The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-24
COME IN THE STEFRAGE|
F. P. SARGENT's REPORT ON ..~ IMMIGRATION.
Commissioner Refers Uo the Grave
 Danger to the Country of the 'F Colonization of Alien Com
 's munities,

Washington, Oct 23.-The annual re- port of Commissioner General Frank P. Sargent of the Bureau of Immigration, shows a large increase of steerage immi- grafton over that of the preceding year. the aggregate for the fiscal year of 1903 being s57 ,o56, an excess over that of last year of 2oS.3o3 or 3 2per cent The statis- tics show an increase in immigration from all foreign sources. suggesting as the chief cause the influx of aliens into the United States during the year. the inducements offered to settlers here rather than any special causes of discontent in their own countries.
 Of the total steerage immigration, there came from Europe sl45O7; from Asia, 2s 966 and from all other sources 12,57S. If to these figures are added those repre- senting the total arrivals of allen cabin passengers, 64,269. the result will show that the total immigration of aliens to the United States during the year aggre- gated 921,315, or 105,0SS, more than the greatest number ever reported for any one year.
 The greatest number of immigrants. 230,622, came from Italy. an increase of b22F over last year, while Austria-Hun- gary furnished 206,011, an increase of B. D02; Russia. 136, ,093. an increase of 2S,746; Germany. 4Q.SS6. an increase of l1.703; Swe- den, 46,02S, an increase of 16.134; Ireland S5.3l0, an increase of SIP. and England &,2ls, an increase of 12.6A. Of the orien- tai countries, Japan was foremost. with i9,9 ,96S, an increase of 5,696; while China contributed 2.2O9, an increase of 660 over last year. Of the total number of steer age aliens 613,146 were males and ASSOC were females, of whom 102, ,4S were less than IA years of age. There were of these S3I, who could read, but could not write, and 1ss,667 who could neither read nor write leaving a balance able to both read and to write, of ,03S
 The total amount of money brought bv, them into the United States was $16,- 117.613
 Exclusive of those denied admission at the land boundaries of the United States, 7769 alien immigrants were rejected for various causes the number of rejections being nearly double those of the preced- ing year.
 Of theseg 5.S12 were paupers, 1,773 were afflicted with disease and 1906 were con- tract laborers Concerning these figures Commissioner Sargent says:
 ..The most noteworthy features in this abatement are those in relation to the reflections of alien contract laborers and persons suffering with dangerous conta- 0Ious diseases. With respect to the for mer, it may be fairly assumed that the extra vigilance of the officers charged with the enforcement of the law has re- suited in the detection and exclusion of the large number given. 1,SO6, which is in excess of the number excluded during any previous fiscal year since the estab- lishment of the bureau.
 AS regards the rejection of diseased aliens, I must reiterate the statement made in the last annual report that 1t exhibits upon the part of some of the transportation lines such a wanton dis regard of the laws of the country as fully vindicates the wisdom of Congress in au- thorizing both the act approved March g.. l903 the imposition of a penalty for bring ing diseased aliens to this country in those cases in which the existence of the disease was perceptible at the time of foreign embarkation."
 Commissioner Sargent strongly recom- mends that an examination by competent medical officials be made of immigrants on behalf of this Government at foreign ports of authorization. He believes that skilled physicians. representing this Gov ernp .ent, should be detailed for this ser vice.
 The Commissioner refers to the grave danger to the country found in the colo- nizatiop of alien communities in our great cities Such colonies" says he, "are a menace to the physical. social, moral and political security of the country
 Bandits in Kansas.
 Wichita, Kas., Oct. 2S.-A telephone