Show mllAi1 A11 Y OVER ONE MilliON AliENS lANOEO O IN N A SINGU YEAR Vast Increase In Immigration Shown by the Annual Report of Commissioner Com-missioner Sargent Washington Immigration to America Amer-Ica during the year ended Juno 30 1007 was vastly greater than in any previous year of tho history of the United States according to tho annual an-nual report of Frank B Sargent commissioner com-missioner general of Immigration and naturalization which has just been made public Of this great flood of Immigration Commissioner Sargent says saysAn An army ot 1285349 souls that I have come drawn hither by tho free Institutions and the marvelous prosperity pros-perity of our country tho chanco horo afforded every honest toller to gain a livelihood by tho sweat of his brow or the exorcise of his Intelligence surpassing in numbers tho record of all preceding years Tho immigration for 1907 exceeded that for 1906 by 184014 and that for L905 by 258850 or an Increase over 1906 of more than 17 per cent andover and-over 1905 of more than 25 per cent i During the fiscal year 1900 12432 aliens were rejected at our ports durIng Ing tho past year 13164 an Increase of 632 hence the total number of those who have sought admission In 1907 viz 1298513 exceeds the number num-ber who applied in 1906 viz 1113 167 by 185340 |