New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
large measure the work Of the second Sen
Grafton. O.
Burden Of Charity Decreases. "

large measure the work OF the second gen
Grafton. o.
Burden Of Charity Decreases. ~
''It is also true" Mr.. Lauterbach con-
ttnued, that the increased number Of for.
eign born has added no proportonate IN
crease OF burden on tho community. In
fact, the burden Of charity has enormously
decreased IN the last ten years"
The upstate figures showed that the
number of Russians IN Albany had In
creased about $50 per cent, in Buffalo
nearly 800 per cent and in Syracuse about
the same. There were proportionate or
even greater increases IN the other ma
tionalities- This seemed to bear out the
contention of Mr.. Mason that q fair
amount Of distribution was going on auto
matically.
Considering distribution within the city
limits, the statement showed that the
Borough Of Queens had an increase OF more
than n per cent in It's foreign born pop
ulation in the last ten years. In 1900
the number was 44,615, while two years
ago IL had jumped to 1918. The Bronx
showed the second greatest increase, hav-
ing moved up from sl,25s to 14s,935. or
about 10 per cent Brooklyn's foreign
born population increased from 353,750
to 571,S5s, while Richmond came along
with an increase Of only sos per cent.
the figures standing at 1881 for 1900
and 24.27S for 1910.
The proof Of a fact known for some
time TO students Of immigration was
pointed out by Theodore Sutro. president
Of the United German Societies OF New
York II was the decrease in the num-
Der Of German inhabitants Of tho state
and city. Mr.. Sutro gave as among the
reasons leading UP to this tho decrease
in German immigration. duo TO the grow
ing prosperity Of the fatherlandJ TO the
elaborate system Of paternalism which
the German government has established
for the workingmen Of the empire, to the
attitude Of the German government tow
ard emigration and to the unreasonable
and drastic immigration laws In force IN
this country. a
Sutro Favors CurIey Bill.
Mr.. sutro laid particular stress on Shfs
latter point, remarking that It scared away
not only the Germans. but many other for-
eisners who might be desirable as frnnni-
grants He said he was strongly IN favor
OF the Curley measure, now before Con"
sress. providing for sweeping reforms IN
the immigration statutes, and was unalter-
ably opposed 10 the Dillingham; BuruetS
| bills. which include a literacy test for IN
coming aliens. The Curley bill. he said.
would limit the power of the Commissioning
TO keep out an immigrant on the ground
| that he might, in his opinion, become
public charge: would prevent the separae-
| ing OF families. would increase the number
Of medical examiners and inspectors, and
| would institute board Of appeals where
the regular court procedure would hold.
While the total number OF Germans has
, decrea sed. the number in the two boroughs
| Of The Bronx and Queens has Increased
during the decade. the latter by nearly ten
thousand Mr. Sutro suggested that this
was due to the love OF the German for q
| house Of his own. no matter how small "
might be The German showed a dislike
of tenement houses he said. more than any
other race.
The Irish show a falling OF IN the state
and city as a whole, but they also have tn
creased in The Bronx and Queens, though
not so greatly as the Germans. conmis-
sioner Williams OF the Bureau Of 1mmigra-
ton remarked on the decrease IN the ma
tionalities from Northern Europe and the
enormous increase from Southern Europe.
William s Bennett, former member OF the
House Committee on immigration, was not
disturbed by the influx OF the southern
races. He said the literacy in the city mad
increased remarkably in the last ten years
in spite Of this and added that the Dill
Burnett bills should be killed. with
| the Root amendment.