Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-16
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN COME.

MORE MEN THAN WOMEN COME.
From 1919, the year of the passage
by congress of the law for the registra-
ton of immigrants arriving in the
United States, until the present time,
there have been 18,500,000 immigrants
registered in the various ports of the
country, and Of these, taking the
average through the whole course of
years, 60 per cent. we're men and 40 per
cent women, a disparity representing
total difference of nearly 100000.
It has been frequently pointed out as
a matter of interest and Importance
that the proportion of male immi-
grants is highest where such immigra-
ton is least desirable, particularly in
the case Of Chinese and Sicilians, while
it is lowest among the Germans and
Irish. The reasons assigned for this
disparity have been many. Among
them have been the perils and incon-
veniences of a residence on the frontir
before the complete settlement of the
| country, emigration from continental
countries to escape CONSUMPTION in
European armies, the danger and dis
comforts of ocean travel before the
establishment of fast and cOmmodious
steamers and the natural reluctance of
women to- seek homes in new lands.
1t has popularity been supposed, how
ever, that as these reasons for the ex-
cess of male immigration either dis
appeared or were diminished the totals
of the two sexes would be more nearly
even, conclusion which the tables
just published by the immigration
bureau in Washington for the year
ending March 1, 1899, completely over
throw.
During the year the actual number OF
immigrants coming into the United
States was 100000, an increase of 3d.
600 compared with a year ago. Ac-
cording to the ordinary division be-
tween male and female immigrants
there should have been $4,000 of the
former and $4,000 of the latter. In
stead of this there were 1927 male
immigrants, or more than so per cent,
and 7,437 female immigrants, less
than 40 per cent. From England there
were $500 male and 1000 female immi-
grants, about the average ratio; from
Germany ,14,700 male and 1880 female
migrants, less than the average num-
| Der; from Scandinavia there were
12,747 male and 10,502 female immi-
grants and from Finland, country
| from which there has been recently
extensive emigration to the United
States in consequence of the serious
conflict between the Russian govern
ment and the Firms, $500 male and
2,100 female immigrants came. From
two countries feale immigration to- the
United States perpOnderates, Ireland
and Bohemia There were last year
1900 male and 1860 female immi-
grants from Ireland, and from Bohe-
mia the numOer of male and female
immigrants was almost identical, 1852
of the former and 1854 of the latter.
The long disputed question among
immigrant officials as to the designa-
ton to be given to Polish Hebrew i'm
migrants, whether they should be de-
scribed as Polish or under the head #
German, Russian or Austrian immi-
grants, as the case might be, has been
settled by the adoption of a generic
term for all such Immigrants, the
word Hebrew There were $1,000 male
and 10000 female Hebrew immigrants
last year. From Russian Poland there
we're in addition $4,000 male and 10000
female immigrants, while from Italy,
now the chief contributing country TO
| ted States there were $4,000 male and
| % 900 female immigrants. Italian i'm
migration is very largely responsible
for the disparity of the sexes in the
matter of immigration. Twice as
many male Syrians as female Syrians
came over last year, and five times as
many male Slayonians. There were
| 2 200 male Greeks and only 1872 females.
but the record of all other countries is
distanced by China, 1927 male immi-
grants and II female immigrants only.
Cuban immigration to the United
States last year was 1,400, including
| 1 100 male and 300 female immigrants.
From Hawaii there were more women
than male immigrants, though the
number of either was not large, and
| from Japan there come 3,175 male i'm
migrants and 275 female.-New York
Sum-