Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-16
Annual ReportOf Bureau Of I'm
migration Shows All Previous
Records Broken By Number
of Arrivals.
BROUGHT WITH THEM
$25,599,893 IN MONEY
Commissioner Sargent Sug-
gests Changes in Existing
Law WithView toExcIuSiOnof
Criminals and UndeSirabIeS,
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Washington, Dec. 15.-lmigration
To America during the year ended
June 80. 1907. was vastly greater than
in any previous year of the history
Of the United States according to
the annual report of Frank p. Sar-
gent. commissioner general of immi-
grafton. which was made public to-
day. OF this great food of immigra-
lion Commissioner Sargent says:
An army of 1,2S5,349 souls, that
have Come, drawn hther by the free
institutions and the marvellous pros
perity of our country and the chances
here afforded every honest toiltr to
gain a livelihood by the sweat of his
brow or the exercise of his intelli-
gence. surpassed in numbers the rec
ord OF all preceding years.
The immigra ton for 1907 exceed
ed that Of 1906 by 1854 and that
for 1905 by 25S.S5O, or an increase
over 1906 of more than II per cent.
During the fiscal year 1906, l2.432
aliens were rejected at our ports; dur
Ing the past year 13.i64. an increase
OF G32; hence the total number of
those who have sought admission in
1907. viz l.29S,51S exceeds the num-
ber who applied in 1906, viz LIB
1877 by 1885.
Is of particular significance that many
immigrants landed at ports in the
south during the past year, and he re-
fers especially to a party of 4l3 Bel
EianS--excellent types of immigrants
received at Charleston. $. C.. having
been induced to go there by the state
authorities. The increase OF immi-
grafton TO the south. the commission
er says Is directly connected with the
pf EpnfhpVn states
to draw within their boundaries
number of the better classes Of imf
migrants, 1t being considered bN
practically all the leading men of the
section that the future developments
and welfare of the south depends
upon its ability to receive and ab-
sorb q reliable labOring and farming
element Striking increases are also
shown at New Orleans Galveston ana
Honolulu.
Twenty-seven countries showed in
creases and eleven decreases The
tide OF immigration from some OF
the countries il indicated by the fol-
lowing flgures
AustTio- Hungary 33S.452, increase
1894; Bulgaria. Servia and Monten-
egro 1850, increase 6,693; France
s.731, increase 345: German empire
g5.sO7, Increase 243. Greece 36 $50.
inc tease 1901. Italy, including 81
clly, 2S5,03l increase 12,6ll. t.uf-
sian empire and Finland 25S.94@ In
crease 43,27S; Turkey 2O,767. inc Hase
11.25i; England 56,6s7, increase -
lac; ireland 1850. decrease id5;
Scotland 1870, Increase 1874; China
96l. Increase 5S3; Japan 1926, in
crease 1891; British North America
1898 Increase 1855; West lndIes
1889, increase 3,03S.
Tntaraat ,,neflN attaches IN The ufN-
portionately large immigration from
Japan. While the exclusion laws
have rendered practically nil the I'M
migration from China. the immigra-
ton from Japan while relatively not
so great, has trebled In the past year
This increase is significant too. be-
cause IL comes in the face of the re-
gulations adopted by the American
government with the assent of Japan
which u was supposed would curtail
the Immigration OF Japan 10 TINS
country very materially.
Commissioner Sargent presents eN-
cerpts from official reports made 10
his bureau by inspectors sent to Mex
leo and Canada 10 study The situation
with special, reference to the coming
Of Japanese 10 America through
those countries The reports show
that Thousands Of japanese landed in
Mexico during the past year and ul-
timately gained admission, surrepti-
ously into this country. once In the
United States II was impossible 10 To-
cate them. except in the rarest IN
stances While the regulations con-
cerning Japanese immigration have
tended to reduce the number Of regu-
larly admitted immigrants hundreds.
IL not thousands Of japanese are still
coming into the country.
Referring 20 the immigration statis-
tics OF the various countries the com
missioner says "the table furnishes
striking example Of the fact that tht
time has arrived when, IL people ar?
dissatisfied with the existing political,
economic and social conditions in one
country, they will md the means by
which TO desert their former homes
aud locate where a fair chance is al
forded Them. Its chief interest 20
the people Of the United states con-
sl-ts In the questions that must arise
ia the mind OF any person examining
the figures as to whether or not our
ability a. a race 10 absorb foreign
elements is not on the verge al least
az being Overtaxed.
or the aliens admitted s13.s28 had
les than $50 each IN their possess
ion. while la7. .502 we're able to show
amounts in excess 81 that sum. The
total amount ~ money brought Into
the country by the arriving aliens vas
"9- Iea sna 90 ~--rr
$50 per person OF the 1S,0s3 aliens