The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-22
IMMIGRATION FLOOD
BREAKING THE RECORD
Greatest Number Of Foreign
Arrivals This Year.
ITALY LEADS ALL OTHERS
Austria-Hungary Next in Line-Thess
Two Countries With Russia Furnish
More Than Half of Total.

Reports have come in from all tho
immigrant stations in the United States
and. as expected. the record for May is
the greatest in the history of the coun-
try. The total arrivals for the month
were 1S7, 514. an increase of IL .2s2 over
April. which had made new record for
arrivals. The records for the last two
months makes It certain that the ar
rivals for June will break the record for
the fiscal year
The total number OF aliens arriving in
eleven months. as shown by detailed
statistics Just prepared by the Bureau
OF immigration. was 7ss. 225.
Italy. including Sicily and Sardinia,
continues to lead all other countries in
the number of aliens sent to this coun-
try. The number in May was 81 .TSs. an
increase OF SIS over May OF last rear.
The arrivals Of Italians during May
constitute % per cent OF the entire
number. For eleven months the imui-
grafton from Italy amounted to 20s, az.
an ineEease Of 49. 966. or 81 per cent, over
the corresponding period last year.
Second on the List
Austria Hungary comes second in the
number of aliens for May and for the
eleven months. In May the arrivals
numbered 22.70e. an increase of 1903
over the records for the same month
last year. The arrivals for the eleven
months were sO.S4O. increase OF 25 500
over the corresponding period OF last
year. Sweden sent s,e0s immigrants in
May, an increase Of ana over last
year, and 4O.67s in the eleven months.
an increase Of 14.04s over last year The
German Empire sent S.440 immigrants in
May. an increase of 2.059 over last year,
and 1886 in the eleven months. an in
crease OF 10.675 over last year.
The detailed statistics show that Italy,
Hungary. and Russia are fur
nishing over one-half the total immi-
grafton to the United States In the
month OF May the immigrants from
those three countries numbered ss,344.
or fraction less than IS per cent IN
the ten months ended May 81 the total
immigration from those countries
amounted to sos, 2s1, or fraction over
65 per cent.
From United Kingdom
Great Britain and ireland. which has
marked the statistics for number OF
months. is continuing. The total i'm
migration from the United Kingdom
for May. 1903. amounted "a 1850.
against SIS, in May. 1902. an increase
OF 3.703, or So per cent In the eleven
months the immigration from the
United Kingdom amounted TO 61.219.
against 1851 for the corresponding
period last year. an increase of I9, ISIS, or
Al per cent.
The figures for England show that
4520 arrived from that country In Nav
against 1,4S1 in May last year. making
an increase Of 3,O39, or EOS per cent.
the eleven months was %. ia. against
u 1875 for the same period last year,
showing an increase OF 1858, or 81 per
cent Though the immigration from
England is much smaller than that
from many other countries, IL is in
creasing at a much more rapid rate
than that from any country from which
any considerable number of immigrants
arrive.
The immigrants from Japan during
May. most Of whom went to Hawaii.
numbered 2.19O. an increase OF 347 over
May last year. During the eleven
months they numbered 1850, an In
crease of $3.50 over last year.
Commissioner OF immigration Sar-
gent has also made public a statement
showing the number of aliens landed,
debarred and returned IN May, one year
after landing. placing the total az LIB.
OF this number POS were returned for
violation of the contract labor law,
while 795 were rejected on the ground
of being paupers and liable 10 become
public charges.