The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-07
.1,166,353 ALIENS
WERE ADMITTED.
Last Fiscal Year Broke All I'M
migration Records for This
Country.
AUSTRIA HUNGARY LED
Great Falling Off of Irish, Eng
lish, Scotch and Germans
and Danes.
AUSTRIA HUNGARY LED

WASHINGTON, d. c., January 6.-The
fiscal year ended June 30, 1906, produced
a. record eclipsing all former figures on
tho subject Of immigration, according to
the annual report OF Frank p. Sargent,
the Commissioner-General OF Immigration.
During that period, the report says. the
population OF the United States was In
creased b. the admission OF 100. 1876 I'M
migrant aliens, and 65,s18 nor-immlgrant
aliens entered at It's ports, making the
total admissions 1.166, 1853. The increase
over last years record of 1857 65 d,026.-
1893 aliens. plus 1885 transits) was 1885,
SOS. During the fiscal year 1905. 11,4SO
aliens were rejected. and during the past
year, 1892. OF the immigrant aliens
that is. those who intended getting in the
United s~tates-there were 764.4s3 males
and 33s.272 females.
The tendency Of Immigration during the
past few years to gather its steady In
crease principally from the countries OF
Southern Europe Is referred to. without
exception" the report says. the coun-
tries from which we formerly obtained
the greater part OF our foreign popnla-
ton. and which are inhabited by races
nearly akin to our own, have supplied
us with smaller numbers during the past
year h during 1sos-Ireland, 1850;
England, 1913; Sweden. 1881; Germany.
3,o1O; Denmark. 1.22s. and Scotland. LII
less. On the other hand. the four most
considerable gains are Italy. 5.ih; Russia,
3O.7ss: Greece. s.g76. and Turkey Tin Eu-
rope and Asia). 5,i65.
The immigration from Austria-Hungary
amounted to 26.13S: Italy. including Sicily
and Sardinia. z73,1eo; Russian Empire and
Finland. 215.6 Sos; China, 1,544; Japan, l3.$55;
the West Indies. 1856.
General Unrest.
The immigration from Southern and
Eastern Europe, the commissioner says,
Is a result OF general unrest Existing
among the laboring classes Of these SEC
tions. which is encouraged, or even TO-
mented, by the gents of the transport
tation companies securing the country for
passengers. and, the commissioner says,
more drastic measures are required TO ef-
feet a discontinuance OF these stsamyhip
practices.
The North Atlantic and North Cen
trail States together received 80 per cent.
OF the entire immigration OF 1906, and
the South 4 per cent The report refers
TO what Commissioner Sargent believes
to have been extensive schemes to secure
foreign labor brought to light in the past
year and now being Investigated. The
evidence is already at hand, the repfrt
| says, to show that some individual or
corporation is engaged In importing num-
bers Of Japanese laborers to worl. on the
| railroads Of the Northwest. These Japa
nese come to Hawaii destined to ~"i:o:sls'
! kept BY labor agents, and claim that
they are merely seeking labor that may
| be secured in the islands. After re-
! naming a few days or weeks there they
ship for Northwestern mainland ports.
Having been admitted at the Hawaiian
| port, their voyage thence ia coastwise,
- No., m ,~1e h1 A~av,t,a1 an n rrit-al
at the mainland port under the allen
labor contract or any other provision OF
| the immigration laws. japanese have
| been arriving at San Francisco. coastwise,
from Honolulu and Canadian ports, at
the rate of 1000 to 5000 per month, and
| the report says several thousand laborers
have been reported under this evasion
| of the law. Discussing difficulties in en-
forcing the Chinese exclusion law. the
report recommends stationing officers In
China to investigate and approve GER
tihcates issued by the Chinese govern
ment to members of the exempt classes
such plan to supersede that of having the
investigation made by United States con-
Sular officers.
To Deport Chinese.
Complete and detailed registration Of
all Chinese in tho United States is agar
recommended. Any Chinese laborer found
in the United States after the registra'
ton act, who has not q residence ceru
fcate, and II found to be here unlawfuHy
should. the report says. be reported
The commissioners reports that oil tn,
Mexican bordeS Chinese coolies arc CON
stantly being Struggled into this coun'
try from Mexico. The Presidents sls'
yestion for closing the Mexican border
to all aliens except citizens of Mexico ii
also urged. During the early part o
the year, the report says, the whit
slave" traffic was extensively revived
MANY of the girls and women, importei
for immoral purposes. were brougli
through Mexico and secured a right Il
citizenship by marrying Chinese born II