The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-10-03
TIDE OF
10000 Aliens Admitted In the Last Fiscal Year-Frank P. SARGENT Says H
Doesn't Believe Undesirable Ones Come From Particular Localities.

Washington, Z. C-Commissioner-General OF Immigration Frank P.
Sargent does not agree with the statement made by Representative John L.
that undesirable immigrants. come from particular localities. Judge Bur-
nets specified Italy, SYRIA and Asia Minor.
Commissioner-General Sargents report for the fiscal year which ended
So, lSO1, SHOWS nat the total number OF aliens admitted for that
period was something more than 100000, II in the neighborhood of 20O-
900 more than came during the year preceding. Concerning Judge Bur
netts statement Mr.. Sargent said: ss
II do not believe it true that undesirable immigrants come wholly from
any one country. We do not want people from other countries who are
criminals. Neither do we want people who because of political beliefs want
less or diseased and who have n ambition to become good citizens. But
these classes 60 not come from any particular society. and it is because we
" tina W q re compelled to put up With q certain per cent of bad
timber. IS &"# Gr|
S- Industrial prosperity in this country is directly reflected in Europe
An immense amount of labor is needed in the United States. We've got to
have labor and we must take Italian labor. We cannot very well exclude all
Italian is nt a Black Hand any more than every Armenian Is a Hunchakist,
but W Q must have laws that will exclude such persons from the United
homes of their own and till the soil, give their children that which they had
not, a. education, and who wish to become good citizens, should be given
every opportunity to come into the country, n matter what their race
be-" .1 Sass.
In reply to a question a. to the diversion of the tide of immigration, MI.
Sargent said that it was impossible to divert the growing influx into such a
place a. New York in a day Or a year. s=# .#-= ~
"New York and the large cities n better known abroad than n other
localities" he said. "When a family from a certain State in Europe settles
in North Carolina or Texas and becomes satisfied its members write to the
with people OF the same a. and from the SAN ecommon HON in Europe.
the tide is turning tothe South, the Southwest and the Northwest.
In the lastt twelve months, according to the reports W e have had, the
Immigration into New Orleans and Galveston increased greatly. During the
year the greatest number of aliens came from Italy, Austria, Hungary and
Russia. Those who weSt to>Galveton were mostly Russian Jews, and this
is a indication that the agricultural fields are offering more inducements to
ing as it becomes known in Europe that those parts of this country offer
good fields to bona hde settlers. - .
tel In smaller places than in the big cities, but it is going to require a great
many years for that fact TO become general knowledge throughout Europe.
:. II we have continued prosperity in this country immigration will con-
tinue to increase, but just the minute there is a ldup in the PROCESSION of in
dustrial affairs, a is predicted in som quarters, the tide of immigration
will shrink. This has been the history of immigration. The fact that the
United States pays. higher wages than any country O. earth brings immi-