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office; and he also said that the bu-
reau only tried the Northern and
Western States and worked princi-
pally through the eXpositions, and
that no effort was made abroad to
secure immigrants.
| know by consular reports and the
English oress that Il Very bad state
of affairs exists in the British Isles
and that by properly looking after tae
States Interests ana the distribution
of literature. immigrants Of the best
class in almost any desirable num-
berS, can be obtained. and they of
such 4 class that any State NAV feel
proud TO welcome them as citizens.
To induce this class of immigrants to
the state means much i'm the way of
remcdying the scarcity of good re-
liable farm hands. tenant farmers and
day laborers; and 10 induce these
english and Scotch aglicuturaliSts to
come TO the State would not mean
the Introduction of foreigners. but of.
people who would be in sympathy
With State conditions md nj once
take their places in the prevailing
social. religious ind commercial
economy. Everywhere that this class
of immigrants have located they have
been a success, and why is il that
they cannot locate in this STATE that
Northern and Western states in the
way Of climate, crops, etc.
According To the report of Commits
soner Sergeant. of the Bureau of im-
migration. Washington ID. c., it seems
that immigration to the United states
has decreased materially during the
past year, but there has been mark
ed Improvement in the moral and IN
tellectuai qualifications of the immt-
grants admitted during this time. The
Commissioner Generals report saYS
that the total number of immigrants
who arrived in the United States dur
ing the year were S12,S70, of Whou
$4,000 were males and 263, 40 fe-
males. As an evidence Of the char
acter Of the aliens admitted, Mr.. Sar-
geants report states that they brought
with them nearly $1,000. 00e. or near
~ a half million dollars more tnan
was brought in by the arrivals OF the
previous year.
AS to German immigration II APP
pears that 2.552.5%7 immigrants Of
German nationality left the Father
land during the inst ihirty-two years
after tho formation OF the Empire,
2.32I05S. or 90.7 per cent IF tie
whole> came directly TO the United
states The exactness of this inn
migration from Germany has lldctu-
atrd n accordance With the Years Of
prosocritY or depression at home The
persistent .uoteTon"a of = vast ma
Jointly FOR the United States above al
other countries. is as striking as the
Irresistible decline Of German immi-
grafton in recent years to South and
Central America as well as To Africa,
Asia aud Australia. OF the thirty
tWo thousand Immigrants who eft
Germany Last wear. 29.211 or 81 per
cent came to the United states.
of the whole number who emil
grated from German ports in 1907.
Hungary was credited with 6S,42i.
Austria with 67G22. and RUSSIA with
55.36S. Of whom all III al about So
per cent. were destined FOR the United
states and = Der cent. to al other
countries combined
rhe general character and pecu
lia1ities which distinguish the aver
age Gcrman immigrant are so Wei
known as t. require 10 elaborate de
scIiption Thcy have long been re-
coGnizcd as among the most valuable
elements tEat out country has derry
cd from any foreign source during
the past half century. Tile compre-
hensive and rigidN enforced compul-
sorry education system of Germany
and its Gne equipment OF primary in
termediate and industrious schools,
render the working millions of Ger
many the best educated people OF
their class on the continent Of Eu-
rope with The possible exception of
those of switzerland. When they
cmiglate they DO SO With an intellt-
gent PURPOSE and a good understand
inc of The country to which they go.
TPcre is no disposition on the part OF
the German government TO encourage
or promote their emigration. ON
the contrar,- whatever official iniiu-
en- e is exerted az all Is 10 rethin
them al nome. or il they must enli-
eIatt - dIrett their course toward
one Of the German colonies, TO Brazil,
OF 10 some other country than the
United states. where their idC tx rs
German subjects is 50 soon al IN
cyitably merged in their new alie-
glance. IT viii thus be seen by the ac-
ton on the part of the German gov
eminent that these people are not
considered 4 shiftless set.
OF hose who came to the United
States in 800. via I2remcn, most
hailed from agricultural districts In
Prussia ami bavaria where the larg-
est portion Of them had earned their
living rs farmers or farm HANDS.
Their Incomes were exceedingly small.
The wages for farm labor and factory