Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
THE YEARS IMMIGRATION.
Philadelphia Ledger. !

lFhlladelphia Ledger.
1t appears from the report of Com
missioner General Sargent, of the Bureau
of immigration, that 1,026, 499 immi-
grants arrived in the United States dur
Ing the year ending June &c. 1905. This
Is an increase of 213,629 over the figures
OF the preceding year. In no other year
did so many foreigners enter the coun-
try as In 1905. The previous record year
was that of 1903 when the arrivals num-
bered S57,O46. The activity of the steam
ship agents and the prosperity prevail
ing here doubtless greatly exaggerated
abroad, chiefly account for the increasing
immigration. The effect of unfavorable
conditions upon the immigration figures
Is strikingly shown by the statement that
In 1862, on account of the civil war. the
arrivals numbered only 72,1S3 In the
year following the close of the war the
total reached 332,177. In recent years the
Increase has been astonishing: 4S7,91S in
1901; 64S,743 in 1902; S57,146 in 1908, and
S12,S7O in 1904. Such a migration across
sea has probably never before been wit
| messed.
During the past fiscal year 275,6s3 i'm
migrants came from Austria Hungary
The arrivals from Italy numbered 221,-
479, and Italy fell to the second place.
The commissioner says that the immi-
grafton from that country has probably
/ reached high-water mark. Russia holds
| third place, with 1887. The United
| Kingdom contributed 137,057 and the
Scandinavian countries 60625 Since 1920
the total influx has been %, 932, 905. Great
Britain furnished nearly a fourth of this
vast population.
OF the immigrants entering the coun-
try last year, 7SS.239 arrived at New
York Boston received 65, III; Baltimore,
| 62,S14; Philadelphia, 23,S24; San Fran
CISCO $685.. Many came by way OF
| Canada. The question of distribution is
| one of the important elements of the
immigration problem. New York re-
| ceived 1851 aliens last year; Penn
sylvania, 210,7Os. Six states received
| 777,74S. or rs per cent. Of the whole
| Commissioner Sargent, in an address be-
| fore the National Conference on Immi-
| grafton, said that the sections OF the
| South and West which offer the best op-
| portunities to the incoming Europeans
| are hardly noticed in the vast aggregation
| of immigrants. He recommended that
instead OF having the majority of the ar
! rivals received at New York efforts
! should be made to have them enter al
| other ports.
President Roosevelt in his message re-
| ferred to distribution as palliative
| not a cure The prime need is to keeI
| out all immigrants who will not make
good American citizens" He suggested
| that steamship companies, by adequate
penalties, should be compelled to observe
the law forbidding them to encourage oil
solicit emigration to the United States
The President laid great stress upon the
importance Of a rigid inspection of in
| tending immigrants in the countries from
| which they come, and suggested an in.
| ternational conference to deal with this
phase of the question. 1T will be g
great deal better to have fewer immi-
grants, but all of the right kind. thar
a great number many of whom are neces-
sarily of the wrong kind"