The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
During Year 921,315 Aliens Game to United States
MANY DENIED ADMISSION
Commissioner Sargent Suggests That Skilled Physicians Examine Imm- grants at Foreign Ports Before
 Embarkina for This Country.

Washington, October 23.-The annual re- port of Commissioner General Frank F. Sargent of the bureau of immigration shows a large increase of steerage im- migration over that of the preceding year. the aggregate for the fiscal year of 1905 being s57O56, an excess over that or last year of POS ,SOS, or 32 per cent The statistics show an increase in immigra- tion 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 dis content in their own countries.
 Of the total steerage immigration there came from Europe S14,507, from Asia 29,- 966 and from all other sources 1257S. IT to these figures are added those represent Ing the total arrivals of alien cabin pas sengers, 64,269, the result will show that the tofAl immigration of aliens to the United states during the year aggregated 921,s15, IT sO5,OsS more than the greatest number ever reported for any one year
 Italy Furnished Largest Number.
 The greatest number of immigrants, 2So,- S22 came from Italy. an increase of 52,24f over last year. while Austria-H Hungary furnished 2Oe,O11, an increase of 349O2; Russia lSe, O93, an increase of 2S,746; Ger many 4o.SS6 an increase of 17,702; Sweden ie.O2s, an increase of 15,134; Ireland So,SlO' an increase of 6l72, and England 262l9, an increase of 12 644. Of the oriental coun- tries, Japan was foremost with l9's6S, an increase of 5696, while China contributed 9e09. an increase of 560 over last year. or he total number of steerage aliens, 6l5,l4o were males and 243,900 were females, or whom iO2 4S1 were less than IA years ol age. There were of these S34l who could read hut could not write, and 1S5,6of who could neither read nor write leaving balance able to both read and wrlte ol s6es.0sS. The total amount Of money ,rought by them into the United states was $16,117,5l3. ,,.
 gxclusive of those denied admission at ina land boundaries of the United States, S3 T len immigrants were rejected Tor various causes, the number or reJectlois being nearly double those of the preceding year. .
 of these 5s21 were paupers, 1l7S were afflicted with disease, and 1906 were con tract laborers.
 Concerning lHeHe HBdiS9 ONAA'A~A-@- Sargent sa-s:
 Ewoi 'orers Rejected.
 .,rhe nj aoSs ceatures in this state- ,oant are en co,.s , .'ation to the rejec- tions of all. t.,0 ",.s resn aa.es porers and per yons suffer s,se pu5 contagious diseases. Ese,osrs cb rged the former, it may be fairi .ha law has reshe extra viz lance of the exclusion of the "ltn tiie eii- rorcenent of .,.,,l, is in e7iulted in the detection and e during any large num- Der given, 10S6, <, a establish &cess of the number excluded previous fis- cal year since tiR rejection ment of the bureau. -ate ~
 sAs regards the ! ( of diseased aliens l must reiteH 1t statement made in the last annat 5rt. that it ex hibits upon the part , of the trans portaton lines sue ,nton disregard of the laws of the STgrTy as fully vin- dieates the wisdom W,ngress in auth orizing both the ac' ~ proved M ,rch 3. 1903, the imposition oI enalty ft bring Ing diseased aliens to this country in those cases in which the existence of the disease was perceptible at the time of foreign em- barkation."
 Commissioner Sargent strongly recom- mends that an examination by competent medical officers be made of immigrants on behalf of this government at foreign ports of embarkation. He believes that skilled physicians, representing this government, should be detailed for this service.
 The commissioner refers to the grave danger to the country found in the colo nizing of alien communities in our great cities. Such colonies says he, "are menace to the physical. social. moral and ff sft 1f IL.