Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-07
Report Of Commissioner Gen.
eraI Sargent Shows Vast
Majority Of Immigrants
Are From Southern Europe.
JAPS SNEAK INTO UNITED
STATES BY WAY OF HAWAII
Thousands Of 0rientaIS Reach
Pacific Coast Ports Every
Month - Closer Inspection
System Urged,
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Washington. Jan. G.-The fiscal
year ended June go. 1906. produced a
record eclipsing all former figures on
The subject of immigration. accord
Ing to the annual report of Frank
Sergeant. commissioner general of
immigration. During that period. the
report says. the population of the
United States was increased by the
admission of LOO, 1856 immigrant
aliens, and 65,61S non-immigrant
aliens entered at this port, making the
total admissions 1,166.353. The in
crease over last years record Of
1,O95,555 was 106,50S.
During the fiscal year 1905 the de-
partment rejected 11.4S0 aliens and
during the past year 12.432 of the
immigrant aliens, that is, those who
intend 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
numbers during the past year than
during 1905-lreland 1850, England
15,21S. sweden 1921, Germany 3,010, I
Denmark 1,229 and Scotland 1.11li
less, on the other hand, the -four
most considerable gains are Italy 3D.
64s. Rssssia~90, 96S. Greece S,374, and
Turkey 5.165.
The immigration from Austria
Hungary amounted to 265,13S; Italy, /
including Sicily and Sardinia 271.120. /
Russia and Finland, 215,665; China.
1874; Japan, 1885 and the West In
dies, 1866. The immigration from
southern n eastern Europe. the
commissioner says, is a result of gen.
eral unrest existing among the labor
ing classes. The commissioner says
that drastic measures are required to
effect "A discontinuance of these prac-
tees.
That the physical n mental quail
ity of the aliens we are now %receiv-
ing is much below those who have
come in former years. he says. is evil
dent.
The North Atlantic and North Cen
cent OF the entire immigration OF
1906. the south 4 per cent.
The report refers TO what the COM
mission believes to have been extern
sive schemes TO secure foreign labor
brought to light in the past year and
now being investigated. The evidence
is Halready at hand, the report says, to
HilOM lilNA 01lilt HUN Ai1aA - Db~N
ration is engaged in importing num-
bers of japanese laborers to work on
the railroads Of the northwest. The
japanese come to Hawaii destined
10 hotels kept by labor agents and
claim that they are merely seeking
labor hat may be secured in the is
lands. They are admitted to the
islands, and after remaining IA few
days or weeks there, they ship for the
northwestern mainland ports. Hav-
ing been admitted to the Hawaiian
ports their voyage thence is coast
wise" and they annot be examined
on arrival at the mainland ports n
der the alien labor contract or any
other provision of the immigration
laws. Japanese immigration direct TO
San Francisco from Japan dropped
during the year to very small figures,
doubtless. the report says from causes
similar to those Just referred to. The
immigration commissioner 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. &
The Chinese exclusion law and the {
many difficulties attending its en- }
forcement are discussed. The COM
mission recommends stationing Off !
GERS in China to investigate and ap- {
prove certificates issued by the Chin [
csc government TO members of the {
exempt classes, such plan to super ,
sede that Of having the investigation :
made BY United States consular off,
GERS. Greatly improved conditions re- A.,
suited from the presidents order OF T
last spring instructing consular Off ,
GERS as TO their duties concerning
thesa certificates. Various methods r
are pointed out in the report by winch :
the Chinese seek to enter IN violation )
of law under the guise OF merchants.
etc. Complete and detailed reeistra- +
lion Of an Chinese In the United
Sinics Is again recommended. ANY ,
Chinese lahOrer found in the lnileo :
States "a yea after the registration +
act who has not . residence certh- y
cate. and j. found 20 unlawtullN pe !
hero. the law SAYS must be depofted' .
The commissioner reports mat On T
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ere constantly being smusgiea INTO F.
ihis country frozen Mexico q
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