The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-11-28

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Like Mia
CARA, the flood of immigration to the
United States continues unabated.
Most remarkable is the fact that the
Southern Italians continue to pour in
to this country in an ever-increasing
volume. During the month of Sep
tember there landed at American
ports 31,S04 Southern Italians Close
ly following came the Hebrew, with
1S,141. A close third was Polish, with
14,319. Then comes Crotians and
Slovenians, 6,011; Germans, S,102;
English, 5,679; Northern Italians,
4,5S6; Irish, 1924; Scandinavians, A.
1884; Russians, 1888; Ruthenians,
3,57S, the balance being scattered be-
tween twenty-seven different nationa-
lities, with small number not desig-
mated as to nationality The total i'm
migration for the month of Septem-
Der was 136,247. The increase over
the previous month, August, was 10,-
O67 immigrants. Classified according
to occupations, the September immi-
grafton list included: Farm laborers,
L30, ,345; laborers, 24,421; servants, IT,
103. Among those declaring them
selves as tradesmen were 3,647 tai
lors, 174S carpenters and joiners, l.,
636 seamstresses, 1896 dressmakers,
nearly all of the known trades being
represented in the remaining number
included in this classification. The
distribution of these immigrants forms
another interesting chapter in the i'm
migration story. Those admitted dur
ing September were destined as fol-
lows: New York, 40,535; Pennsyl-
vania, 22,646; Illinois, 1912; Massa-
chusetts, 9,949; Ohio, 7,76S; New Jer-
sey, 6,531; Michigan, 5,265; Connecti-
cut, 1888; while the balance were
distributed to the various other states.
There were debarred during the
month under consideration 1887, the
greater number being excluded be-
cause of the likelihood of their becom.
ing public charges. For the months
of July, August and September there
have been admitted to the ports of the
United States 400,671 alien immi-
grants. During September there de-
parted 1924 emigrant aliens, and for
the three months, July, August and
September, 68,917 emigrant aliens de-
parted. If the ratio of immigration
continues during the balance of the
fiscal year the same as the three
months just noted, July, August and
September, the total immigration for
the year will aggregate 1,602,6S4, or
the largest immigration ever record
ed in the history of this country. The
greatest number of immigrants ad-
mitted in any fiscal year heretofore
was in 1907, when 1,2S5,349 were ad-
mitted to this country. From the
above statistical information it be-
comes apparent that congressional ac-
ton will have to be taken soon if the
submerging of American citizenship is
to be avoided. The constant stream
of foreigners, most of whom are ex-
plated by the large corporations, can
not rise above their squalor, long
hours, and meager wages, with an
ever-increasing number of aliens be-
ing crowded into the labor market
The immigration bill passed by con-
gress at the last session and vetoed
by President Taft would have afford
ed some relief. But there is an in
visible influence at work constantly
to thwart any efforts to reduce this
foreign human cataract 1t is with
little difficulty we trace at least a
part of this influence-but the crux
of the whole situation is that en-
ployers of labor are desirous of al
ways having crowded labor market
to draw from, that workmen will be
compelled to compete with one anoth-
er for Jobs. The present situation
must be corrected by the passage by
congress of an effective immigration
bill.