Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-15

growth in citizenship in the United
States must be calculated. But attention
must be also paid to the basis of iniml-
grafton of the past. Since this govern
ment was formed more than 20.ooo0po inn
migrants-onc- fourth of the entire popu-
lation-havc come to this country. Or
these, 100000 came from Europe. includ-
ing 100000 from ireland. 100000 from
England, more than 100000 from Ger
many and 100000 each from Norway and
Sweden, -Austria-Hungary. Italy and
Russia, including Poland. Until recent
years the northern countries OF Europe
furnished the greater number OF lmmi-
grants coming here. Tie English, tho
sturdy Irish and Scotch stock. the hardy
Scandinavian and the thrifty German,
with other inhabitants of the north came
into the wild islands of America, develop
cd them, built homes and made clticS.
They helped to settle the West. the South
and the Southwest. They amalgamatcd
rapidly the citizenship of the United
States ard the best OF their blood to-day
forms the sinews and the brain power or
the country.
Time, however, has changed the trend
of immigration. In the decade oil NIL
1890 the total number of foreigners ar
irving in the United States was 1882.
of which number SOFIA were from Ire
land. o. ld7 from England and Wales, s.
497 from France, 6.I6l from Germany and
3,o2e from Switzerland. In the next
decade, lS3l-1S4O. in which there was Il
total immigration of 599,l25 the movement
from Germany was greatly increased.
the number from that country being loa-
45i. Ireland sent 207,3sl, increasing her
quota nearly four times over the previous
decade. The arrivals from England were
70 lt3, and from France, 4o.oIo. In me
next decade the total immigration was
l,7l3,25l, of which many, 7o.7l9 were from
Ireland. i34,G26 from Germany 2Gj,332
from England. 1852 from France and
3,7l2 from Scotland.
1t is noticeable that in this last men,
toned decade all with the exception of a
little more than 100000, were from Europe.
During the decade ending with 1850. III
which the total arrivals We're 2,59S.2li.
Germany for the first time exceeded Ire
land sending here 95l, 6G, to the latter
cnuntry's 914,1l9. England sent 3S56i3.
France 70, 35S, and Scotland sent $685.. 1t
was in that decade that China began it's
immigration to America. 1897 Cinnamon
coming here. but this class of imn-
grants has no bearing On the present
article, as in no sense has the Chinamai
amalgamatcd with the American. 1t
was about in the proportion of the figures
Just ci"en with the exception of the
years of the Civil War. when there was
IL falling off that the immigration steadily
Increased In the decade ending with 1860
there was then the largest number OF
immigrants to the United States in the
history OF the country. the total being
5.246 6l3--ncarly twice as great as that of
any preceding period. 1t was at this
point that the important changes In the
nationality of the immigrants began.
Germany still continued In the lead con-
tributing IN that decade 52.970-more
than ono fourth of the total number.
From England there were 657,4ss; from
Ireland $50. 4s2; from Norway and Sweden.
FSS, 362: from Austria Hungary, 35S1l9;
Italy, 3O7, 800; from Russia. including
Poland, 2G5,OSS, and from Scotland, 49,
sG9.
Up to this time Austria Hungary and
Russia had contributed so slightly to the
immigration OF the United States that
they wera not considered az factors in
building up the population of the new
nation. Now. however, they grew in
numbers and overshadowed the European
aliens. In 1902 Germany's immigration to
America fell to 2S.30i; Ireland's to 20. 1875;
England's to 49, $751; Norway and
sweden's to $685. while ON the other