of the total, came from the Iberic and Slavonic countries, segregated as follows: Italy, 182,882; Russia, principally southern, but including Finland, 158,721; Austria, 82,129; Hungary, 76,928; Greece, 26.226; Turkey in Europe and adjoining principalities, 21,655; Turkey in Asia, 10,229; Portugal, 8,374; Spain, 5,074.

REJECTIONS OF ARRIVING ALIENS.

During the year 22,349 aliens were rejected as belonging to the excluded classes. This important subject is clearly stated by a table given in the report of the Commissioner General of Immigration, showing the principal causes of rejection for the years 1906 to 1911, inclusive, which table is reproduced here. Particular attention. should be directed to the fact that the two classes "Likely to become a public charge," and "Physically or mentally defective" often merge; some of the 12,048 of the former and many of the 3,055 of the latter shown by this table having been rejected on both grounds, it not being easy to determine in preparing statistics which was the principal reason for exclusion.

The satisfactory conditions with respect to the enforcement of this feature of the law set forth in the Commissioner General's reports for 1909 and 1910 are shown by his report for the past year to have been continued. In fact, the examples contained in his report seem to show that the year has witnessed noteworthy success, especially by way of prosecutions against flagrant violations of the law. Taking the more important cases, it is shown that as much as $79,506 were assessed in fines and that several suits involving amounts of considerable size are still pending.

ARRESTS AND DEPORTATIONS.

During the year 2,788 warrants of deportation were executed after granting hearings to the arrested aliens, compared with 2,695 for the previous year. These were divided as follows: Members of the excluded classes at the time of entry, 1,151; those who became public charges from causes existing prior to entry, 857; those who were found to be prostitutes subsequent to entry, 129; those who entered without inspection, 555; together with 71 members of the new class created by the amendatory act of March 26, 1910, viz, the sexually immoral who had been in the country more than three years. To the 2,788 deportations on warrant above mentioned should be added the 22,349 rejected at the ports as members of the excluded classes, making a total of 25,119 deported. Attention is directed to the fact that of the total number 8,767 were deported or rejected because physically, mentally, or morally below the standard set by the law, compared with 6,612 in the previous year.

JAPANESE AND KOREAN LABORERS.

With respect to the enforcement of the President's proclamation of March 14, 1907, satisfactory results are shown. During the year 4,328 Japanese applied for admission to continental United States, 4,282 of whom were admitted and 46 debarred. Of those applying, 4,179 were and 149 were not in possession of proper passports. Of those holding such passports, 4,090 belonged to classes entitled under the proclamation and understanding with Japan to receive such credentials, and only 89 were not entitled thereto. The said 4,090 consisted of 1,146 former residents, 2,185 parents, wives, or children of residents, and 759 new arrivals, who were nonlaborers. The 89 not entitled to passports were laborers who were neither former residents nor the parents, wives, or children of such residents. During the same period 2,193 Japanese applied for admission to Hawaii, 2,159 of whom were admitted and 34 debarred. Of those applying, 2,153 had and 6 had not proper passports. Of those holding such passports, 2,069 were entitled and 118 were not entitled to them. Of the 2,069, 413 were former residents and 1,656 the parents, wives, or children of such residents.

CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

The Commissioner General's report shows that the difficulties of enforcing the Chinese-exclusion laws have not decreased. While every possible effort is exerted to insure the prompt admission of Chinese entitled to enter and the rejection at the ports or apprehension along the border of those who attempt to enter in violation of law, the conditions which confront the administrative officers in enforcing these laws are so great that a reasonable degree of success

is accepted as cause of congratulation. The policy of making it convenient for Chinese lawfully residing in the United States to leave and return has been continued, as has also the practice of according full value to certificates approved by consular officers and presented by Chinese arriving for the first time, but with respect to a considerable number of this last-mentioned class of cases palpable frauds have been detected.

During the year the applications for admission of 5,935 Chinese were considered, of whom 5,107 were admitted, 692 deported, with 136 cases pending at the close of the year. The corresponding figures for the previous year were: Total applications, 7,064; admissions, 5,950; deportations, 969; escapes, 6; and pending at close of year, 139.

IMMIGRATION STATIONS.

It is necessary again to report slow progress in the erection of the several immigration stations, some time since authorized by Congress, and comment with respect to which has been made in several previous reports. A site has finally been acquired for the Boston station, the complications which arose with respect to same having been adjusted. The site and old buildings acquired for the Philadelphia station at Gloucester City, N. J., have already been occupied by the immigration commissioner and his force of employees, and the erection of additional buildings and the construction of a wharf are being pushed as rapidly as possible, though an additional appropriation to cover an expenditure already authorized is necessary and has not yet been made. A site has been acquired at Locust Point, Baltimore, for the building of a station and plans are now being prepared. The construction of a wharf and building at Charleston, S. C., is now well under way. Additional appropriations for land and buildings aggregating $65,000 having been made by Congress in March last, it becomes necessary to acquire another lot of ground and to change the plans which had been prepared for the station at New Orleans. The immigrant station at Galveston, Tex., is completed and has been accepted, and will be occupied as soon as an appropriation is made by Congress for furnishing it.

