Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-01-12
REPORT OF
IMMIGRATION
DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR
over A MILLION ALIENS
CAME To The u. S.
One Hundred Thousand More Than
Previous Year-About 100000 Were
Sent 5ack-ltaly Sent over the
Most, While Scotland Sent the Least
Atlantic States Receive Most.

Most, While Scotland Sent the Least
Atlantic States Receive Most.
Washington, Jan. THE fiscal year
ended June so, 1906, produced a rec
ord eclipsing all former figures on the
subject of immigration, according to
the anrNal report of Frank Sargent,
commissioner general Oh immigration
During that period, the report says
the population of the United States
was increased by the admission of
l1OO,735 immigrant aliens and 65,61S
nonimmigrant aliens entered at It's
ports, making the total admission l.
l66,353. The increase over last years
record of 1,059,755 was 106,59S.
During the fiscal year 1905, the de-
partment rejected 11,4S0 aliens and
during the past year. IL, 432 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, 1850; England,
1928; Sweden, 1891; Germany, 3010;
Denmark, 1929, and Scotland I'LL less.
On the other hand, the four most con-
siderable gains are: Italy, 51,641;
Russia, 30,76&; Greece, 1914, and Tur-
key 5165.
Italians, Huns and Savs Lead.
The immigration from Austria-Hun-
gary amounted to 265,13S; Italy, in
Guiding Sicily and Sardinia, 273 ,120;
Russia and Finland, 215,6G5; China,
1874; Japan, 1885, and the West In
dies, 1866
Lower Grade of Citizenship.
The immigration from southern and
eastern Europe, the commissioner
says, is a result of general unrest ex-
listing among the laboring classes. The
commissioner 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 90
per cent of the entire immigration of
1906, the south four per cent.
Schemes to Secure Foreign Labor.
The report refers to what the COM
missioner believes to have been ex-
tensiye schemes to secure foreign la
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
after remaining a few days or weeks
there, they ship for the northwestern
main land ports. Having been ad-
mitted at the Hawaiian ports their
voyage thence is "coastwise" and they
can 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-
ton direct to San Francisco from Jap
an dropped during the year to very
small figures, doubtless, the report
says, from causes similar to those just
referred to. The immigration COM
missioner at San Francisco reports
that Japanese have been arriving there
cOastwise from Honolulu and from
Canadian ports at the rate of 1000 to
5000 per month. The report says that
several thousand laborers have been
imported under this evasion of the
law is not doubted"
Accommodations at Ellis island, ac-
cording to the report. are entirely in
adequate for the inspection work.
Chinese Exclusion Law.
The Chinese exclusion law and the
main difficulties attending its en-
forcement are discussed. The commits
sioner recommends stationing officers
in China to investigate and improve
certificates issued by the Chinese gov
eminent to members of the exempt
classes, such plan to supersede that
of having the investigation made by
United States consular officers Great
ly improved conditions resulted from
the presidents order of last spring in
structing consular officers as to their
duties concerning these certificates
Various methods are pointed out in the
report by which the Chinese seek to
enter the country in violation of the