3S; Magyars,
| Poles. 15,517; Roumanians, 4; Rutheniar
| O. Russniaks. 90; Scandinavians. 1,01:
4 SIovaks. "A: Russians, 1.e57; total, e0s7
of which only 1906 were Russians al
| Firms
The Various Races.
:. II further appears from the new tabl
= that the races contributing between so
| and 10, 600 10 the immigration for the ye;
l were the Creation and Clovenian, the FIJI
! nish. and the Lithuanian; between 1910
| and 20 goo, the English. the Slovak. and Il
| North Italian: between 10000 and 5000
| the German, the Polish, and the Scandin:
| vian. between 10000 and 10000, the Iri:
l and the Jewish, and that the Southel
1 Italian Gncluding SiciIians) supplied 60. 65
The recommendation OF last year
| repeated as to the necessity of transferrir
| the immigration stations at Canadian por
| to certain designated points on our nortl