The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04
Immigration
HAS DECREASED
Commissioner Deplores Fact
that Immigrants Come from
Southern Europe.

report Of Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor Nagel in his annual report to
the president contains the following
OH immigration:
J The report OF h commissioner
general of Immigration shows that the
number of aliens who entered the
country during the past fiscal year was
considerably smaller than the num-
Der that entered i'll the fiscal year
1910. viz, S7S,5S7, as compared with
1.041,57O, the difference being 1872
aS3. At the close of the fiscal year
1910 the influx of foreigners was large
and continuous. This condition Is
shown to- have obtained throughout
the next four months-July. August,
September and October-but begin
ming with November and extending
throughout the remainder of the year
there was a constant falling off in the
humble of arrivals.
The figures given above relate ia
immigrant aliens, viz. those coming
to the country with the avowed pur-
pose of remaining. In addition to the
S7S.5S7 such persons. 151,713 of the
annimmigrant class entered. making a
total of 1,030.300. compared with L.
l9S.O"1 for the previous fiscal year.
During the year there departed from
the country ~51S.215, of whom 295. $50
were of the cmigrant and 222,549 OF
the nonemigrant class. In the pre-
vious fiscal year 3S0.41S aliens left
the country. of whom 202,436 were OF
the cmigrant and 1882 of the non
emiyrant class. A comparison OF
these figures shows that the actual
increase in the alien population for
the fiscal year 1911 was 512,0S5, as
compared with S17,619 for the fiscal
year 1910, and 54%.S4% for 1909.
Condition OF Immigrants.
the Following facts regarding the
S1$.5S7 Immigrant aliens admitted
during the year are significant. The
ages of T14,7O9 of them ranged be-
tween IA and A years. while 117,S37
were under IA and 1904 were Al
or over. Concerning those over Ia
Years OF age. 1929 could neither
read nor write. and 1910 could read
but not write. Il total of lS5.2O3. II
is interesting to compare this with the
number of il%litrrates admitted in the
as TIL" decrease of 7:.337 is not ex
planned by the general decrease in inn
migration. but is an actual lowering
of the ratio. thus: OF those admitted
III 1910 over II years OF age 2S per
cent were i%lliterate. while of those
admitted in 1911 over IA years Of age
only 24.5 pei cent We're i%lliterate. The
| Oed amount vi IiloIiSS SHOW W III
spection officers by arriving aliens
was $29,411,4Ss, or an average OF
about $33 per person. There is NO
way to determine how much of this
was sent the applicants by relatives OF
friends living in the United States
or the aliens entering $4,000 claimed
to have paid their own passage, while
2S1.7lS admitted that their passage
had been paid by relatives and 1856
admitted that it had been paid by
some person other than IL relatives
On this point it is difficult to obtain
reliable information, as dependence
must be placed upon the statements
made by h aliens. who frequently
feel that it is to their advantage to
not disclose the facts. The fact thai
over 33 1-3 per cent of the total num-
Der admitted were assisted. whereas
in 1910 only % per cent were, indi-
Gates a remarkable increase.
Departing Aliens.
During the year 295.666 aliens emil
grated from the United States. Con.
corning 49.OS0 of these. a record OF
the period they had lived here could
not be procured. as they left across the
Canadian border. he statistics show
however. that 1889 of these emf.
grants were less than 14.24S.O21 were
from IA to "A, n S1.756 we're As
years OF & or over: 2O1.294 had re.
sided i'll the United States less than {
Years. 35.323 from 5 to 10 years. a..
$50 from 10 to IL years, o,43S from
10 to 20 years, and 2,541 over &c
Years.
Occupation of Immigrants.
1T is interesting to note the genera,
classes into which the occupations O,
I the aliens entering and leaving the