Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-16

grafton for the fiscal year ended June
goth 1908, the work Of the bureau WAS
In many respects the most compre-
hensiye and interesting ever per
formed by il. Despite q decrease OF
80 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. II. Larned, Deputy
commissioner OF immigration, under
whose direction the report was pre-
pared owing to the death of Commits
sioncr General Frank p. Sargent. the
year was remarkable for reduction
Of the number of aliens entering the
United States. The total immisra-
ton for the year was 1880. 5o2.4'9
less than for the year 1907. During the
fiscal year OF 1907. 1904 aliens were
rejected; during the past year. 1922
were rejected.
By reason Of an amendment TO the
law the report for the first time 1ur
nishes figures which show approx
mately the net increase In population
BY immigration. TIL" figures Indicate
that the net increase was 2p9.Sb7 VI
the aliens admitted. 63O.61l were be-
tween the ages OF fourteen and iortF
four years. OF those admitted. liz
293 could II, ither read nor write. and
2,3lO could read. but not write. There
fore, about &c per cent. were illiterate
a decrras" Of four per cen. in COM
parisOn with 1907. The total amount
OF money brought into tn" country
BY arriving immigration was $l1.IS4.
geo an average OF almost $23 a per
son. During the year there were
turned back at the ports l0,902 aliens
-abort $40 per cent of the total
number applying for admission.
II is pointed out that the past year
was abnormal concerning emigration
as well as concerning immigration.
the same reason 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-ltaiy.
Austria Hungary. Greece. Turkey and
the small principaliti2s surrounding
them. Russia furnished G4 per cent
OF the total. The report says the the
change in the law extending the find
ing provisions to cover the bringing
Of mentally, as well as physically DIS
easel aliens to the United States. and
placing tuberculosis under the same
ian. is OF great benefit. During the
year, 1906 aliens were rejected on
account Of physical. 80 on account
of mental. and 81 on account OF NOR
al. defects; to which should be added
$40 rejected for minor physical or
mental defects sufficiently grave to
affect ability to earn living. The
number of criminals apprehended and
deported increased from II In 1907 TO
IL in 1908. Two anarchists were re-
fused admission. There was great
activity in the suppression Of the I'M
pOrtatiOn OF alien women for immoral
purposes. OF these women, 124 were
rejected: - procurers were denied ad-
mission: while ~ alien immoral wom-
en- and two procurers were deport
ed from the country; fourteen procur-
ers were convicted and sentenced to
terms of Imprisonment and fines. A
systematic campaign was inaugurattd
during the year against the importa-
ton Of immoral women and the re-
suits have been gratifying. While
Investigations into IN" whit" slaN"
trafic are difficult, the success al
tendant upon them has been saiStac-
tory.
The report SHOWS that the enforce
ment OF the law relating to alien con
tract labor was unprecedentedly sue
cessful. In the year. 1882 contract
laborers were rejected and c+0 were
arrested and expelled from the coln,
try.
The report expresses qualification
with what has been accomplished in
enforcing the Presidents proclama-
ton directing the exclusion or Japa'
nese and Korean laborers. who after
securing from their own governments
passports to Hawaii. Canada 81 Next,
co. used such passports. contrary to
the wishes CT t.reir own governments
to obtain entry 10 the mainland OF the
United States. In the course Of the
year 1907. 3i..9S Japanese aliens ap.
piled for admission to the United
| States. In the year 1908. 1891 Japa
nese aliens applied for admission. OF
those applying for admission in the
last year, 1928 were admitted.
The total increase in population by
Japanese immigration vas 3.S2s.
The report indicated inadeQuacy OF
the Law to accomplish without cause
for complaint The exclusion o! Chinese
! who are barred by the statute. The
smuggling Of Chinese into the United
; States goes On. although many are
apprehended in the vicinity OF the
land boundaries and deported. or the
Chinese arrested SO per cent were
taken into custody in the districts
Immediately connected with the land
boundaries. Every effort has been
made by the bureau 70 prevent the
smuggling into the country OF Chinese
and an improvement is shown In this
work ever Previous years'
The report urges the government
70 take effective means TO preveat
the congestion 81 arriving aliens n
N" crea; ccntcrs Of population D1r'
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