The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-10

Washington, Special, +- The slse.i
rear ended June -. 1890, produced
-ecord eclipsing all foimes nzuFes 60
he subject of immigration. according
% the annual rrport et Frank i. saF-
.eant. the commissioner gcmeral ot
immigration During that IscT1o'i the
-epori SAYS. the population ot The
| United States was Increased by the
admission of i.l0a.7tS immigrant alt
ms. aud 65.6ls nou-immtxfant sli~ms
inferred at Its ports, making the total
admission l.i66.353. Tie incresss
pyer last years record of l,0ta. .Ia,a
! .026. 100 aliens plus $50 transit.
| gas l06, SOS. During the fiscal year
1905, II .4S0 aliens were rejected aud
iuring the past year l2,413. ot the
immigrant aliens that -. those intend
ii settling in the United States. there
were 76i 1863 males aud aiu-@I2 fe-
males. The tendency Of immigration
luring the past few years Ia gather
is steady increase principally from
The countries of Southern Europe u
referred 10. without exception.
he report saws "ihe countries from
shieh we formerly obtained the great
~ part Of our foreign population. aud
which are inhabited by faces nearly
Kin TO our own, have supplied us with
smaller numbers during the past year
han during l905-Ireland 1880,
Ehgland 15.2ls, Sweden 3.2si, Ger
many 3,0l0. Denmark ,22o and Scot
land LII less. On the other hand
the four most considerable gains are;
Italy 5.l65; Russia 30.76s; Greece
1914 and Turkey Tin Europe) and
Asia 5,l65.
The immigration from Hun
gary amounted to 265.l3s. Italy in
ruding Sicily and Sardinia, 273.l20,
Russian empire aud Finland 2l5,l20.
China l,5I4; Japan 1885; the West
Indies 1866.
The immigration from Southern and
/ Eastern Europe the commissioner says
: is a result of general unrest exist
: ing among the laboring classes OF
= those sections which Is encouraged, or
i even fomented, by the agents of the
] transportation companies securing tho
$ country for passengers, aud the CON-
\ missioner says more drastic measures
). are required to effect diseontinuanea
$ Of the steamship practices.
North and Central States.
: The North Atlantic and North Cen.
/ trail States together received 90 pei
o cent OF the entire immigration oi
} 1906, and the South per cent. The
: report refers 10 what Commissioner
Sergeant believes 10 have been exien
~ siye schemes 10 secure foreign labol
i brought TO light in the past year ant
J. now being investigated The evidene,
fe is already at hand, the report says
W to show that some individual or cor
er poration is engaged in importing mum
IL bers of japanese laborers 10 work o.
the railroads of the Northwest. Thes
l. Japenese come TO Hawaii destined I
~ "hotels" kept by labor agents an
or claim that they are merely seekin
ne labor that may be secured IN the il
ca lands. After remaining few day
TO or weeks there they ship for Sortl
oh western mainland ports. Having bee
As admitted at the Hawaiian port the
voyage hence is eoastwise, and the
cannot be examined on arrival at il
tn mainland ports under the alien lab
contract or any other provision of u
% immigration laws. japanese ha'
:. been arriving at San Francisco, coas
O. wise from Honolulu and Canadii
- ports. at the rate of 1000 to 5000 p
- month, and the report saws sever
':A thousand laborers have been impor
:p ed under this evanston of the Law. ID
IL IL cussing difficulties in enforcing
M Chinese exclusion law the report /
"s' commends stationing officers In Chi
TO investigate and approve eertifieai
issued by the Chinese government
ion members of the exempt classes, 81
plan to supercede that of having
- investigation made BY United Sta
u. consular officers.
Ee As To The Cinnamon.
'ws, Complete and detailed registrat
Sa- of all Chinese in the United States
rty. again recommended. Any Chin
With laborer found in The United Sta
EN- after the registration act, who has
the a residence certificate and il for
next to be here unlawfully should, the
and port says, be deported. The conn
an 9 sioner reports that on fbe Mexi
bordef Chinese coolies are constal
being smuggled into this coui
nred from Mexico. The Presidents
gestion for closing the Mexican
der 70 all aliens except citizens
ex Mexico is also urged. During
fhe early part of the year, the re
any sayk tie "White>s.ave. traffic
l1ty, sxtsrslvely revived Mary Of
and girls and women, imported for
thers moral rnrnoses. were brought thr
ad Is Mexico aud secured a right to cit
arc ship by marrying Chinese born IN