The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08
IMMIGRATION HAS
CROWN SMALLER
And There Has Been an i'm
proyement in Its Average
Personnel.
THE FIGURES FOR A YEAR
More Desiras,e Races Are Represented
and the incomers Have Brought
More Money-Many ilave
Been Excluded.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Immigration to
the United States decreased materially
during the last fiscal year; and it is a
notable fact that the moral, intellectual
and physical qualifications of the i'm
migrants admitted to this country dur
ing the past year are higher than ever
heretofore have been chronicled.
These are W salient features of the
annual report of Frank p. Sargent,
commissioner general of immigration,
which was made public today.
The report says hat during the past
fiscal year S12,S70 aliens arrived in the
United States. of which 549,100 We're
in the females a compared with last
year, of 1880, II a decrease in the
males of 64,046. AS respects age, 109,-
$50 were under IA years, 657,155 were
between IA and As, and 1856 were 10
or over. OF the total number admitted
as immigrants. 1858 could read. but
not write, 16S,903 could neither e
nor write, and, it is presumed, the re-
mainder, 640,014. could both read and
write. 1t also appears that 10S.T50 of
these aliens had already been to this
country; $3.50 brought with them $50
or more in cash, and sol $50 brought
each less than $50. The total amount
of money shown to officers by these
Sl2.SI0 aliens was S2S.S94,3S3, or S4,-
1850 more tina was brought by the
S5I,046 arrivals Of the last year. This
fact" says the report. taken in con-
nection with the countries ron which
the increases OF the year under con-
sideraIicn came, furnishes assurances
of q marked Improvement in tie char
acter and thrift OF the more recent i'm
migration. The 2S,451 English immf-
grants brought with them in the fiscal
Eear 1908. SI.+G5.465; this year the A.
4ts or IN race brought $2,726.1S2;
the 55,SSe Irish this yea showed ST.
as-,FSi; I.IS3 German Immigrants last
year had $3.50. 6S4. this year 74.790
possessed IN hand s~3,622675.
Many Are Excluded at Ports.
AZ the various sea ports of the
United States 5.7-a aliens were eyclud-
Sd during the year, 4,7sS being auper
I,sS& diseased. 35 conyicts, and 1901
contract lahorers- 1T is interesting"
says Commissioner Sergent's report.
Z bearing on the increasing attempts
81 Sas part OF contractors in the United
States to aEafe the alien contract labor
L&~ 10 note That despite the d~Lninution
- Immigration there was an increase
~ Il IN h number rejected as alien
s~NoEracc aeorers There is a much
@s&E -s1IS~At admission 20 the United
States f9- this cause in any one fiscal
v=ar- -
o. the aggregate steerase tnnrnigra-
Ez51 CIEECE the ear 1888 came from
a-ro2e 1855 from Asia. and 1871
ZrrEE AT other countries. The greatest
E7z-he=~ Of immigrants. 1926 came
r-ass Italy. q decrease of $3.50 from
Aks- year while 177.l56 came from
AGs-ra- Hungary Il decrease of 2S.S55:
i+dsI@ from Russia, $3.50 from Ger
z2aAaE an increase of G.294; 1886 from
EEgt2rr&- an increase of i2,40T; 81. 142
fr1u Ireland. an increase of 622: 27.i62
EroE1 Sweden. Z decrease of 1926; 23.-
3is from Norway, a decrease of $50: H.
IS fraET Greece, a decrease OF TAI.
MD f1-aS2 from Scotland, an increase of
4443. OF the oriental countries. japan
FIEntSEz=2 the greatest number of immi-
grants. i+3E4. q decrease of $3.50. while
China Supplied 1909, an increase OF 2
100
II Is uo-ed In the report that more
thar ksalt OF the total immigration or
4Eis44 was supplied by the italian. Pc
Ash SIdEak and Magyar races.
Employer Cause OF Violations.
II concluding his review of he io-
Lations 81 the alien contract labor law,
Commissioners Sargent says he is Inn
pe!lsc To direct attention TO the fact
ShaE Eas effective operating cause of
violations and attempted violations of
go S--~-A SCAA~4 at iapyI Ia" is the EN-
ployers OF such labor in this n
To put an erd 10 such offenses, there
fore. IT IS necessary for the law to sue
e~essfully reach such EMPLOYERS. and nv
sufficient punishment. more potent than
the mere expulsion or deportation of
Ing aliens Induced by them to emigrate
htther, to terminate such practices
This feature of the law of necessity
must be enforced by the officers of
the department of justice operating
through the courts. The bureau can
Oily assist in securing the evidence
Tor use in such cases. but it cannot re-
tratn from expressing the view, based
Upon long observation, that what
should be the strongest. is for some
reason, removable possibly by appro-
pirate legislation. the most ineffective
provision of the law in relation TO the
importation of aliens under induce
nlents OF profitable employment in the
United States
Concerning the persistence with
which ome of the steamship compa-
Flies bring diseased aliens into the
country, the commissioner saws this
feature of the administration has aiy-
en- the bureau more concern than any
other. both because of its Importance
as aIectifg the health, or ever the
ne POSSIBLY, OF citizens of this coun-
n.y. n because of the apparent de-
termination to bring aliens suffering
WIN communicable diseases upon the
nance OF the latter being able to eff
iect an entrance. That the law is he
ing defied by SONS of the mpanie is
pam. from the fact that 1856 alien pas
sengers thus afflicted We're denied adj
mission during the year"
IN refteratif,g his recommendations ar
last year, Commissioner Sargent SAYS:
mar paramount In Importance to an
otfter new legislation in regard to allen
irarsa1grafionstf the bureau considers some
measure for8the distribution
olSa q alens who are admitted to this
S6~fs,s7ao0o ~ NEEEEB.
Treasury stiraass oF Ar,rsas An.
p~Eanriaxieaa fnr tie anM4a -