Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
OVER 100000 A MONTH
Record of immigration Great
est in the Last Year.
INCREASE OF II PER CENT
Most of the Arrivals From Austria.
Hungary.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Recommendations by Commissioner
General Sargent for the I'm
provement Of the Bureau.
INCREASE OF II PER CENT
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

| than in any previous year of the history
of the United States. This fact. with all
it's interesting and important details. is
placed in strong light in the annual re-
port of Frank p. Sargent. commissioner
general of immigration and naturaliza-
| ton. OF this great flood of immigrants
Commissioner Sargent says:
IAN army of 1 ,2s5 $40 souls, they have
come, drawn hither by the free institu-
lions and the marvellous prosperity Of our
Countrywide chance here afforded every
honest toiler to gain q livelihood by the
sweat of his brow or the exercise Of his
ntelligence-surpassing in numbers the
record of all preceding years"
The report contains in tabulated form
every phase Of information bearing upon
| the question of immigration. and in sub
hitting this carefully compiled informa-
ton MIR. Sargent says:
| THE immigration for the year 1907 ex-
ceeded that for 1905 by 1S4.614 and that
for the year 1905 by 20S8JO. or an In
crease over the year 1905 Of more than II
per cent, and over the year 1905 of more
! than % per cent. During the fiscal year
ports; during the past fiscal year, 1874.
| an increase of $50; hence the total num-
| Der of these who have sought admission
in 1907 viz. ], los, Alb, exceeds the number
VII ;, "a applied in 1906, viz, 1'11s'1e7' by
| Commissioner Sargent says it is of par
| ticular significance that many immigrants
landed at ports in the south during the
past year. and he refers especially to a
party of Alb Belgians-excellent types Of
| mmigrants-received at Charleston. s. c.,
| having been induced to go there by the
state authorities. The increase of immi-
| grafton to the south, the commissioner
says. sis directly connected with the
| inc 81 SfotoQ
draw within their boundaries a number
of the better class of immigrants, it be-
ing considered by practically all of the
leading men Of that section that the flu
south depend upon its ability to receive
and absorb a reliable laboring and farm
| ing element Striking increases are also
shown at New Orleans. Galveston and
| Honolulu"
| OF peculiar significance is the table
| which shows the number Of immigrants
from each foreign country. together with
! the increases or decreases as compared
| with the previous year. Twenty seven
countries showed increases and eleven
| decreases.
immigration by Countries.
The tide of immigration from some Of
the countries is indicated by the follow
ing figures:
Austria Hungary. 33s.542 increase, 49,
314; Bulgaria, Servia and Montenegro,
crease, 345): German empire. 37.s07 Gn-
| crease. 345); German empire, 3S,sO7 Gn-
| crease. 243) Greece. $3.50 increase. It.
O0D; Italy. including Sicily and Sardinia,
2s5. I3l increase. 12.6lD: Russian empire
and Finland. 25s,043 increase, 1928:
| Turkey, 2o.767 increase. 11.25O; England,
56637 increase, 7,146> Ireland. 3453O
| decrease, 1850; Scotland. 1910 Un-
crease, 3.s7D; China. 961 decrease. $3.50
| (jpc RrfftQh
North America, 1908 increase, 1850;
West Indies, 1850 increase, 3.O83).
Interest naturally attaches to the pro-
| portionately large immigration from ia
| dered practically nil the immigration from
China. the immigration from Japan. al
though relatively not great. has trebled in
| the past year. This increase is significant,
too. because it comes in the face Of regu-
| la.tions adopted by the American govern
ment, with the assent of Japan, which
| it was supposed would curtail the inrni-
grafton of Japanese to this country very
materially. Commissioner Sargent pre-
sents excerpts from Official reports made
| to his bureau by inspectors sent to Mexi-
| CO and Canada to study the situation with
special reference to the coming Of Japa-
| nese to America through those countries
| The reports show that thousands of jap
| anese landed in Mexico during the past
year and ultimately gained admission.
| surreptitiousy. into this country. Once
| in the United States it was impossible to
| locate them except in the rarest instances.
| While the regulations concerning Japa-
nese immigration have rendered to reduce
| the number of regularly admitted immt-
| grants, hundreds, if not thousands, OF
Japanese are still coming into the coun-
! try by stealth.
An Interesting Question.
! Referring to the immigration figures
| from the various countries. Commissioner
Sargent says the table furnishes a strik-
| ing illustration Of the fact that the time
has arrived when, II people are dissatis-
fed with existing political, economic and
social conditions in one country, they
| will find the means by which to desert
| their former homes and locate where E
fair chance is afforded them. Its chief
| interest to the people of the United States
| consists in the question that must arise
/ in the mind of any person examining the
| figures as to whether or not our ability
as a race to absorb foreign elements Is
| not on the verge, at least, of being over
| taxed"
\ aliens is always an interesting subject.
! OF those admitted 87S,923 had less than
$50 each in their possession. while lO75O2
| were able to show amounts In excess OF
brought into the country by arriving
aliens was $25 $50 1893, or an average Of
almost $50 per person.
| OF the 1904 aliens who were turned
| back during the year. .434 were contract
| laborers, but the number of contract Ia
borers deported during the past year was
| 30 per cent less than in the preceding
| year.
| A table shows the outward passenger
movement during the past year for which
statistics are available. The total number
Of cabin passengers was 24,S93, and
| other than cabin, 344, $50. The aggregate
number of outward-bound passengers
569, ss2-was 73.145 larger than in 1905.
International Conference.
In a discussion Of the new immigration
act Commissioner Sargent strongly urges
| that advantage be taken of q provision it
contains for calling an international con-
ference on immigration and emigration.
In his opinion now is the time to act.
The final statement of the bureau Of
immigration shows that, after the pay
ment of all expenses. including nearly
$3.50 600 for new construction. there was
S3O79,5l5 The total expense of the exc
| OF payments on account of special con-
struction work. was 81 .845,373.
Recommendations.
Among the recommendations made by
Commissioner Sargent, many of which
are administrative in character, are the
following:
1 Tbot Hesitation be enacted To check