Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
VOTING STRENGTH IS GREAT
Millions of Alien Men Entitled to
Cast Ballot.
GERMANY LEADS NATIONS
Has Greater Representation in This
Country Than Any 0ther-Large
Per Cent Naturalized.

ne nlted States has been we'll named
the melting pot of the peoples Of the
world and never did the pot have more
work to do than at present. judging from
statistics which have just been compiled
by the census bureau Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, dealing with the
white foreign-bOrn males Of twenty-one
years or over now in continental United
States.
These white foreign-born men number
&646.S17. and in the United States there
are but 7,71O.697 white native-born
males of twenty-one years of age or over.
The proportion of white men Of legal age
in this country who We're born abroad
and of other nationalities is in truth
enormous.
In these days when one Of the most
exciting national elections of recent years
is at hand. it is Of interest to note that
there are 3,O43,117 white men. born in
other countries. who. IL not disqualified
because of Offenses against this govern
ment or because Of unsound mind. are all
qualified to cast their votes for preside1-
tial electors in November. These are the
fOreign-born males who have been natur-
allied, a total Of 45.6 per cent of the
foreign-born males of voting age in con-
tinental United States.
Germans in the Lead.
The natives of Germany lead all the
rest in this count of the foreign-born
males in this country, and it may be add
ed the Germans show the highest per-
centage naturalized. or 695 per cent. Ap-
proximately two-thirds of the white for
eign-born men in this country came from
northwest Europe, and 65 per cent Of
~
ttves of the southern and eastern divisions
Of Europe, 22.1 per cent are naturalized
1t Is a fact. however. that recent immi-
grafton has come in large part from those
countries whose native-born sons in the
United States show a low percentage OF
naturalization.
The second largest group Of foreign
born men In this country are the Rus
slams. with 737,15O. and only 26.1 per
cent of them are naturalized. Italians are
third In number with 712, 1921. and of the
sons Of sunny Italy In this country
only 177 per cent have been naturalized
Natives of Austria number 600, 365, and
only 34.6 per cent Of them have been
naturalized.
Relatively high percentages naturalized
are shown by the natives of Ireland, 67.S;
Canada, 81; England, 59.4: Sweden, 62.S
On the other hand, among the natives of
Hungary, 255, S47 in number, only. 1913 per
cent have become American citizens.
But Few Naturalized.
The lowest percentage of naturalized
foreign-bOrn men Is to be found in the
small group Of Montenegrins in this
country. They are 1870 in number and
81 per cent Of them have been natural
lied.
The tremendous problem which con-
fronts the people Of this country. politi-
cal and social. calling for the amalgama-
ton Of the peoples of the world into
Americans, may be suggested by the
statement that of the 26.999,151 men Of
twenty-One years Of age and over in con-
tinental United States. 9.1SS.454 are
foreign-bOrn white, negroes, Cinnamon,
Japanese and other races.
In other words, less than two-thirds Of
the men of voting age in this country are
natfve-born white men.