The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
Commissioner General Can't
netti Says It Was Largest
Number Since 1907.
FAvORS A MANHOOD TEST
Many Chinese Lab0rers Steal In
Increase in the Japa-
nese Arrivals.

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the annual report OF the Bureau OF I'm
migration, Just made public. l.ls1.s92
aliens entered the United States In tho
last fiscal year This was q larger num-
Der than In any fiscal year since 1907.
The number exceeds that for the last
fiscal year by 35S.72c.
sioner-G General Caminetti adds
that the years net Increase IN population
from immigration is sl5,3o3 and that the
aliens have not only come. but have re-
manned. In larger numbers than hereto
fore. Tho report says that during the
year 3,Asl aliens were sent back who were
here In violation Of the law.
The immigration service Is more than
self-sustaining. and Is supported by the
head tax collected from immigrants. The
Appropriation for the fiscal year amounted
to s2.cc5. 900. and 3l.sis.75l was turned
into the Treasury as clear profit from the
head tax collected. in view OF this Com
missioner General Caminetti recommends
additional facilities. more examining sur
geons and other employees.
Commissioner General Caminetti recon-
nends manhood test for admission 10
the United states and IL test similar to
that given for recruits for the army. In
this connection ne says.
Favors Fewer Immigrants.
Regulation OF and reduction in volume
Of immigration from foreign lands are
the ready expedients to remedy. par
| ticularly in the cities, an already difficult
situation.
"Irrespective of whether or not the
literscy test IL adopted the standards OF
! the law regarding physical and moral
l 4 N - ~. ~, lls.
and the machinery for their enforcement
extensively improved
Tho report says that at present criminals
and anarchists are not reached as effectively
az they should be and that the three year
Limitation on the Governments right 70
deport should be removed. With respect
to criminals rejection the report says
the law should be predicated upon the
alien having committed a crime or mis-
demeanor involving moral turpitude
rather than upon his having been con-
| victed OF or admitting its commission.
Referring to the sources OF immigration
the report says:
1T will be found that ls2,sss immi-
grant aliens came from northern and
western Europe during the last year,
divided AZ follows: Belgium. 1905 Den
mark CATS France, a.s75; German En-
pire. 34,32s Netherlands, 5000: Norway.
1857 Sweden. 1902: Switzerland. 400
England. 1865: Ireland. 1856; Scot
| land. 1890; wales. 2.7<5, The total OF
these figures constitutes about 10 per cent
OF the entire immigration.
ION the other hand. $780, 1868, or about 70
per cent, came from eastern and southern
Europe and western Asia, divided as fol.
lows: Italy. 2s5.5+2 Russia. principally
southern. including Finland. 2sl, 04o; Aus.
! tria. 1925; Hungary. ll7.5so; Greece
22,sl7; Turkey in Europe. i41:s; rur.
key In Asia, 1885,; Portugal, lAi7i
Spain, 6,167; Bulgaria, Servia and Monte.
negro. 1853. and Rumania- Ass.
Immigration from Asia, not including
| the extreme western portion included ir
| the foregoing figures, amounted to Il.t03
consisting OF S,2Sl from Japan, ?,105 from
I China l79 from India and SIS from othei
portions of Asia People from these sec
lions are OF such a widely different racial
type from the main stock Of our
! population that racial assimilation 1,
, extremely difficult In addition. tn,
incapable Of assimilation In the polttica
sense. members thereof not being eitsibl,
for naturalization"
| or the total number OF aliens ADMITTED
sOs,l4< were males and 3sS.74s females
/ as5,355 were between the ages OF ~ an,
-: l&7.l6s were under IL and 6t.s7!
, were Is or over.
I 'of tTO6e auHiltteu, tHc TepOFt says
"2s9,sss lS6.s72 males and S+,i16 IL
rnales) could neither read nor write, an,
5.326 (2,s4a males and 2.ts% females
could read. but not write. This does no
, include any aliens under IL wears OF age
The illiterate aliens admitted, therefore
composed 2s per cent
The figures show an increase in tn
number of japanese admitted to both tn
continent and Territory Of Hawaii. Durinl
the last year. 6,sb9 Japanese applied 10
admission to continental United States. o
whom 6,77i were admitted and IS de
barred. During the year 6.0sl Japanes
applied at Honolulu, OF whom 1901 wer
admitted and $50 debarred,
"In the last year 6.662 Chinese wer
admitted. us compared with 5.32s In 1871:
b.i07 In 1914. 1880 In 1910. $685. In 1870
and t.e24 In 1905, the admissions beinI
6.s per cent. greater than for the proceed
ing year. IL per cent. greater than 10
1911. As per cent. less than for 1910. !
per can't. less than for 1909. and 30 pc
cent greater thas Tor lSes.