The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
REPORT OF
 MIR. SARGENT Immigration Records Are
 Broken. POORER CLASSES POURING IN United States Getting Few Irish
 and Seandinavians. Instead of People Akin to Crescent Pep- uIation, Hordcs of southern TSure- peans of Low Standard Are
 Coming.

| ended June 30. 1906, produced record eciipsing all former figures on the sub- ject of immigration. according to the annual report of Frank Sargent. the commissioner of general immigration. During that period, the report says, the population of the United States was Increased by the admission of 1,ieo.735 immigrant aliens. and 65.61s non-fmmf- grant aliens entered at its ports, mak- ing the total admission 1.1es,3 ,353. The increase over last year record of l. 05ss755 {1,o26.499 aliens plus s5,eSe transients). was 1o6.sss.
 During the fiscal year 1905. ff,4So | aliens were rejected and during the past year i2,432. Of the immigrant aliens. that is. those who intended sss. ting in the United States. there wer< l 764.463 males and 33e.272 females Tho tendency of immigration during tho past few years to gather its steady increase principally from the countries of Southern Europe, Is referred to Without exception" tile report sayz the countries from which we formerly obtained the greater part of our foreign population. and which are inhabited hy races nearly akin to our own, supplied us with smaller number during the past year than during 1905, Ireland, 1s,- | $50; sweden, 3,281: Germany, s,ofo, Denmark. l,229, and Scotland, l,iif less.
 On the other hand. the four moss considerable gains are Italy. st,s4lt Russia. so.7ss; Greece. s.s74. and Turs key tin Europe and Asia), 6,f65. The immigration from Austro Hungary amounted to 26s.l3s. Italy. including Sicily and Sardinia. 27s,120: Russian Empire and Finland. 2s5.160; China. l.. b44; Japan. is.s35 and the West Indies s.656.t
 The immigration from southern and eastern Europe. the report says is result of general unrest existing among laboring classes of those eectionR which is encouraged or even fumanted by the steamship agents securing the country for passengers and the com mission says more drastic measurea arg required to effect a dfscontinnance of these steamship practices.
 Were Below Standard. That the physical and mental duali. ties of the immigrants we are now re- ceiving is much below that of those who have come in former years. hs says. is evident.
 | The North Atlantic and North Con. tral States together received 90 per cent of the entire immigration of ISosl the South per cent. As in preyious years, the bulk of the immigrants were destined avowedly to few of tho large centers of population. s74.7es claiming New York State; 19sSgi aa- sertediy were going to Pensyivaniat s6.5Ss to Illinois, and 7s.s6s to Massa- chusetts.
 The report refers to what the Com- mission believes to have been exten- sive schemes to secure foreign labor brought to light fin the past year ana now being investigated. The evidence is already at hand the report says, 10 ubf hal kwA1 1xgfA. tion is engaged in importing numbers of Japanese laborers to work on ths railroads of the Northwest. Those Japanese come to Hawaii, destined fo "hotels" kept by labor agents, and claims that they are merely seeking labor that may be secured in the Isl. ands. They are admitted to the iaI- ands and after remaining a few days or weeks there they ship for North western Hwaiian ports. Having been admitted to the Hawaiian ports. their voyage is then "coastwiSe and they cannot be examined on arrival at the mainland ports under the alien labor contract or any other provisions of the immigration laws Japanese immigra- ton direct to San Francisco from Ja- pan dropped during the year to a very small figure.
 Accommodations at Ellis Ilsand. &C., cording to the report. are entirely in- adequate for the inspection work va- | rious improvements are nnded and an appropriation of s400.oo0 therefor ia urged.
 The Chinese exclusion law and the many difficulties attending its enforce ment are discussed.
 Investigate Chinese Certificates. ! The Commissioner recommends stA- tioning officers in China to investigate and approve certificates issued by the Chinese government to members of the | exempt classes. such plan to superceds l that of having the investigation made by United States consular ofieers. Greatly improved conditions resulted from the Presidents orders of last spring instructing consular officers as to their duties concerning these certifi- | cates
 The Commissioner reports that Mex lean border Chinese coolies arc con | stantiy being smuggled Into this coun- | try from Mexico" The report shows | that'it cost the government an average of sss94 for deporting each of the BIO Chinamen sent to this country during l the year.
 The Commissioner again recommends increasing the penalties on steamship companies for bringing aliens afflicted l with contagious or loathsome diseases, | and either to enlarge the rohibitive classes and adopt means to comp.l | steamship companies to observe in good | faith the law which forbids them to | encourage or solicit immigration. The l Presidents suggestion for closing the Mexican border to all aliens except clt- | izens of Mexico Is also urged.
 During the early part of the year, | the report says, the White Slave" traf- 1 he was extensively revived Many of the girls and women imported for i'm. ! moral purposes were brought through Mexico and secured a right Co citizen ship by marrying Chinese born In this