Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-19

pines-and that of these 1910 landed
at San Francisco, 9,O1O at New York
and 631 at Seattle"
Referring to Hawaii, the report
says: THE thorough 'Americaniza-
ton of Hawaii is a matter which de-
mands serious consideration and care
full and prompt action. 1t never will
be accomplished, in my judgment, I'M
der the present incomplete, haphazard
methods. Conditions should be made
such as to invite the proper kind Of
laborers to go to Hawaii from our
own country if possible, and laws
should be enacted that would induce
them to remain there as part of a
happy and contented population; any
thing less than this is not fair to Ha-
wall or to the mainland, especially so
much of the latter as is nearest to that
Territory.
"The Philippines are too distant to
be used with the same facility and fire.
quency as Porto Rico and Hawaii as
stepping stones to the United States,
nevertheless the Philippines are open
to be used land the attempt has al
ready been seriously made so to use
them) by aliens who would gain the
advantage of being examined at port
where, on the assumption that they
entered-as they usually do MOTTO
remain in the Philippines, they will
not be so closely scrutinized or re-
CURED to come up to so high a stand
ard as would be the case were they
applying at mainland port"
The last fiscal year has indicated,
the report states, that immigration
has apparently reached the million
mark permanently, and unless some
affirmative action is taken by the fed
eral government to restrict, or steps
are taken by European and other ma
tons to reduce the steady stream of
persons leaving the various countries
of the Old World, we need hardly ex-
pect that the number annually enter
ing the United States hereafter will
fall far below one million"
The net increase in population by
immigration was 769,276, the report
shows, as against S15, 1903 in 1918, and
401,S6 in 1912. A total of 1,21S, 480
persons actually were admitted, but
alien emigration from the United
States was 633,8O5. During the year
also, 1894 physically defective and
1874 mentally deficient persons were
debarred from entry. Those debarred
as liable to become public charges
numbered Is, 745, or 4S per cent. of all
those denied entry. A total of 2,2SS
persons were deported during the
year as immoral, criminal or anar-
chists. The number of white slaves
or slavers sent out of the country was
1910.
The report devotes considerable
space to the recently created employ
ment bureau for the distribution of
labor, inaugurated by Mr.. Caminetti
with the cooperation of the postoffice
and agricultural departments, and
along the lines referred to by Presi-
uGuI WILSON, III HIS 4AuldudpOllS Spt0CU.
The vital necessity of the plan is pub
licity, the report says, and already
much has been accomplished. Efforts
to enlist the aid of the press will be
continued, it is stated, and it is hoped
"a new department of information as
important in news sense as that
recording the daily reports of the
weather bureau, may be created by the
press for the benefit of its patrons"
with the publication of opportunities
for employment in the district in
which each paper circulates.
The report urged the enactment Of
some of the rural credit measures be-
fore congress which contemplates
placing at the disposal Of the labor de-
partment a fund to be used in the dis
tribution of labor to farming COM
munities and in aiding such laborers