The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-04

WASHINGTON, November 3.-Tne
total number OF Chinese In the United
States proper. according to the census
OF 1870 was 1851, while the total
number OF Japanese VAS 73.157. These
figures for 1910 arc comparable with
s9.s8a Chinese and 24.32G Japanese who
we're In the United States proper in
1900. showing that tho number of
Chinese I'm this, country In 1910 was
1888. loss than in 1900 while The mum
Der OF japanese increased 1881 from
1900 to 1910. These figures DE- not In
ciude the Chinese md Japanese under
the American flag living In the out
lying possessions OF tile United States.
This information il contained in a
bulletin on Ch.nonc and Japanese In
the United States. soon TO be published
by tho Bureau or the Census.
The Chinese and Japanese in the
United states arc mostly adults. Thus.
While 36.5 per cent OF the native white
people In this country are under fiftsen
years of aga only b.S per cent of the
Chinese arc below that nge. and only
6.9 per cent OF tho Japanese Two
thirds. or 6o.S per cent Of tho Japn-
nese enumerated by the census were
between twenty-five and torty-tivo
OF them were over forty-five. OF the
Chinese. on the other hand, AT por
cent were over forty-ilve. The cxpla-
nation of this difference Is found In
the fact that the Japanese represent
n more recent immigration than the
Chinese. or tho Chinese cnumora ted In
1910. 40 per cent came 10 the United
States prior to 1890. ns compared with
j per cent OF tho Japanese. Four
iifths OF the Japanese had immigratcd
t,t. RI t,,,r
tween 1900 and 1910. In the next four
years, or In the interval between tho
date OF the census and July I, 1914,
1929 Japanese arrived in the United
States, and 35.i15 departed. making
net immigration OF 1854: in tho same
interval 23.071 Chinese arrived md 60
1876 departed, making net emigration
OF 3,425.
or the 1851 Chinese in tho United
States In 1910, G6,saG We're male and
were about fourteen times as many
males ns females. Among the 72,l57
Japanese, tho number OF males was
5000, and OF females. 9,0S7, or about
seven times as many males as females.
Regarding marital condition, the
census reports that SO per con: OF the
Chinese men were single and 30 per
cont of the Japanese. For the females
or each race the percentage single was
very much smaller. only es per cent of
and only II per cent of the Japanese
women
or the Chinese over ten years OF aye.
lbs per cont wero illiterate: OF tho
Japanese. 9.e per cont. This indicates
for each race Il decline In illiteracv
since 1900, when the percentage OF
illiteracy was 80 for the Chinese aud
49, for the Japanese. "Illiterate," ns
the term Is used in the census. means
unable to write in any language.
Probably many OF the Chinese and
Japanese who know how to read and
Ignorant Of English. In fact, accord
Ing to the census. 41.2 per cent Of tho
chinese were unable to speak English
and 8a.3 per cent of the Japanese.
The bulletin Will present figures for
occupations for the Chinese and Japa-
nese combined, the data for each sepa-
rately not having been complied. or
the 1866 Chinese and japanese ten
years of age and over in the United
States proper in 1910, there were 12O.-
$50 males and asst females engaged
In gainful occupations. or tho num-
ber OF males. 1850 were servants. A.
957 were farm and dairy farm laborers.
1880 we're laundry operatives, 9,445
garden. greenhouse, nursery, etc. la
borers, 1910 laborers on steam rail-
roads, 6.s26 retail dealers In trade, Co.
39l laundry owners. officials and mana
gers, o,USO laDOTerS In DullulnS ana
hand trades, 3,167 laborers In fish cur
ing and packing. 2,s7T gardeners. flor
lists, fruit growers and nurscrymen.
259S statesmen. 2,i4S walters, 1850
restaurant, cafe and lunchroom.
keepers, 1856 farmers, 1924 laborers
in saw and planning mills, 1890 porters,
1,o32 fishermen and oystermen. the
remainder being employed in various
pursuits, such as BARRIERS. cleaners
gold, silver and coal mine operatives,
etc. The three groups of occupations
that give employment to tho majority
OF the Chinese and Japanese are farm
ing, domestic service and laundry
work. the Japanese being more rtumer-
GUS, in agricultural pursuits ond the
Chinese In domestic service and latin
dries.
More than one-haif Of both Chinese
and Japanese were reported from CALI
fornia.
Tho total number. OF farms in the
United States in 1910 operated by CHI
nose was $780,, az which. 513 were In
California. and the. total t,t,t,,1,ar 10