Evening star., 1938-12-04
By Roger d. Greene,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

dU0U me cdI1ng OF theT names
that they may claim their kin.
immigration quotas for Germany. Aus
tria and CZechoslovakia are already
fllled-mostly by Jews fleeing from racial
pogroms or from clashes with Nazi po-
Ntical doctrines.
Hereafter, arrivals from those countries
will only be permitted to enter the
United States on visitors permits, good
for six months.
The swelling influx of Jewish immi-
grants may be seen In the fact that in
1885 only 4837 Hebrews from all parts of
the world sought admission to this
country, while in 1887 the number of
Jewish immigrants leaped to 1882 and
in 1888 to 1876.
Over the same period the number OF
Hebrew emigrants from the United
States fell off to 225 annually
Five years ago, when Hitler's Nazi
government took over. control of the
Reichland. only 1924 Germans emf
grated to the United States.
Thereafter the annual quota admis-
sions numbered: 35l5 in 1884, 1891 in
1885. 6.073 in 1886, 11,127 in 1887 and
1883 in 938.
Thousands of others have entered the
country on temporary visas.
During 1888 about one in four immi-
grants came here on permanent visas.
Listed racialiy, 1876 Hebrews from all
countries were admitted permanently and
7 0Sd q Viciinrc Of no
7,743 were admitted permanently and
1896 as visitors.
1871 Came From Germany.
OF Hebrews admitted during the last
fiscal year, the overwhelming majority
of 1877 came from Germany, 1855 from
Poland. SGT from Czechoslovakia, 4l6
from Hungary and the balance from
smaller European countries.
Declarations of citizenship rose from
10000 in 1888 to 10000 in 1885,
OF 587 ,264 admitted to citizenship dur
ing the past four years. 162949 were ma
tionally British, 84162 German and
Austrian, $3.50 Italian, 63959 Polish,
35,883 Soviet Russian and 20,352 Czech.
Immigrants during 1898 have signified
their intention of living in more popu-
lous States: 2S,S39 in New York, 3573 in
New Jersey, 4273 in Michigan, 1902 in
Illinois, 3,O3l in Massachusetts, 3,347 in
Pennsylvania, 2,199 in Ohio, and, by con-
trast, A in South Carolina, 40 in South
Dakota and 63 in Nevada.
What kind of work do immigrants do?
Figures give. the answer for 1898: Pro-
fessional. 5,463; commercial 5,813;
skilled, 8,607; sergants, 5919; laborers,
2.817, and those with no occupation, in
cluding wives, children and the aged,
36,O12.
So great has been the press of "tem-
porary" visitors on the capacity of even
New York to absorb them that Rudolph
Reimer, commissioner of immigration
and naturalization at Ellis Island, has
had to warn them that they are not al
lowed to work in the United States.
Extension of stay granted to Tempo
rary visitors does not carry with it per-
mission to take employment in this
country" he said.
Shake Heads in Disbelief.
The newcomers are so well treated and
we'll fed on "the island"-the little rock
set in the middle of New York Harbor,
with the green-tinted figure of the
Statue of Liberty rising against the sky
scraper background of Manhattan-that
they often shake their heads in blank
disbelief.
The windows are barred and the
doors kept locked, but the great recre-
alton hall and the dormitories are warm,
clean and light.
In the big dining room, the linen IS
clean, the silver polished bright. AS for