Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Results Are Gratifying.

Qualification Is expressed as a result of
the experiment In immigration con-
troll as affecting the Japanese. following
the anti-Japanese agitation Il. California
several years ago.
There has been a material reduction,
the report states. In both the number of
japanese admitted and deported. In 1908
9.5A Japanese were admitted to CONT
mental United States and 1904 to Hawaii,
while for 1909 the corresponding figures
are 2.432 and 1.483.
Contrary to the general impression. it
mitted to the United States has increased
during the past four year. Mr.. Keefe Is
pessimistic regarding the efficacy of the
law. Despite all that Is said and done,
he says, the bureau is always confident
at the close Of any year that many Chi
nese Of the excluded classes have evaded
the border officers. however vigilant they
may have been, and there are doubtless
now in this country at least as many
not entitled to residence as of the law
fully resident class.
1t is, urged that the exclusion laws be
merged in the general immigration law,
SO that the administrative progress of ex-
pulsion therein provided may be used.
Recommendations Submitted.
A number of other recommendations
are made, which the commissioner says
may be considered revolutionary, but are
regarded as necessary to make the law
effective and satisfactory.
During 1909 6,393 Chinese were reeu-
larly admitted. against 1924 in 1908, 3.255
In 1907 and 2,732 in 1905 The worst fea-
ture, the report states, is that the in
grease Is almost confined to classes which
are or soon become laborers and whose
residence here violates the spirit of the
law.
immigration, which during 1900 fell of
from the two previous years the report
states, is reassuming it's normal proper
tons. The months OF January to June,
| 1909, showed increases over the same
months of 1908. This is attributed by
the commissioner principally to the fact
that those interested In storage passen-
ger carrying have magnif1ed beyond all
reasonable limits the improvement in in
dustrial conditions to encourage such
emigration.
The report states that ia, 800 unskilled
laborers of the immigrant class entered
and 1895 Of the emigrant class depart
ed during the year. or the Isl. 1856 immi-
grant aliens who entered the United
States during the year, 1888 were under
fourteen and 3S,517 were forty-f1ve or
| over. OF those over thirteen years Of age
191 .O49 could neither read nor write, an
increase in the ratio of illiteracy to % per
cent, as against Is per cent in 1905 For
various reasons 10,411 aliens were de.
ported.
Reference is made to the economic
problem arising from the fact that
about 81 per cent of the immigrants are
coming from southern and eastern Europe.
The continuance of this preponderance is
declared to be a question concerning every
patriotic citizen, for 1t is stated there can
be little homogeniety between people Of
those sections and the real American.
Distribution Of Immigrants.
| A distribution of more than 5000 per-
sons was effected during the fifteen
months ended June. 1909, through the OPP
eratiOns of the division Of information, of
which 1856 were sent to agricultural
communities. The report states the divi-
sion is directing it's efforts toward a prac-
teal solution of the problem of the scare
ity of farm help.
Particular care, it Is declared, has been
taken to direct no men to places where
they might be used to replace labor al
| ready employed. The field of activity
comprised forty states and enc territory.
There were issued during the year 81,
337 certificates of naturalization. an ex-
cess of 11,S2O over the preceding year.
The four states in which the work of
naturalization was transacted principally
| were New York. Pennsylvania, illinois
and Massachusetts,.
p. A. Spengler is dead at Strasburg. Va,
from the infirmities of age, being in his
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