The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11

Washington. Jan. 10.--As shown by the annual report of the Commission CT General of immigration for the ns- cal year ended June 30. 1908, the work of the Bureau was In many respects the most comprehensive and interest ing ever performed by it. Despite q decrease of 3s per cent in immigration the report shows that the work of the Bureau increased nearly 20 per cent during the fiscal year.
 The report of F. H. Larned, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration, under whose direction the report was pre- pared. owing to the death of Commis- sioner General Frank F. Sargent, the year was remarkable for a reduction of the number of aliens entering the United States. The total immigration for the year was 7s2.s70, 502,47s less than for the year 1907. During the fiscal year of 1907. i3,0e4 aliens were rejected; during the past year. lo,s02 were rejected.
 By reason of an amendment to the law. the report for the first time fur nishes figures which show approxi- mately the net increase in population by immigration. The figures indicate that the net increase was 2e9.s67. Of the aliens admitted, 63e,s71 were be- tween the ages of 14 and 44 years. Of those admitted, 172,293 could neith- CT read nor write, and 2.310 could read but not write. Therefore about 26 per cent we're illiterate, decrease of per cent in comparison with 1907. The to- tai amount of money brought into the country by arriving immigrants was s177sE22s. an average of almost s23 a person. During the year there were turned back at the ports 10.902 aliens ah i q.fH nS the total n1- Der applying for admission.
 It Is pointed out that the past year was abnormal concerning emigration as we'll as concerning immigration, the same reasons which reduced the latter having operated with perhaps greater force to increase the former.
 The bulk of the aliens came from southern or eastern Europe-Italy, Greece, Turkey and the small principalities surrounding them. Russia furnished 64 per cent/of the total. The report says that the change in the law extending the fning provisions to cover the bringing of mentally, as well as physically dis eased aliens to the United States, and placing tuberculosis under the same ban. is of great benefit During the year, 2,s0s aliens were rejected on ac- count of physical, 370 on account of mental, ana 3ll on account OI niOE&i defects; to which should be added 87e rejected for minor physical or mental defects sufflciently grave to affect abil- ity to earn q living. The number of criminals apprehended and deported in- creased from Il in 1907 to 41 in 1908. Two alien anarchists were refused ad- mission. There was great activity in the suppression of thes simportation of alien women for immoral purposes. Of these women, 124 were rejected; 43 pro- curers were denied admission, while A allen immoral women and two procur- CTS were convicted and sentenced to terms of Imprisonment and fined. A systematic campaign was inaugurated during the year against the importa- tion of immoral women and the results have been gratifying. While investi- gations Into the white slave" traffic are difficult, the success attendant up- on them has been satisfactory.
 The report shows that the enforce ment of the Jaw relating to alien con- tract labor was unprecedentedly sue- cessfuL In the year 1882 contract la