New-York tribune., 1921-04-25
Gernnan-BOrn
In II. S. Fall
Off 818,O35
Austria, Ireland and Russia
Also Show Heavy Losses in
Number of Natives Here
in the Last Ten Years
Increase in Aliens Is Be-
lieved to Have Been the
Smallest Ever Recorded

Associated Press -Gerlnany, AOStrta,
ireland and Russia, natives of which
made up more than SO per cent of the
tounsry's total foreign born population
ten years ago, showed heavy losses in
knited States during the last ten years.
kansus Bureau statistics show. These
hoses aggregated almost two million,
%.d are believed to have been due
largely to the war, with its consequent
exodus of belligerent nationals, and the
rsoppage Of immigration.
German born showed loss of SlS,-
O35, Austrian-born loss of 60O,014,
irish-born loss of 316.571, and Rus
sian-born loss of 2O3,7s3. While Ger
many had the largest loss numerically,
Austria's loss was relatively the
largest, having been more than so per
cent.
Notwithstanding those losses, the
country's total foreign-born population
showed an increase of 358,442, or 20
per cent, the total number of foreign
born being 13,7O3,9S7. The increase is
believed to have been the smallest,
both in number and percentage, ever
recorded for any decade. In the previ-
Gus decade. 190O-'10, the increase was
s,174,610, or POT per cent.
Decrease of SlS,035 Germans
Germany led as the country of birth
of the foreign-born in the United
States ten years ago, with a total of
more than 100000, and still leads, al
though the number was reduced to
l,6S3,298, decrease of 818,035. The
number of natives of Germany has
continued to show a loss each decade
since 1890, but the last decades de-
Russia has taken third place from
Ireland, but showed decrease Of 203,-
sS3, compared with an increase of
about 100000 in the decade 19O0-1910
Natives of Russia in the United States
number 1,398,999.
Poland has gone into fourth place
which was occupied by Italy, with an
increase of 195,797 in the ten years
bringing her total to 1,139,578.
Ireland Down to Fifth Place
Ireland, which has shown decreases
in each decade since 1890, had a larger
decrease during the last decade than in
any previous one, the loss having been
316,571, compared with decrease of
263,208 for 1900-1910. The total num-
Der Of Irish born in the United States
country fifth.
Canada showed decrease of 87,5O1
in the ten years, compared with an
increase of $4,000 the previous decade
and dropped from fifth to sixth place
Total Canadians number 1,117,136
French Canadians numbered 1851
and showed loss of 77,402 in the ten
years, while other Canadians numbered
S09,455 and showed loss of 10,O99.
Persons born in England numbered
S12.414, which was a decrease of 65,3OE
IN the ten years, compared with an in
crease of $4,000 the previous ten years
England ranked seventh, which place
she held ten years ago.
Sweden's Rank Unchanged
Sweden continued to hold eighth
place, with total of e24,75e. That
was decrease of 40,448 in the ter
years, compared with an increase O
$4,000 the previous decade
Austria, with the second larges
numerical loss of any country during
the ten years, dropped into nine plac
from the sixth position. The decreas
in the number of her natives in tn
United States was 60o,014, compare
with an increase Of 683,O0O during tn
previous decade. Austrias tAtal ma
tives in the United States nambere,
574.959.
The number of Mexican born in
creased more than 100 per cent durin,
the ten years, the number having beef
254,761, bringing her. total to 476,676
There was an increase of $4,000 in tn,
previous decade.
Hungary, with total Of 397,0s1
showed decrease of 98,528, compared
with an increase of $4,000 from 190(
to 1910.
Norway showed decrease of 40,27s
compared with an increase of $1,000 il
the previous ten years, bringing hel
total down to 363,599.
Big Increase of Greeks
Scotland, with total Of 254,4s2
showed decrease of 1854, compared
with an increase of $4,000 in 1910.
Denmark had an increase of 7,402
compared with an increase of $4,000 il
1910, bringing her total to 1S5,O51.
Greece showed a large percentage o.
increase. but it was not so large nu
merically as in 1910. Her increase wa:
T4.419, bringing her total to 175,701.
Frances increase was larger thar
during the previous ten years. 1t wa.
1894, compared with $4,000 in 1910
bringing her total to 152051.
@,niand increased 19,991 to 1851
Netherlands increased 11,199 to 131 1862
Switzerland decreased 6,201 to 124,848
Rumania increased 37,078 to 1O3,OO7
Asia increased S0,898 to 191,484.
Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Newfound
land and Australia showed increases
while Wales ard Bulgaria showed de-
creases.
Dean Burton tn Teavn ssTocI, 3,