Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-30
33,0O0,O00 ALIENS
ABSORBED BY u
ireland and Britain Contributed
8,400,0 900; Germany
100000.
NOTHING LIKE IT IN HISTORY
Interesting Facts Brought Out In an
Analysis Of immigration and the
Foreign Born Element In Popu-
Iation Of Country.

Foreign Born Element IN Popu-
Iation Of Country.
Washington.-"High hope for the pro-
posed AmericanizatiOn program Is held
out by a study Of the remarkable way
the United States has absorbed the
amazingly large foreign element of its
population" says bulletin from the
National Geographic society.
In describing the volume Of this In
fiux, not generally realized, which was
halted by the European war, the bull
letin quotes from a communication to
the society as follows:
who can estimate our debt to immi-
grafton? Thirty-three million people
have made the long voyage from alien
shores to our own since 1t was pro-
claimed that all mef are born free
and equal, and liberty's eternal fire
was kindled first on American soil
History records no similar move
ment Of population which In rapidity
or volume can equal this. Compared
to it, the hordes that invaded Europe
from Asia, great and enormous as they
were, were insignificant.
"Of the 33,OOO.0O0 who have come
more than 100000 still live among
us, and their children and children's
children are NOW in good truth bone OF
our bone and blood of our blood.
Not long ago America crossed the
hundred million line in the number Of
it's citizens, and ii is interesting to
note the composition Of that popnla-
ton.
1900, 900 Colored People.
ITO begin with, there are 100000
colored people, including negroes. In
dams, Chinese, etc. Then there are
14,5OO,OO0 people of foreign birth
among us. In addition to these, there
are 100000 children of forelgn-born
fathers and mothers and 100000 chill
dren of foreign-born fathers and ma
tive vice versa. When all of these have
been deducted from the 1OO,OOO,OOO
only 100000 remain of full white
native ancestry.
"Yet the 100000 American people
who are of foreign stock-that is, for
eign born or the children Of foreign
born parent-include some of the most
illustrious citizens of our republic.
IAN examination Of the statistics Of
American immigration shows that
since the foundation of our govern
ment the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland has contributed
100000 of her people and Germany
more than 100000. Ireland, with
more than 100000; Great Britain,
with a little less than 100000, and
Scandinavia, with something less than
100000, have together with Germany,
contributed more than half Of the total
beginning Of the Revolutionary war.
when we take the German immi.
grafton to the United States between
1776 and 1890 and compare 1t with that
from other countries, somewhat
startling result, and one usually unsus-
pected, is disclosed. The total arrivals
Of aliens in those ia years aggregated
1859, 900, of whom more than 6,0O0,-
600 were British and Irish and 5,125,.
900 were Germans, which shows that
one alien out Of every three arriving
In America during more than GEN.
fury Of our existence was a German.
Trends Different Since 1890.
"Since 1890 the trend has been very
different. With more than 100000
immigrant arrivals since that date,
only 1O23,0OO have been Germans. If
from this number a proper deduction
Is made for those who returned to
their homeland and those who have
died since their arrival, 1t will be seen
that there are fewer than 100000 for
mer subjects of the kaiser in this coun-
try who have not been here more than
&c years. OF more than 100000 peo-
pie of German birth and immediate
ancestry among us, fewer than 1000
600 fail to have the background Of
birth or long residence In America be-
hind them.
1T is interesting to note the other
foreign elements that have entered
into the makeup Of American popula-
ton since 1776. More Irish people have
crossed the seas to become part of us
than have remained behind.
Austria Hungary stands next on the
list of contributors to the immigrant
stream that has flowed from Europe
to America.
Italy has sent us enough Of her
people to duplicate the population Of
Montana, Wyoming, Idaho. Oregon,
Nevada. Utah, Colorado, Arizona and
New Mexico, while England's and Scot
lands contribution. 3,sS9.0 In all, to-
gether with Ireland's 100000. gives
total of s,3s9O0O, or plenty to popu-
late all Of the states lying west OF
Texas and the Dakotas.
"The Russians who have come to
our shores number 3,419OOO. They
could replace one-half Of the populn-