Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-01-12
REPORT OF
IMMIGRATION
DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR
OVER A MILLION ALIENS
CAME To THE U. S. s
One Hundred Thousand More Than
Previous Year-About 100000 Were
Sent 5aek-ltaly Sent over the
Most, While Scotland Sent the Least
Atlantic States Receive Most.

washington, Jan. THE fiscal year |
ended June 80, 1906, produced a 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
1,10O.735 immigrant aliens and 65,61S
nonimmigrant aliens entered at it's
ports. making the total admission l.
166,353. The increase over last years
record of 1.059.755 was 1O6.59S.
During the fiscal year 1905, the de-
partment rejected 11.4S0 aliens and
during the past year. IL, 1872 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, 32S1; Germany, 301O;
Denmark, 1929, and Scotland I'LL less.
On the other hand, the four most con-
siderable gains are: Italy, 51,641;
Russia. SO,76s; Greece. S974, and Tur-
key. 5165.
Italians, Huns and Slavs Lead.
The immigration from Austria-Hun-
gary amounted to 265.13s; Italy. in
Guiding Sicily and Sardinia, 273,12O;
Russia and Finland, 1865; China,
l544 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-
sting among the laboring classes. The
com missioner 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 80
per cent of the entire immigration Of
9O6, the south four per cent.
Schemes to Secure Foreign Labor.
The report refers to what the COM
missioner believes to have been ex-
| tensive schemes to secure foreign Ia
Dor brought to light in the past year
and now being investigated. The evil
dence is already at hand, the report
| says, to show that some individual or
| corporation is engaged in importing
numbers of Japanese laborers to work
On the railroads of the northwest.
| These Japanese come to Hawaii de
| stined to hotels" kept by labor agents
| Who claim they are merely seeking la
Dor that may be secured in the islands
| They are admitted to the islands and
lfter remaining a few days or weeks
here, they ship for the northwestern
main land ports. Having been ad
nitted at the Hawaiian ports theil
| voyage thence is "coastwise" and they
AN not be examined on arrival at the
main land ports under the alien labor
contract or any other provision of the
immigration laws. Japanese immigra
ion direct to San Francisco from Jap
IN dropped during the year to very
small figures, doubtless, the repor
says, from causes similar to those JUS
,eferred to. The immigration com
missioner at San Francisco reports
hat Japanese have been arriving there
,oastwise from Honolulu and from
! Canadian ports at the rate of 1000 t
900 per month. The report says tina
, ieveral thousand laborers have beer
imported under this evasion of thu
aw is not doubted"
Accommodations at Ellis island, &C
? ,ording to the report, are entirely in
, adequate for the inspection work
Chinese Exclusion Law.
The Chinese exclusion law and tn
main difficulties attending its en-
'orcement are discussed. The commits
Toner recommends stationing officer
China to Investigate and improv
/ certificates issued by the Chinese GOV
srnment to members of the exemp
.lasses. such plan to supersede tina
# having the investigation made b
United States consular officers. Greai
" improved conditions resulted froI
he presidents order of last spring il
I | structing consular officers as to thei
| iuties concerning these certificates
! | Various methods are pointed out in tn
, | -eport by which the Chinese seek
! inter the country in violation of tn
law under the guise of domicile
merchants, etc. Complete and detaile
registration OF all Chinese in tn
| United States is again recommends
!, Any Chinese laborer found in til
! United States 4 year after the regi
. ration act, who has not a registratic
!, certificate and is found to be unlawful
" here, should, the report says. be d
ported.
The commissioner reports that {
j the Mexican border Chinese collies al