The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
immigration.
" n THE annual report Of Comlnis-
sioner- General of immigration
II Powderly for the year ended

y The annual fepoTt VI Noii"'"-
sioner-G General of immigration
Il Powderly for the year ended
June 30 last. which is summar-
ized in the annual report of the secre-
tary of the treasury. the following in
tcresting figures appear
Total arrivals of alien immigrants,
44S. 572-425,372 through ports Of the
United States and 2S,2O0 through Cam
ada. Of these 3O4 Jas were males and
14A.424 females, 54,624 were under IA
years of age, 370,SS2 We're from IA
to As years old, and 1856 were 45 and
over.
AS to the literacy of persons Ia years
of age and over there were 93,576 who
could neither read nor write, and 2,097
who could read but We're unable to
write: 54,2SS brought each $50 or over.
and 271 .S2l showed sums less than $50.
the total amounts displayed to inspect
ors aggregating s6,s5!,53o.
There were returned to their own
countries within one year after land
ing 356. and hospital relief was rem
dered during the year to 2,417. The
total debarred, or refused a landing at
the ports. were 4246 as compared with
319S last year. OF these. 1 was ex-
cluded for idiocy, 80 for insanity, 2,974
as paupers or persons likely to become
public charges, 1893 on account of dis
ease, 4 as convicts. as assisted immi-
grants, S33 as contract laborers, and Z
women upon the ground that they had
hcen imported for immoral purposes.
In addition to the foregoing, there
were excluded at the Mexican and Can
adian borders total Of 1916 aliens.
1t appears that the Croatian and
Slovenian races sent an increase of %
per cent. over those Of the same races
who came last year. the Hebrew, an
increase of 81 per cent; the South
Italian Gncluding Sicilianl. 2S per
cent: the Japanese, 2I per cent the
Finnish. LOG per cent; the Magyar.
1Sl per cent; the Polish 81 per cent;
the Scandinavian, Al per cent; the Slo-
yak. 81 per cent. These nine races, of
the total of forty-one races represented
by immigration, furnished nearly as
many immigrants as the total arrivals
for the last year. or 3l0444, and their
aggregate increase represented S. per
cent of the total increase shown for
the year.
The total immigration reported, 44S.-
572, is in excess of that for the preced-
ing year, 311,715, by 136.S57. or 43.9 per
cent. AS to countries of origin, 424,700
came from European, 1886 from Ash
attic, 30 from African, and 1886 from all
other sources.
The commissioner-genera points out
that in addition to the 44S.572 immi-
grants there arrived 65,635 other alien
passengers, who, he contends. should
be included in conformity to law with
those classified as immigrants.
Tables showing the pursuits of the
immigrants reported distribute them
as follows: Professional 1892; skilled
trades, 81 .443; miscellaneous 249. 796;
no occupation including women and
children, 1884: total, 44S,572.
Attention is directed to the relatively
large proportion of immigrants who re-
main in the large cities and TO the
dangers both to themselves and to
American citizens from this practice.
The ommissioner-general presents rea-
sons for constituting the provisions OF
the alien contract labor laws strictly
against the admission of aliens, and he
urges that only Circumstantial evidence
can i'm the nature of things be secured
tn prove an agreement or contract to
supply work as an inducement to mi
crate. The large increase in Japanese
immigration is referred to, and the
opinion Is Expressed that, unless check
Cd, 1t will produce serious trouble in
the Pacific states, where such aliens
are used as cheap laborers to take the
places of American workingmen.
THE RECOMMENDATION, made hereto-
fore, is repeated that United States
officers be withdrawn from Canadian
ports and exclusive ports of entry for
aliens be established at suitable points
along our northern boundary. The
opinion Is expressed that no other plan
short of the enactment of our immi-
grafton laws by Canada will accomplish
the purpose of enforcing their provis-
ions against aliens thus seeking to
come into the United States.
The ;eommissioner-genera recon-
mfnds that congress explicitly define
the meaning of the words "alien immi:
grant" used in the act of March 3,
1898, to apply to all aliens coming into
this country for whatever purpose. He
also recommends that prostitutes be
added to the list of excluded classes;
that steamship companies be compelled
to receive for deportation to the coun-
tries whence they came aliens who
have become insane within one year
after landing, from causes arising SUBJ
seauent thereto. provided the return
passage of such aliens is prepaid; and
that the head tax be increased to not