Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12
DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR
over A MILLION ALIENS
CAME. To The U. S.
One Hundred Thousand More Than
Previous Year-About 200, 900 Were
Sent Back-ItaIy Sent over the
Most, While Scotland Sent the Least
Atlantic States Receive Most.

w dSulu6 lOu, jan. L. ne uSCdl ear
ended June 80, 1906, produced rec
ord eclipsing all former figures on the
subject Of immigration, according to
the annual report of Frank Sargent, |
commissioner general OF immigration. |
During that period, the report says |
the population of the United States |
was increased by the admission OF
1,100,735 immigrant aliens and 65,618
nonimmigrant aliens entered at it's
ports, making the total admission l.,
166,353 The increase over last years
record of 1,O59,755 was 1O6,598.
During the fiscal year 1905, the de-
partment rejected 1,480 aliens and
during the past year, 12,432 Of the i'm
migrant aliens, that, is those who in
tended settling in the United States
without exception the report
says, ''the countries from which we
formerly obtained the greater part of
our foreign population and which are
inhabited by races nearly akin to our
own, have supplied us with smaller
number during the past year than
during 1905-Ireland, 1880; England,
1928; Sweden, 1891; Germany, 3010;
Denmark, 1929, and Scotland I'LL less.
On the other hand, the four most con-
siderable gains are: Italy, 81, Sal;
Russia, 3O,76S; Greece, 1914, and Tur-
key, 5165.
Italians, Huns and SIavs Lead.
The immigration from Austria-Hun-
gary amounted to 265,13S; Italy, in
Guiding Sicily and Sardinia, 273,120;
Russia and Finland, 215,665 China
1914; Japan, 1885, and the West In
dies, 1856.
Lower Grade of Citizenship.
The immigration from southern and
. eastern Europe, the commissioner
says, is a result of general unrest ex-
listing among the laboring classes. The
commissioner says that drastic meas
ures are required to effect a discon-
tinuance of these steamship practices.
That the physical and mental quail
ity of the aliens we are now receiving
is much below that of those who have
come in former years, he says, is evil
dent.
= The north Atlantic states and north
central states, together received go
per cent of the entire immigration OF
1906, the south four per cent.
! Schemes to Secure Foreign Labor.
e The report refers to what the com
/, missioner believes to have been ex
7, tensive schemes to secure foreign la
Dor brought to light in the past yeal
: and now being investigated. The evi
It dence is already at hand, the repor
r says. to show that some individual o.
l. corporation is engaged in importing
numbers of Japanese laborers to wOrl
l. on the railroads of the northwest
j These Japanese come to Hawaii de
r stined to hotels" kept by labor agent
IS who claim they are merely seeking la
Dor that may be secured in the islands
e They are admitted to the islands an,
1t after remaining a few days or week
n there, they ship for the northwestern
main land ports Having been ad
mitted at the Hawaiian ports thei
voyage thence is "coastwise" and the
n can not be examined on arrival at tn
er main land ports under the alien labo
n contract or any other provision of tn
er immigration laws. Japanese immigrs
n ton direct to San Francisco from JaI
"a an dropped during the year to yer
small figures, doubtless, the repoI
20 says, from causes similar to those jus
st referred to. The immigration con
y missioner at San Francisco report
~ that Japanese have been arriving Their
r. coastwise from Honolulu and froI
OF Canadian ports at the rate of 1000 t
5000 per month. The report says ''ths
Id several thousand Iaborers have bee
Sc imported under this evasion of tn
In law is not doubted"
a, Accommodations at Ellis island, a.
re cording to the report, are entirely il
d. adequate for the inspection work.
ct Chinese Exclusion Law.
Is The Chinese exclusion law and tn
US main difficulties attending its e.
"a forcement are discussed. The commi
ng sioner recommends stationing officer
ng in China to investigate and improy
MT certificates issued by the Chinese go
classes, such plan to supersede thu
ly of having the investigation made
CHI United States consular officers. Grea
IN ly improved conditions resulted fro
lis the presidents order of last spring i
IA structing consular officers as to the
MT duties concerning these certificate
ly Various methods are pointed out in til
he report by which the Chinese seek
enter the country in violation of tt