The New York herald., 1920-12-02
EUROPE POURS IN
HORDES OF UNFIT
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dent breaking or creating in the ethnic
aspects OF yesterdays throng. As usual
Poland contributed the largest quota and
about SO per cent. of Poland's contri-
button were Jews Italy retained second
place. Armenia third, Spain fourth. the
Slavs fifth and the Scandinavians sixth.
After that comes heterogeneous medley
or Portuguese, negroes. Albanians
Croats. cxpatriate Germans and Aus
TRANS Greeks. Turks and bland faced,
puzzled folks from eastern Europe who
seemed wholly unable TO define their
acknowledgement and women whose Gov
ernments blew up and away during the
war and the conference at Versailles.
From the records In the offices of
Frederick A. Wallis, Commissioner of
immigration. 1t was seen that all this
made but a typical day in this new
and sinister era OF immigration. De-
spite the fact that European govern
ments-old and new-are making ef-
forts 10 convince, their subjects that
without them and their ability to work
the governments must perish more
than 100000 will have knocked at the
gates OF America before January /.
Last January saw 5000 arrive. There
was steady increase every month
thereafter. By September the number
had increased to 1896. BY all prece-
dent October. November and December
should see the influx dwindling, but
instead this year the progression con-
tinues mounting. Commissioner Wallis
says that he would not be surprised
to see 100000 persons pass through Ellis
Island this month. And these are but
steerage passengers. The Commits
sioner does not keep the figures on
first and second cabin immigrants The
Department of Labor may have them.
And in this connection 1t is of inter-
est to know that during the war. immi-
grafton being all but non-existent, the
statistical bureau at Ellis Island was
abolished The war ended more than
two years ago. but the statistical di-
vision never has been reesta blished.
Therefore It is not possible tn ascertain
the most interesting vital economic
and Industrial figures that would in
themselves tell the story of present
day immigration.
Since July 1, the opening of the pres
ent fiscal year, 329, 62f aliens have en-
tered the United States. 1t Is not pos
sible to record, because of the abolition
of the statistical bureau. how many
more applied and were denied admit
tance. In the same period 1907 aliens
have been deported for various reasons.
Of those admitted the majority have
been Jews who stay for the most part
in hecities and towns. The receiving
sheets tabulate them occupationally as
merchants students, tailors, bakers,
statesmen, clerks, housewives and work.
ers In precious metals. The Jewish fam
lily arrives intact generally, the family
consisting of two adults and an average
of three children. A greater number of
Jews are detained for further investi-
CATION: a greater number of them are
deported as being likely to become pub
lie charges.
Th- .ast rratc ~ity OF Italians arriving
r~g.e.~- os laborers and workers-the
men and women Very few Of them are
farmers. Virtually none OF the Jews ad-
nit OF any desire to become agricul-
turists The Spaniards show a predomi-
nance of farm workers. The Czecho-
S,ovaks and the Jugo-Slovaks. the most
able bodied, well nourished and inde-
pendent of the majority factions in the
constant tide. register as farmers and
farm workers They come well provided
for. financially and otherwise. Their
children are the healthiest, and they
are lowest on the hospital list. Like
wise they rarely fail to pass the ab-
eurdlv simple educational tests. and the
majority of them read at least two
dialects