The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-06
SAFEGUARDING THE
IRISH IMMIGRANT
Director of the Mission of Our
Lady of the Rosary Tells of
the Years Work.
More Than Forty Thousand Irish
Men and Women Arrived in
U. S. During 1911.
Of That Number 1887 Settled in
New York-Massachusetts Got
Second Largest Number.

Year after year Rev. M. j. Henry,
director of the Mission of Our Lady of
the Rosary, for the protection of Irish
Immigrant girls, issues report Of the
work done. giving some interesting
statistics and much valuable informa-
ton.
immigration statistics recently COM
piled by the Department of Commerce
and Labor show that during the past
fiscal years S7S,5S7 persons We're ad-
mitted to the United States. OF these
4O,246 - 21,2s3 males and 1858 fe-
males-calne from Ireland; 35,512 Irish
immigrants were between the ages of
IA and A, while 2,s71 were under IA,
and 1868 were over As; they brought
with them $1,722,s42.
Where They All Settled.
The distribution Of Irish immigrants
was as follows: II to Alabama, 13 to
Alaska, % to Arizona. to Arkansas,
1,143 to California, 112 to Colorado,
1,069 to Connecticut, 81 to Delaware,
liz to District of Columbia. 26 to
Florida, II to Georgia, to Hawaii, 81
to Idaho, 1906 to Illinois. 200 to In
diana, 249 to Iowa, rs to Kansas, Al
to Kentucky, IL to Louisiana, 3Os to
Maine, l3o to Mar lauy'. 6,seJ to Mas :
sachusetts, 1866 to Michigan. $50 to
Minnesota, 2 to Mississippi, 319 to
Missouri, 374 to Montana, 81 to Ne
braska, 81 to Nevada, 235 to New
Hampshire, 2,41O to New Jersey, 8 to
New Mexico, 13,S47 to New York, to
North Carolina. 1875 to North Dakota,
800 to Ohio. 10 to Oklahoma, 19S to
Oregon, 4,S06 to Pennsylvania, 6G57 to
Rhode Island. 2 to South Carolina, 40
to South Dakota, 16 to Tennessee 1874
to Texas. SIS to Utah. 1O2 to Vermont,
As to Virginia, 6S1 to Washington, 80
to West Virginia, $50 to Wisconsin,
and "A to Wyoming.
Regulations governing the dis
charge Of immigrants at Ellis Island
have been considerably altered within
the last few years. AS governmental
safeguards increase, the services of
immigrant societies arc less in de-
mand. The immigration Department
prefers to discharge directly to claim
ants rather than through the medium
Of such organizations, and on the
whole this is a sensible view to take.
1t results in placing the responsibility
where of right it belongs, on the claim
ants or relatives. and on the immigra-
ton officials themselves. Moreover, the
detention at Ellis Island until condi-
tions are complied with amply insures
the safety of the immigrants and OBJ
liges the steamship company to meet
the cost Of maintenance.
Tho Missions Work.
Until Irish immigrants cease to come,
the Mission will continue in thier serv-
ice. 1t will, as heretofore. use it's in
tect Irish girls on board their vessels.
while through it's representatives at
ELLIS. Island it will watch over, guide
and otherwise assist them on their ar
rival. 1t will examine the claims and
fitness Of the relatives or friends who
call for immigrants at the Home. 1t
will continue to provide home free
of charge" for such girls as are dis
charged to the Mission by the inmi-
grafton authorities. It will try to To-
cate relatives of those who bring in
definite addresses. 1t will secure po-
sitions in good families for those ready
to go to work, and it will supply the
good offices of the priest, whose pres
ence and advice are ever welcome to
the Irish exile. Then, too, it will de-
pend for support on voluntary con-
tributions, for which appeal is made
| annually to the members Of the Ros-
ary Society. Membership dues are
only twenty five cents year, and in
return the Holy Sacrifice Of the Mass
Is offered three times weekly for all
subscribers.
In the twenty eight years that the
Mission has been in existence it has
depended entirely on the voluntary
support Of friends Within that pc
riod upwards Of 100000 girls have