The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
EMIGRATION FROM STATE
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Brazil Gets Greatest Number With
United States Next Then
Argentina

Very much interesting information
is contained in the recent annual re-
port of Italy's Commissioner General
of Emigration. 1t is stated that as a
result Of the great current of emigra-
tiCn the Italian population abroad is
constantly increasing. calculation
of the number of Italians living in for
eign countries was made by the Min
istry of Foreign Affairs in 1881 and
1891, and in 1901 a similar calculation
was made by the Commissioner Gen
eral of immigration from a study of
the last general census of the popula-
tcn of the kingdom. 1t has been
ascertained that there were 1,032,392
Italians living abroad in 1881, 1,983,
zoe in 1891 and 3,439,014 in 1901. OF
the latter number 654, 900 were scat
tered over Europe; 10000 were in
Africa (Tunis, $4,000; Algeria, $4,000;
Egypt, 3S,O00); 745,000 were in North
America, $4,000 in the United States
and IL, 900 in Canada), and 1880
were in South America (61S,000 in
Argentina and 100000 in BraziD.
According to the Italian law the de-
parture of Italian emigrants from for
elgn ports is in general prohibited.
Exception has, however, been made in
the case OF the French Compagnie
dtS WHICH car
ries Italian emigrants from Havre to
New York, for the reason that every
year $4,000 to $4,000 emigrants go
from Northern Italy to New York,
who, paying the same passage money,
including railroad fare, save five or six
days in the trip to New York by sail
ing from HaVre instead of Genoa.
In his report the Italian Commits
sioner General of immigration states
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Italy, and if it were not for this safety
valve, this possibility of finding occu-
patton elsewhere. grave disorders
would occur against the public peace,
for the reason that existing territory
and capital in Italy are not sufficient
TO give occupation to the mass of the
people. There is no doubt, he says,
that economic progress is being made
in Italy in agricultural as we'll as in
the industries-in some parts of the
country, in other parts less. Any one
who can give good security can always
find credit. Nevertheless. it is eyi-
dent that the supply of hands exceeds
the demand. 1t is necessary that pro-
gress along certain mental and moral
lines keep pace with increase in capi-
tai. in order that industrial expan-
sion may take place, and since the
spirit of enterprise and ASSOCIATE
in commerce cannot easily be spread
impromptu, il is sometimes necessary
II export labor.
The Commissioner Generals report
further states that from September.
1901. TO March. 1904. more than
1926 emigrants left Italy for North
and South American ports with pre-
paid tickets, that is. tickets received
from friends or relatives abroad. The
proportion Of prepaid tickets is one
quarter of the total number, and. in
the case Of the Prince Line, for New
York. the proportion of prepaid tick
cts was nearly one-half the number of
tickets.
The report records that the Banco
di NapoH. recognized by Italian law
as a suitable depository for emigrants'
money. had. in 1908, established forty
four branches in the United States.
These banks received $1.436.252 of
such money in 1902 and $3.5S3,511 in
1903.=New York Commercial.