Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-05
IMMIGRATION LESS
With Decrease in Numbers
Is Shown Increase in Desir-
able Qualities.
MANY HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED
Increase Of Forty ono In Number Re-
jseted as Alien Contract Laborers, Is
Interesting Feature-Law Must Sue
eessfuIly Reach Employers Of Such
labor, to Put An End to Violations.

labor, to Put An END 10 violat'V"o'
Washington, Dec S. - immigration
& d, the United States decreased mater
duly during the last fiscal year; and
a. is a notable fact that the moral, intel
lsctual and physical qualifications 81
the immigrants admitted to this coun-
try during the past year are higher
than ever heretofore have been
Shronicled. These are two salient
features Of the annual report of Frank
u. Sargent, commissioner general OF
immigration, which was made public
Today.
The report says that during the past
fiscal year S12,S70 aliens arrived in the
United States, Of which $4,000 were
males and 263,770 females, an increase
lin the females, as compared with last
year, Of 1880, and 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 1866 were As
or over. OF the total number admit
ted as immigrants, 3.95S could read,
but not write. 16S,9o3 could neither
read nor write, and, 1t is presumed, the
remainder, 64O.014, could both read
and write. 1t also appears that 103,-
$50 OF these aliens had already been to
this country; 95,575 brought with them
$50 or more in cash, and 5015
brought each less than $50. The total
amount Of money shown to officers by
these S12,870 aliens was $2S,S94,3S3, or
$4,776,S70 more than was brought by
the S57,046 arrivals of the last year.
'4This fact" says the report, taken in
connection with the countries from
which the increases of the year under
consideration came, furnishes assur-
ances of a marked improvement in the
character and thrift of the more recent
immigration. The 2S451 English Inn
migrants brought with them in the
fiscal year 1908, s1,405,365; this year
the 41,479 Of the same race brought ST.
b.736,182; the 1896 Irish last year had
$796,0S2, while the 37.076 Irish this year
showed $1,O92,7S1; 71,7S2 German I'M
migrants last year had $2,4s0.634, this
year 74,790 possessed in hand $685.
675.
Many Are Excluded.
At the various sea ports of the
United States 1879 aliens were exclud-
ed during the year, 1873 being paup-
ers, 1860 diseased, 35 convicts and l.
Sol contract laborers. ut is interest
Ing" says Commissioner Sargents re-
port, "as bearing on the increasing, at
tempts on the part of contractors in
the United States to evade the alien
contract labor law to note that despite
the diminution Of immigration there
was an increase of Al In the number
rejected as alien contract laborers. This
Is much larger number than ever
before has been refused admission to
the United States for this cause in any
one fiscal year."
OF the aggregate steerage immigra-
tion during the year 767,933 came from
Europe; 26,1S6 from Asia, and 1871
from all other countries. The great
est number OF immigrants, 1926,
came from Italy, decrease of 1895
from last year; while 177,156 came
from Austria Hungary, q decrease of
1856; 1914 from Russia, 46,3S0 from
Germany, an increase OF 1924; 1886
from England, an increase of 12,407;
S6,142 from Ireland, an increase OF 632;
27.763 from Sweden, a decrease Of 49,
265; 23,808 from Greece, a decrease Of
2,747; and 1902 from Scotland, an
increase of 4,949. OF the oriental coun-
tries Japan furnished the greatest
number Of immigrants, 14,264, q de-
crease Of $50; while China supplied
1909, an increase Of 2,100.
1t is noted in the report that more
than half of the total immigration or
421,844, was supplied by the Italian,
Polish, Slovak and Magyar races.
Employer Cause Of Violation.
In concluding his review of the vio-
Commissioner Sargent says he is inn
PEELED to direct attention to the fact
that the effective operating cause of |
violations and attempted violations of
The alien contract labor law, Is the em-
ployers Of such labor in this country.
To put an end to such offenses, there
Tore, 1t is necessary for the law to sue
cessfully reach such employers, and by
sufficient punishment. more potent than
The mere expulsion or deportation of
the aliens induced by them to enaigrate
hither, to terminate such practices.
This feature OF the law Of necessity
must be enforced by the officers Of
he department Of justice operating
.hru the courts. The bureau can
,nly assist In securing the evidence for
Use in such cases, but 1t cannot refrain
rom expressing the view, based upon
ong observation, that what should be
no strongest, is for some reason, re-
movable possibly by appropriate legis-
alton, the most ineffective provision OF
he law in relation to the Importation
{ aliens under inducements of profit
BILE employment in the United States" ,,
Concerning the persistence with
7hich some of the steamship companies
ring diseased aliens into the country,
he commissioner says this feature OF
he administration has given the
ureau more concern than any other,
10Th because Of It's Importance as af-
Getting the health, or even the life.
ossibly, Of citizens Of this country and
ecause Of the apparent determination
bring aliens suffering with COM
diseases upon the chance OF
ne latter being able to affect an en- !