The Washington times., 1903-05-31
7 EARLY 100000 immigrants will
land in America in 1903. says an
official of the immigration Blu

N land in America in 1903 says an
official of the immigration Blu
reau Last year, which broke all records
with the exception of 1880, only 100000
came TO this country. Europe is being
drained of its surplus population. which
Is attracted here by the tales of unprece-
dented prosperity. OF the 357.S7s aliens
who arrived at Ellis Island. n. Y, up to
May /. 241, 434, or more than twothirds.
were from Italy. Austria Hungary, kus-
sian Poland, and Hebrews from southern
and southeastern Europe.
The tide of immigration set in I'M
usually early this year. April broke all
records at Ellis Island with $4,000 ar
rivals For the first week in May. al
ways the banner month, more than 25,-
600 were scheduled on the steerage lists
of incoming steamships. On certain
days more than 1000 foreigners have
been handled at the big building on Ellis
Island.
A glance at the reports Of aliens ar
rived indicates a great change in the
make up of the incoming hordes. For
merly the bulk OF the immigrants came
from the hardy. intelligent stock of Ger
MANY Great Britain, and Ireland and
Scandinavia. Now the alien increment
comes largely from southern and south
eastern Europe. Italy alone sends more
than twice as many as all the Teutonlc
countries combined.
Will Locate Mainly in Eastern States.
Moreover the part 10 be played in the
development OF the country by the I'M
migrants has changed. Whereas the
Scandinavians and Germans went out
West to engage in farming, and the
Irish built the great railroads which
span the continent. 1t is estimated ~
per cent of the arrivals at Ellis Island
this year will remain in the vicinity OF
New York and other large cities along
the Atlantic seaboard. The Poles and
natives OF Austria Hungary will go to
the coal mines of Pennsylvania Some
of the Magyars are destined for the
truck farms within radius of fifty
miles of the METROPOLIS.
New York City's Share.
An appalling number. estimated by
some at eco COO. will be added to the
population Of Greater New York. Most
of these are Italians and Hebrews. The
italians have been attracted by the re-
ports of improvements going on in the
city. The subway, the proposed Penn
sylvania tunnel and other great enter
prises have been responsible fo- the
influx OF low grade laborers. Some Of
them are sent to work on the Wabash
extension, for it must be remembered
that the railroad builders of today are
Italians. The Irish, who did this work
a quarter of century ago, are now the
contractors and bosses. In fact, many
who object to the undesirable class OF
immigrants from the shores Of the Medi-
terranean are met by the answer that
We must have laborers. The natiye-borE
Americans are engaged in other call
ings, and the Irish have risen above
1t. The riff-raff of southern Europe, OBJ
jectipnable as 1t may be from the stand
point of citizenship, alone can furnish
men willing to toll in tunnels, bitches
and railroad sections
Italians Going South.
One exception is found to the general
trend of the Italians toward the great
centers OF population. Several thousand
are sent yearly to the sugar and rice
plantations OF Louisiana and the fruit
ranches of the Pacific Coast. In Louis
lana they are taking the place of the
negroes. as they are said TO work harden
and give less trouble to their
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