The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-18
Save More Than Other Aliens
in United States
THEY SENT HOME IN 1906
Money Orders for sso,7os, so2--Immense
Sums Carried by Those Returning
How the Vast Army Of Immi-
grants Is Distributed.

Washington, D. c., Jan. ia study
q Immigrant laborers IN the United
States Is summarized in a bureau Of la
Dor bulletin which states that Italy,
Austria Hungary and the Slavic coun-
tries Of eastern Europe are at tile pres.
ent time the principal sources OF Tie I'M
skilled labor supply OF the United
states, more than two.thirds Of all the
immigrants now entering the country
coming from these countries. italy CON
tributes about one-fourth and Austria.
Hungary and the Slavic countries OF
eastern Europe something over two.fifths
Of our immigrants. This latter group
includes the Jews from eastern Europe
who, while not Slavs, economically and
industrially represent practically the
same classes. About half the unskilled
laborers coming from these countries had
previously been at work as farmers or
farm laborers. The Italian laborers are
said 70 save moe money at the same
wage rate than any other class Of Euro
pean lahorers in the United States.
Another bulletin presents an interest.
ing contribution TO the study of immi-
grafton and its relation to social and
industrial questions in an article on the
Economic Condition Of the Jews in
Russia" By /, M Rubinow
According TO the latest Russian Of
fetal statistics Chose Of 1877. the
100000 Jews ia Russia constitute about
4 per cent. Of the total population.
Largely because Of thel egal restrictions
upon the night Of domicile, "a per cent.
Of them live within the so.called pale
Ga territory representing less than 20
per cent. Of the area Of European Rus.
sal. where they constitute ll.6 per cent.
Of The total population.
Statistics show that 37.a per cent. OF
all jews Eainfuliy employed were en-
gagged in manufacturing and mechanical
pursuits, lg4 per cent. in personal ser
vice, and only si,B per cent, ii CONNER
cial pursuits. Moreover, these 3I6 per
Gent. serve the interests Of large sur
rounding agricultural population, 10
that the strictly commercial class rep
resented less than 4 per cent. OF the
population Of the pale unusually
small proportion.
In view Of the widespread impression
that the jew is unfit for agricultural
life, ii IL interesting to note that tile
Russian official reports show 10000 EN-
ployed in agricultural pursuits, or l50,-
900 all told whea the dependents are
included. The fnet that the numbers
are no larger Is due To the restrictions
against the Jew entering into agricul-
ture
An analysis Of the data Of manufae-
lures shows scarcely any Jewish wage
workers in factories owned ~ Geutiles.
Whether this be due TO difficulties Of
Sabbath rest, or ain anti Semitic feeling
il appears that the difficulties ii the
way of Jewish enterprise put serious
limitation to the opportunities Of jew
ish labor as we'll
The number Of Jews N the profess
sions Is quite small Not only does
the poverty Of the masse preclude
university education for many, but The
practice Of many professions. connected
in Russia with government service, is
prohibited By law or effectively restrict
al. while the chances Of entrance into
Others are limited BY the establishment
Of a limit to the number Of jews admit
ted to secondary schools and universe
ties.