Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-10

ferred to in Commissioner Generals
Report.
Washington, Special. - The fiscal
year ended June 80, 1905, produced 4
record eclipsing all former figures on
the subject of immigration, according
to the annual report Of Frank P. Sar-
geant, the commissioner general Of
immigration. During that period the
report says, the population Of the
United States was increased by the
Of 1,100, 73S immigrant ali
ems. and 65,61S non-immigrant aliens
entered at its ports, making the total
1,l66,353. The increase
last years record Of 1,O59,75 5
Q,O26,499 aliens plus 1926 transit),
was 1O6,598. During the fiscal year
1905, 1l,400 aliens were rejected and
during the past year 1892. Of the
immigrant aliens that is, those intend
ed settling in the United States, there
were 764,483 males and 336,272 fe-
males. The tendency Of immigration
during the past few years to gather
its steady increase principally from
the countries Of Southern Europe is
referred to. without exception
the report says "the countries from
which we formerly obtained the great
or part Of our foreign population, and
which are inhabited by races nearly
akin to Y own, have supplied us with
smaller numbers during the past wear
than during 1905-Ireland 1850.
England 1928, Sweden 1921, Ger
many 500. Denmark 1929 and Scot
land I'LL less. On the other hand
the four most considerable gains are:
Italy 5,165; Russia 3o,769; Greece
1914 and Turkey Tin Europe) and
Asia. 5,l65.
The immigration from Austria-Hun-
gary amounted to 265,l3S, Italy in
Guiding Sicily and Sardinia, 273,12O.
Russian empire and Finland 215 100.
China 1874; Japan 1885; the West
Indies 1855.
The immigration from Southern and
Eastern Europe the commissioner saws
Is a result of general unrest exist
ing among the laburing classes of
those sections which is encouraged. or
sven fomented, by the agents of the
transportation companies securing the
country FOR passengers, and the COM
missioner says more drastic measures
are required to effect a discontinuance
OF the steamship practices.
North and Central States.
The North Atlantic and North Cen
tral States together received 90 per
cent OF the entire immigration Of
1906, and the South 4 per cent. The
report refers to what Commissioners
Sergeant believes to have been exten-
s1Ve schemes to secure foreign labor
brought to light in the past year and
now beng investigated. The evidence
is already at hand, the report saws.
TO show that some individual or y.
Poratlon is engaged in importing num-
bsrsr ct japanese laborers to work on
M railroads of the Northwest. These
Japenese come to Hawaii destined to
hotels kept by labor agents and
claim that they are merely seeking
labor that may be secured in tho IS,
lands. After remaining a few day.
or weeks there. they ship for North
western mainland ports. Having been
admitted At the Hawaiian port their
voyage hence is coastwise, and thew
cannot be examined on arrival At The
mainland ports under the alien labor
contract or any other provision of tbs
immigration laws. japanese have
been arriving at San Francisco. coast
wise from Honolulu and Canadia,.
ports, at the rate Of 1000 to 1000 ner
month, and the report savs .evara1
Thousand laborers have been import
ca this evanston Of the law. Dis
cusslng difficulties in ENFORCING the
chinese exclusion law the report r.
eommends stationing officers in Chin.
TO investigate and approve certificates
issued by the Chinese government to
members OF the exempt classes. such
plan to supercede that of having tho
interrogation made by United States
consular officers.
As To The Cinnamon.
Complete and detailed registration
Oh all Chinese in the United States r.
AGAIN recommended. Any Chinese
laoorer found in the United States
aiser the registration act, who has not
a residence certificate o,d :e g,
~ Ne mere unlawfully should, the re-
port says, be ,deported. The comn;s-
sloner reports that on the Mexican
porosr Chinese coolies are constantly
eel Struggled into this countr;
a.on mexico. The Presidents sug-
gestion for closing the Mexican hor-
der to all aliens except citizens of
Mexico is also urged. During the
early part Of the year, the renort
says, the "White slaven traffic wa.
extensively revived. MANY of thc