The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
IMMIGRANTS POUR in
Large Increase for August
Over Last Year.
RUSSIA LEADS IN NUMBERS
Total from All Countries for the
Month of over $1,000, or 1928
More than Were Landed in Same
Period Last Year-September Fig
ures Are Also Large.

Chief Powderly. OF the information di-
vision Of the Bureau Of immigration,
viii have no trouble finding immigrants
to I'LL the 25O00O jobs In this country
paying from 50 per week TO 8 per day,
which employers offer. or to find the
| l,z00.000 settlers who are wanted by the
various States to occupy lands awaiting
development, at the rate at which aliens
continue TO pour into this country.
During August s,S25 foreigners set foot
on this strand. an increase of 17,233 over
August of last year. OF this number
1.0S3 were debarred. principally because
of mental moral. and physical defects,
while 269 returned to Europe Of their
own accord after landing here. This
still leaves a net Of over 1890 arrivals
in one month 70 help hll the quarter
million jobs and the million vacant spots
in rural districts. if they can only get
swift and proper distribution.
Members Of the Immigration Commits
sion. who have been abroad to study the
subject. say that the Germans make the
most desirable immigrants. yet of this
lot OF practically looclO arrivals. the
German Empire sent but 3.923. Belgiums
are reputed 10 be the next best immi-
grants yet that country Welded but 4S2:
England, oslo, and Ireland, $50.
On the other hand, Italy is said 10
give the worst immigrants. and it poured
into this country during August an army
OF l62sS men, women and children.
Flee from Political Unrest
The internal political unrest of the
European nations is curiousIy reflected
In the immigration figures. Russia. OF
course. with its portending crash and
continuous massacres, sends Zl,Gis. Aus
tria and Hungary. a smouldering vol
| cano Of socialistic and parliamentary
| outbreaks. sent over l2,000 apiece. while
from Portugal. where an upheayal and
conflict with the ruling house is in pros
! pect any moment, the arrivals have
jumped from 635. for August. 1896. 10
SIS for August this year.
Influx from Cannda and Mexico.
The two next-door neghbors Of the
! United States-Dominion Of Canada and
Mexico-each show heavy increase Of citi-
zens sent into thlsscountry. From Brit
ish North America there came AIS this
past August, against 166l during the
same period last year. From Mexico
the immigration was s3i. against l34 for
August. 1893. The Canadian movement is
due to farmers seeking newer lands in
warmer climates with long harvest sea-
sons. while the Mexican movement is rr-
garded as only temporary. due 10 the
drought iu Northern Mexico and the de-
mand for cotton pickers I'm Texas.
Another increasing item I'm the August
immigration report is the return, in ad-
dltiou TO the aliens. during August of
30 o33 Anericans-nelrly I0o0 a day-from
their annual European tour.
New York Of course leads as the port
Of entry with 1914 foreigners admitted
The Mexican border. with lli2 arrivals.
and Galveston. with 1.3lS arrivals. show
/ increases over august Of last year New
I Orleans recorded only "A immigrants, and
Tampa bat g.
The need OF close supervision on the
Mexican and Canadian frontier is shown
ia the report on aliens debarred. out Of
the 756sS aliens who arrived In New York
only 426 We're debarred. 100 of whom had
trachoma and 1N were paupers- out Of
the 1Z3 presenting themselves at the
Mexican border l+S were debaTred So OF
whom had tTaChoma and q Of whom were
paupeTs on tie Canadian frontier, out
of 4i65 arrivals. 2S1 were debarred. OF
whom p had trachoma and 63 were with
[ out funds
The heavy traus-A Atlantic traffic so far
this month indicates that the September
report will likewise be o most interesting
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