Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-07

IMMIGRATIoN GREATER THAN
EVER BEFORE.
Many japanese Coming to the Coast
States From Hawaf-Exclu-
sion Of Chinese.

Immigration during the past year has
broken all records, according to the report
OF Commissioner Of Immigration Frank p.
Sargent. Just submitted to the President.
There has been q falling off in the number
Of English-speaking people coming to this
country. but q much greater gain in Ital
ians. Russians. Greeks and Turks.
The report says the population OF the
United States was increased during the
year by the admission Of LOO. 1876 immi-
grant aliens. and 65.618 non-immigrant
aliens entered at Its ports. making the total
admissions 1.166.353. The increase over
the previous years record of 1.O59 755 o.
O26. 40 aliens plus 81. 258 transits) was 108
598. During the fiscal year 1905 II, $50
aliens were rejected. and during the past
year II. 49,. OF the immigrant aliens. that
10. those who intended settling In the United
States. there were 554. 1873 males and 336.272
females. The tendency Of immigration dur
Ing the past few years to gather its steady
Increase principally from the countries o.
southern Europe Is referred to. without
exception. the report says. the countries
from which We formerly obtained the great
er port Of our I, reign population. and which
are inhabitated by races nearly akin to our
own, have supplied US with smaller num-
bers during the past year than during
Sweden. 3.28l: Germany. 3.O10: Denmark.
1.229. and Scotland. LII less, On the other
hand the four most considerable gains are
Italy. 5.16l: Russia. 30.78S: Greece, 1914.
and Turkey Gin Europe and ASia), ), 100.
From Southern Europe.
The immigration from Austria-Hungary
amounted to 265. 138 Italy. including Sicily
and Sardinia. 273. 100: Russian empire and
Finland. 215.66o: China. 1.544: Japan. 13. s35:
the West Indies. 1856
The immigration from southern and east
ern Europe. the commissioner says is re-
suit of general unrest existing among the
laboring classes of those sections, which is
encouraged or even fomented by the agents
of the transportation companies securing
the country for passengers and, the COM
missioner says. more drastic measures are
required to effect discontinuance of these
steamship practices. That the physical and
mental quality of the aliens we are now re-
ceiving is much below that of those who
have come in former years he says. Is evil
dent
The north Atlantic and north central
states, together received 80 per cent of the
entire immigration of 1906 the south
per cent. AS in previous years the uulk
of the immigrants were destined avowedly
to few of the large centers of population,
374, 7OS claiming New York state. 19S,GS1 as
serted they were going to Pennsylvania.
oo $50 to Illinois and 1868 to Massachu-
sets.
immigration Of Japanese.
The report refers to what the commits
sioner believes to have been extensive
schemes to secure foreign labor brought to
light in the past year and now being in
vestigated. The evidence Is already at
hand. the lepor. says. to show that some
individual or corporation is engaged in i'm
porting numbers of Japanese laborers to
work on the railroads of the northwest.
These japanese come to Hawaii destined to
hotels kept by labor agents and claim
that they are merely seeking labor that
may be secured in the islands. They are
admitted to the islands. and after remain
ing few days weeks there they ship
for northwestern mainland ports. Having
been admitted at the Hawaiian port, their
voyage thence is coastwise and they can
not be examined at the mainland port I'M
der the alien labor contract or any other
provision of the immigration laws. jap
anese immigration direct from San Fran
cisco from Japan dropped during the year
to a very small figure doubtless the report
SAYS from causes similar to those just re-
ferred to. The immigration commissioner
at San Francisco reports that Japanese
have been arriving there coastwise from
Honolulu and from Canadian ports at the
rate of 1000 to 5000 per month. The report
says that several thousand laborers have
been imported under this evasion of the law
is not doubted.
Exclusion of Chinese.
The Chinese exclusion law and the many
difficulties attending its enforcement are
discussed. The commissioner recommends
stationing officers in China to investigate
and approve certificates issued by the Chi
nese government to members of the eX-
empt classes. such plan to supersede
that of having the investigation made
by United States consular officers.
Greatly improved conditions resulted from
the Presidents orders of last spring in
structing consular officers as to their duties
concerning these certificates Various
methods pointed out in the report by
which the Chinese seek to get into this
country in violation of law under the guise
of domicfled merchants, etc. Complete and
detailed registration of all Chinese in the
United States is again recommended. ANY
Chinese laborer found in the United States
after the registration act. who has not
residence certificate, and if found to be here
unlawfully, should, the report says, be de-
ported
Mexican border Chinese coolies are con-
stantly being smuggied into this country
from Mexico. The report shows that it cost
the government an average of SS934 for
deportng each of the 30 Cinnamon sent
out of this country during the year. Other
recommendations design to prevent the
admission of Chinese minor children. and
attaching severe penalties for permitting the
landing of Chinese seamen The Presidents
suggestion for closing the Mexican border
to all aliens except citizens of Mexico is
also urged. During the early part of the
year, the report says the white slave
tarffic was extensively revived Many of
the girls and women. imported for immoral
purposes, were brought through Mexico and
secured right to citizenship by marrying
Chinese born in this country.
Leesburg and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Star
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