Evening star., 1929-09-01

permitted to come to American shores under
the national-Origins quotas.
In 1911 the immigration Commission after
anthropological studies Of the races and peo-
pies Of the world considered that the race
then being formed in America was already more
German than English, perhaps even more Irish
than English" but it Is from the English that
the United States got language, laws and p0-
Mtical institutions.
The new national-origins law permits mark
ed increase In the quota for immigrants from
Great Britain and the north Of Ireland. The
English, like the Americans, are q race Of
mixed origin. and British" Is usually term
Of nationality. Therefore, under the new
national-originS regulation, Great Britain and
Northern Ireland are grouped together to make
matters simpler. and they get the greatest in
crease in number of immigrants Of any other
single group. Under the former law the quota
from Great Britain and Northern Ireland was
34,007. It is now 65.72i, an increase of 3l,714.
Physically the English are composite, too, like
Americans. The prevailing English type is tall,
long-headed and generally blond, although
there is one type characteristic of all England,
more or less Teutonic type. There is short.
darker type. Celtic In character, in the west
ern part of the country near Wales, and O
still darker Celtic type in Cornwall.
If one adds to the figures representing the
quota from Great Britain and Northern Ire
land the large number of immigrants coming
to this country from the English-speaking part
of Canada who are racially the same people
a total of 63,543 in 1928-one can feel reason.
ably wen satisfied that at least half Of the
incoming immigrants. under the new law, will
be pretty much In coloring what the Americans
Of Colonial stock are
But that leaves the other half of the immi-
grants for the most part dark, or at least
medium to dark in coloring, rather than Of
blond or Nordic tendencies.
The Firms, who were once Mongols but who
through hundreds of years have taken on many
Of the characteristics of the Scandinavians, get
bargain-counter increase in their quota of 80.
The Hungarians, once Mongol race in origin
also, have taken on Caucasian characteristics
and are often blonds, yet not SO generally as
are the Firms. Their quota is increased from
473 to 869
The Slavs are hard to classify as blond or
brunette. since the Slavic stock IS so manWs
sided Today 1t predominates in many of the
races and nations of Europe-the Russians, the
Czechoslovakians, Jugoslavs. Rumanians and
Polish. Strictly speaking, there Is no Slavic
race.
The Russians of today are more broad headed
or Asiatic in appearance than the typical peo-
pies OF Northwestern and Southwestern Europe
They belong mainly to the so-called Alpine,
eastern or Celto-Slavic race. They have been
modified by Finnish stock and, especially In the
north, are more blond In type than are the
Slavs farther to the south. The Russian quota
increases from 2,248 to 2,784
It must be borne in mind that the purpose
for which the immigration law, said to be the
greatest piece Of legislation since the World
War. was passed is to admit only as many inn
migrants as can be absorbed into American
national life and to prevent q lowering Of
standards Of living and citizenship
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