The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-12-28

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The report Of the board Of immiera-
sou commissioners at New York con-
tains figures and statistics that furnish
food for serious reflection on the much
ysYed problem Of restricting the GOV
AZ certain classes Of Foreigners to this
country. The total immigration for
the fiscal year 1S00-lS01 was $50 ssl
AZ against SAL ~ for the year previous
an increase Of 47,2l9. The total num-
her Of immigrants from southern Italy
for lsOO-I90l was III, 29s. Is against
g S29 for the preceding fiscal year.
From northern Italy there were 2O.sso
immigrants this year as against II. SEQ
last year, an increase OF 9,670. The
commissioners report win show thai
the southern Italians brought with
them this year Ss64.s7s. a per capita
rate Of only 1851, while the northern
Italians brought Sl7S.ss9. q per eapita
rate Of S23.62. standing wen I'D among
the highest class Of immigrants. As 10
the influx from other countries the ag-
ures are also Interesting. The second
highest on the list 10 the Italians are
the Hebrews, who numbered 1927. a
decrease Of 1888 from the preceding
year. They were also short Of funds.
having brought $3.50. $40, q per eanIta
rate Of $S.5s. which Is cents less than
that Of the southern Italians and the
lowest on the entire list. Polish i'm
migrants numbered 1856, an increase
Of sol. They brought SS7S, 559, or 1888
per capita The Lithuanisns were
S,ls2 in number and had a per capita
rate Of SS.65. the Portuguese were 3,sss
strong, with q 1851 rate, and the Ru-
thenians 5,OS2, with $9.64 rate to their
credit The per capita rate Of all 9TH
srs was above sic. The German immi-
grafton amounted 70 q, $50, an Increase
Of 6,29S. Their per capita rate was
SSL14, the third highest on the list,
the first being held by the French, at
1887 rate, with a small immigra-
ton Of 3,771, while the English, Scotch
and Welsh at SS2.64 were third highest,
With a total immigration Of ass per-
sons. Ireland sent over this year H.
ss3 immigrants, which was 5,2lT less
than landed during ISss-l900. They
brought $40. s22. or SI7.I0 per capita
zte. The ScandinaVians increased
1884 over last year. their total being
A,l61, with a per capita ratio Of S1615.
The SloFaks numbered 1881, an In
crease Of 1889 They had q 1921 rate.
The Magyars we're 1884, with ssl in
crease and q S1O.S6 rate. The Croa-
tan and Dalmatian races we're repre-
Ssnted BY 1888 Immigrants. with
1854 as a per capita; the Dutch and
Flemish had 3.065. with a high ratio
Of $3.50. while the Spanish, with 5I5,
an increase Of 204, had q -stiu higher
per capita OF SS0.25 The Armenians,
SyTians and Bohemians furnished H.
"a, the Finnish $3.50. the Greeks {. 1851
and all other nationalities l,627. Their
per capita rates ranged from SIS 10 80.
As already stated, the increase In i'm
migration for the fiscal year 190o-1eo1
vas 1913, and OF this number 2s,s69.
or 81 per cent, were natives Of south
Italy. One Of the railroad ofleiaIs Of |
the immigration bureau, In New York, |
on this feature, said: The !
southern Italians. who so largely |
SVelled the tide Of immigration this /
rear eOnstituts an undesirable class for
and citiEenship. Past
sZperience bears out this statement, |
md, as evidences Of the fact that there !
3 no racial prejudice IN the assertion, Il /
S only necessary 20 ask the opinion q /
north Italian on the paupeT element
II southern Italy. Many Of them have
old me how utterly worthless these
'ersons are At home. and statistics
how how useless they are from a pro-
TeSsiVe standpoint IN this country.
They represent the lazy and incident
'uteasts Of southern Europe, are Also
utely thriftless and viii work only
Ehen dire necessity compels It. They
ring just enough money with them to
his country to comply with the immi-
nation laws, and. e they cannot az
ord to buy railroad or steamboat
iekets to sections Of the country where
here Is q demand Cor their labor. they
niger IN the large cities Of the East
ntil their meageF fund - exhausted
nd then. for the most part beeome
uFdens on the municipalities IN which
hey are stranded. This, Of course
I'm apply TO some classes Of other ma
ionalities, and 4 seems that the tine
as arrived Tor more stringent immi-
ration laws. restricting the Wholesale
nfux Of Questionable CLASSES Of for
igners to TITS country. s-NsW YORK