Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-10-29
INFLUX or ALIENS.
The Commissioner Of immigration
Makes His Annual Report.
ALIEN COlOEIEs DEcLAlED AAEIAcE

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con uisrsgard Of ne LaWs Cepcerning
the Bringing Of Diseased Aliens
Into the Country.
washington, Oct. 24.-The annual
report Of Commissioner General Sar-
gent, Of the bureau Of immigration,
shows O large increase Of storage
immigration over that Of the preceding
year, the aggregate for the fiscal year
Of 1908 being S57,046. an excess over
that of last year Of 2os.SOs, or 50 per
cent. .The statistics show an increase
in immigration from all foreign
sources, suggesting % the chief cause
of the influx Of aliens into the United
states during the year the Inducements
offered to settlers here rather than
any special causes of discomfort In
their own countries. OF the total steer
age immigration there came from
Europe S14,507. from Asia 1885 and
from all other sources 1888. II to
these figures are added those repre-
senting the total arrivals Of alien cabin
passengers, 64,S69, the result will
show that the total immigration Of
aliens to the United States during the
year aggregated 921,315, or 10b,04s
more than the greatest number here
tofore reported for any one year.
The greatest number Of immigrants,
23O,622, came from Italy. an increase
Of 62,247 over last year; while Austria
Hungary furnished 2o6.011, an increase
Of 1902; Russia, 136,093, an increase
Of 2s,746; Germany, 40.OS6, an increase
Of 11,7S2; Sweden, 46,O2S, an increase
of 1874; Ireland, $3.50, an increase
Of 64,172, and England, 26,219, an In
crease Of 1854. OF the oriental coun-
tries Japan was foremost with 1888,
an increase Of sos; while China con-
tributed 2,2O9, an increase Of $50 over
last year.
OF the total number Of steerage aliens
613,146 were males and 243,900 were
females, of whom 102.431 were less
than IA years of age There were of
these 3,341 who could read, but could
not write, and 1867 who could
neither read nor write, leaving a bal
ance unable to both read and write
Of 66S,038. The total amount Of money
brought by them into the United States
was $16,117,51S.
Exclusive Of those denied admission
at the land boundaries Of the United
States S769 alien immigrants were re-
jected for various causes, the number
Of reflections being nearly double those
Of the preceding year. OF these b.Sl2
were paupers, 1,773 were afflicted with
disease and 1885 were contract labor
ers. Concerning these figures Com
missioner Sargent says:
"The most noteworthy features In
this statement are those in relation
to the reflections Of alien contract Ia
borers and persons suffering with dan
gerous contagious diseases. With re-
spect to the former, It may fairly be
assumed that the extra vigilance Of
Az ~, of,eors charged With tho. enforce.
nsrt ~ tba law has reunited in the
datsct,on ana exclusion Of the large
number given, 1886, which is in ex-
cess Of the number excluded during
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emDarkation.
Commissioner sargent strongly rec'
ommends that an examination py com
potent medical officials be made OF I'M
migrants on behalf OF this government