The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-25
GONE OF THE PEOPLES WHO
y ARE COMING TO OUR SHORES.
BY DR.. T. B. Kingsbury.

condition may be in other respects,
represented smaller or larger
amount of capital, and as valuable
chattels received from the owners
some help and protection There
seemed to be a secret league, taclt
conspiracy on the part of all parties
dealing with immigrants, TO fleece ana
pluck them without mercy.
In 1904, there were S12,S7O imm1-
grants The males doubled the te-
males They brought with them $2o'-
S94.3S. The English bring the most
money. AS to crimes among the 1or-
eignerS, the Celtic is the SMALLEST
per cent: the Teutonic, II per cent. ;
the Slavic, 25 per cent, and the lbeflc
SO per cent. All race average ~ per
cent. There are 500 aliens Ill Ine
prisons for murder, and or these 200
are Italians The statistics show thal
there are two Italians in for murder
TO one of any other foreign race. g.
600 immigrants were refused admls-
sion in 1904, and of these 4,8OO were
hampers and 800 diseased. / give an
interesting table as to the reading ana
writing
only 3 per cent of 1O,077 Fins from
Russia were illiterate;
per cent of 40,526 Germans from
the German Empire;
Austria Hungary;
/ per cent of sc, ass English;
| per cent of 11,226 Scotch;
per cent of 36,747 Irish and
Der cent of 59,S7S Scandinavians.
on the other hand, as large a pro-
portion as SO per cent of 32,577 Poles
from Russia could not read or write
and the same illiteracy is true for the
Poles from Germany and Austria
. Of a o.
brews from Russia could not read or
write and 20.211 Hebrews from Aus
ria-Hungary showed the same degree
of illiteracy.
This is very striking, most remark
able Other peoples are far ahead or
Americans in the great matter of edu-
cation, you see. Southern Italians
show As per cent of liliteracy. These
facts and figures are instructive. and
we'll worth considering. l get them
from 1.-The National Geographic Ma
gazine" for January last and am in
debted for the copy of my consider2te
friend. Chief Justice Walter Clark. L
am glad to draw upon it for the in
struction of my readers Now for
other sources Of information:
Emigration has grown so great as
to become of tremendous importance,
and demand the intervention of the
surprising that it is forcing itself upon
the calm consideration of publicists,
statisticians, statesmen and rulers. In
a half century the United Kingdom, as
it is called (Great Britain and IrelanO
has sent out 5000, 900 of its natives
into foreign lands. 1t is farther esti-
mated that 100000 more, composed
of foreigners from other countries
who staid over in the United Kingdom
/ 1<ff \,
lands making in all 100000. In
i 904 there were $4,000 British sub
iects who left their native land. Of
these $4,000 went to South Africa, So,
900 to Australia, and 5000 to Canada.
In 1904, nearly 100000 of foreigners
entered the United States. They main
ly settled in the cities, and in over
crowded centres. France has but lit
tic c,:odus-not more than 5000 an
nually. They come to the United
States mainly. Germany had less than
$4,000 last year. Italy sent out $780,,
900, many of them undesirable. Rus
STA had nearly a half million, and
many found their way to the United
States. 1t is said by an English writer
in 1.-The Fortnightly Review" an able
British publication. that the supply
| will not diminish, "for the most pro-
life races are now contributing their
lation Of their own countries. There
is no hope of an improvement in quail
IS. for the best come first, and dregs
follow. Regardless of consequences to
themselves or others, this irresponsible
horde dumps itself. or is dumped, into
communities already strained to main
tain a high level of individual life for
the native-born and the large foreign
element already on the ground.
One of the greatest evils feared is
from diseased immigrants. Serious
plaques of disease are to be dreaded
from the influx of the immigrants
| from some of the newcomers. 1t is
said that great plaques are always
1 latent, only awaiting favorable oppor-
tunity for development. The English
review quoted from says that Gin the
great rush of people to new lands the
criminal. the pauper and the deficient
| escape close scrutiny. and bring their
evil intentions or Affections with them
to fresh fields. The nation of their
origin escapes it's responsibility. Upon
| the people to whom they go is thrust
the burden which rightly belongs else
where"
The nations that are invaded and
! threatened with direful calamities
should unite in a common plan to
control immigration, and to shut out
completely all undesirable, dangerous