Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-15
DISTRIBUTING ALIENS.
Problem of Immigration That Is Receiving Much Attention.
SCHEME TO BENEFIT ITALIANS.

Washington to Bring About Movement of Incoming Italians Toward Our Agricultural Sections, Particularly the South - Work of Diverting Immigrants From Cities.
 How to effect proper and equitable Distribution of the million or more hliens who reach these shores annu. Ally is a problem that is receiving a great deal of attention not only from our government but from European countries, says the New York Posts Washington correspondent. Signor Mayor des Ranches, the Italian am bassador, recently returned from an extended tour of the south, where he went to make an investigation into labor conditions with a view to divert ing Italian immigrants from the slums of New York, Chicago and other large rities to the cotton fields and sparsely inhabited territory in the southern states. He is now engaged in prepar- ing the report he will make to his government. There is reason to be. lieve that he will strongly urge that measures be taken at the Italian ports of debarkation to induce his country men who come to America to go to the agricultural sections to seek employ ment where labor is not plentiful. Liv- Ing conditions in the south and west are much higher than in the city slums, where so many Italians congest on ar rival in the United States.
 W. F. Wilcox, special agent of the census office and formerly chief statis- tician, was questioned recently on the migratory movements of native whites and blacks and aliens in the United States. He was asked. What are the number and increase of foreign born whites in the south!"
 Leaving Oklahoma and Indian Ter ritory out of consideration" he re- piled, "there were in the south in 1890, b16,0o0 foreign born whites. and in 1900, 542,OOO, showing an increase of only per cent among the immigrants in the south. while in the whole coun- try the foreign born were 9,100.OO0 in 1890. and 10.200.000 in 1900. an in- crease of about 1.100.000. or 12 per cent. These figures show that neither in number nor in rate of increase Is the south getting its share of the for eign born immigrants"
 What Is the number and increase of northern whites In the south:'
 Tn 1890 there were 5s2.O00 white natives of the north Atlantic. north central and western states living in fhe south, again excluding Oklahoma and Indian Territory. In 1900 there were 125.O00. showing that the south ern states at the present time contain 1s3,OOo more white natives Of the north grants from abroad"
 "Is the south gaining more popula- tion from the north and west than it Is from abroadf"
 "No. It must be remembered that many southerners by birth migrate to the north and west. while almost none move out of the country. In 1890 there were 1.n3s.G00 natives of the south living outside of the south. Tn 1900 the number had risen to 1.11600O This shows that the south suffers net loss from the migrations of native whites. but it shows also that the loss Is rapidly decreasing In 1890 the net loss of the south by the balance of mi grafton on the part of native whites was 45GGC0. In 1900 it was only s91. 1000
 What are the facts regarding the nigrations of EegToesg'
 of course, the number of negroes born in the northern and western states is very small The net loss of southern negroes b. migration to other parts of the country in 1890 was 21s.- oOn. and in IaOo. 323.oUO. These fig ures show that the two races of the south are changing in opposite direc- lions. The net loss of southern whites during the decade decreased 65oen. and the net loss of the southern ne groes increased iG5!c19-
 Frank Sargent. commissioner general of immigration. has called meetings of railroad men at his office in an attempt to devise some plan. working ia O. operation with the transportation lines. to vfrhsirzr the aliens from the cities to the eountry The failure to provide for a vidcspr-ai distri5utio1 cf the rewcouers- taken with the exerzicns of foreEen countries to send their sur pIus popaE1rio1 over seas. consine