DIVISION OF INFORMATION.

The Chief of the Division of Information reports that 30,657 persons received information from this service during the year, no one being registered more than once. This is an increase of 12,418 over the previous year.

The number of those giving their occupation as farm laborer was 7,134, an increase of 1,932 over the last fiscal year; 8,028 day laborers applied, an increase of 3,171; 978 carpenters were registered, but, as

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in the case of skilled laborers generally, many of these made inquiry concerning opportunities on the land, either as "share croppers as prospective purchasers.

Of the number applying, 5,176 went direct to places where they were employed, an increase of 893 over the previous year. The applicants made their own selections and terms, the Division merely directing them in order that they might reach destination without delay or inconvenience. Only 5 failed to report to their prospective employers.

The carpenters, machinists, painters, pipe fitters, tailors, weavers, and other skilled workmen distributed went principally to villages and towns where they could follow other lines of activity and derive benefits accruing from the use of garden plats and low house rent. Particular care is exercised to direct no one where he might replace labor already employed.

One thousand one hundred and twenty-seven Germans and 1,044 Poles made use of the information given them, as compared with 939 Germans and 700 Poles in 1910. Of the 19 Germans going to Texas, 2 are now engaged in securing land for a German colony to be recruited from eastern cities.

New York State was selected by 2,545, New Jersey by 1,236, Connecticut by 252, Tennessee by 233, Alabama by 136, and Texas by 211. The balance were divided among other States, as shown in detailed tables in the report of the Commissioner General of Immigration.

The Assistant Chief visited the capitals of the States of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Michigan to confer with the governors and other State officials, with a view to securing their cooperation in the work of promoting a beneficial distribution of admitted aliens and others. The State of Ohio has established a bureau of farm labor and with other States is actively cooperating with the Division.

The Southern Commercial Congress, representing 16 Southern States, at its meeting at Atlanta, Ga., on March 12, 1911, adopted resolutions setting forth the need for immigrants in the South and urging the various States to establish bureaus or boards of publicity and information, with a view to cooperating with the Division.

The National Board of Trade, meeting in Washington on January 17-19, 1911, adopted resolutions commending the work of the Division and recommended " the providing by Congress of a larger appropriation, to make possible the opening of branch offices at the various seaports of our country."

On May 16, 1911, a note was addressed to the governor of each State and Territory in the United States, requesting data with regard to opportunities offered settlers. The replies evidence a keen interest

in the subject, and the interest created resulted in a conference of immigration, land, and labor officials at Washington, D. C., in November, 1911.

The applications on file show that thousands could be directed to places as farm workers where, in addition to the monthly wage, house rent, garden plat, fuel, and, in most cases, milk are offered free. The wages for this class of work have risen with the increased demand for farm products. The Division again reports a growing tendency on the part of laboring men to seek farm work as a means of obtaining a livelihood, and, as heretofore, it has devoted its principal efforts to fostering the sentiment in favor of farm life and farm work, which must continue to expand and grow in importance.

DIVISION OF NATURALIZATION.

During the past fiscal year the work of the Division of Naturalization has shown a large increase in the number of naturalization papers received from the various courts, both State and Federal, exercising naturalization jurisdiction. There were 314,484 declarations, petitions, and certificates for naturalization received, ast compared with 261,470 for 1910 and 222,727 for 1909. These figures represent an increase of 41 per cent, or 91,757 naturalization papers, in the annual volume of the work of this office since 1909. This has been chiefly true of declarations of intention, 186,157 declarations having been received, as against 143,212 in 1909 and 167,226 in 1910. Petitions reached 72,998, an increase over 1909 of 30,820. The number of certificates of naturalization was 55,329, being an increase of 16,123 over the 39,206 shown in the last annual report and 17,992 over the total of 37,337 in 1909. This increase in the filing of naturalization papers has been general throughout the United States, although it has been especially true in a few courts, due to the employment of assistants to clerks of courts for the purpose of relieving congestion in naturalization matters in those courts.

There are now 2,499 courts exercising naturalization jurisdiction, and during the period covered by this report 64,346 petitions for naturalization were heard and disposed of. The result of the judicial action upon these petitions was the admission of 55,329 aliens to citizenship and the denial of 9,017 applicants, for various causes, among the more important being immoral character, ignorance, both of a general nature and of the institutions of our Government, incompetency of witnesses, invalid declarations of intention, want of prosecution, and various failures to comply with the naturalization law.

In endeavoring to represent the Government at as many of the hearings upon these petitions for citizenship as possible, the natur

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