The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-10
BIC Immigration
ADDS MORE THAN A MILLION TO
OUR POPULATION.
ITALY LEADS IN NUMBERS
Austria-Hunsary Sends Quarter MIL
iion-Fewer Coming From England,
ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Ger
many-Many From Japan.

Washington, ID. C.-The fiscal year
ended June 80. 1906. produced a record
eclipsing all former figures on the sub
ject of immigration, according to the
annual report of Frank Sargent, COM
missioner general of immigration. Dur
ing that period, the report says, the
population OF the United States was
Increased by the admission of 100, ,735
immigrant aliens. and 65,61S non-im-
migrant aliens entered at its ports,
making the total admissions 1,166,S53.
The increase over last years record
Of 1,059.7b5 was 106,59S.
During the fiscal year 1905 the de-
partment rejected 11,4s0 aliens, and
during the past year 12.432 of the i'm
migrant aliens, that is those who in
tend settling in the United States
Without exception" the report
says, the countries from which we for
merly obtained the greater part of our
foreign population, and which are in
habited by races nearly akin to our
own, have supplied us with smaller
numbers during the past year than
during 1905-Ireland, 1880; England,
1928; Sweden, S,2S1: Germany, g.
010; Denmark. 1929, and Scotland, l.
Ill less. On the other hand, the four
most considerable gains are: Italy, ST.
GAL; Russia, 30,76S; Greece, 1914, and
Turkey, 5,165.
The immigration from Austria Hun
gary amounted to 2G5, ,13S; Italy, in
cluding Sicily and Sardinia, 271, ,120;
Russia and Finland, 215. .665; China, l.
544; Japan, 1885, and the West In
dies, 1866. The immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, the com
missioner says. is a result of general
unrest existing among the laboring
classes. The commissioner says that
drastic measures are required to effect
discontinuance of these 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 and North Cen
trail states, together received ninety
per cent. of the entire immigration of
1906, the South four per cent.
The report refers to what the com
missioner believes to have been extern
sive schemes to secure foreign labor
brought to light in the past year and
now being investigated. The evidence
is already at hand the report says, to
show that some individual or corpor-
alton is engaged in importing numbers
of Japanese laborers to work on the
railroads of the Northwest. These Jap
anese come to Hawaii destined to "ho-
tells" kept by labor agents and claim
they are merely seeking labor that
may be secured in the islands. They
are admitted to the islands, and after
remaining a few days or weeks there,
| they ship for the southwestern main
land ports.
Complete and detailed registration
of all Chinese in the United States is
again recommended Any Chinese la
| borer found in the United States a
year after the registration act who
has not a residence certificate, and is
found to be unlawfully here, should,
| the report says, be deported.
The commissioner reports that on
| the Mexican border Chinese coolies are
constantly being smuggled into this
| country from Mexico.
The commissioner again recommends
| increasing the penalties on steamship
! companies for bringing aliens afflicted
with dangerous or loathsome diseases.
| 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" traf-
] fic was extensively revived. Many of
| the girls and women imported for i'm
| moral purposes were brought through
| Mexico and secured right to citizen
ship by marrying Chinese born in this
country.