Speech #480090831

Years. Males. Females. 1880 ................................................................................... 37.661 21.793 1881 .................................................................................. 40.401 24.776 1882 .................................................................................. 51.575 30.819 1883 ................................................................................... 38.174 24. 966 167. 811 102.354 IRELAND. 1880 ................................................................................. 38.151 33.452 1881 ....... .............................................. 37.387 34.955 1882 .......................................... 40.980 35.452 1883 ............................................................................... 41.495 39.991 188.013 143.850 GERMANY. 1880 ................................................................................... 52.743 31.895 1881 ................................................................................... 128.399 82.086 1882 ..................... . .................................. 148.466 102.154 1883 .................................................................................. 111.778 83.008 441.386 299.153 HUNGARY. 1880..................................................................... 2.964 1.399 1881 .................................................................................. 4.554 2.272 1882 ...................................................... 6.753 2.176 1883..................................................................... 8.907 2.33 23.178 8.180 ITALY. 1880 ................................................................................. 8.677 3.65D 1881 ............................................................ .................. 11.571 3.816. 1882 .................... .................................... 27.422 4.655 t883 ................................................................................. 28.217 3.567 75.887 15.68S CHINA. 1880 ............... .................................... 5.732 710 1881 ...... . ......................... ....... ..... .......... 11.815 75 1882 ...................................................................... 39.463 116 1883 ................................................................................... 7.087 44 64.997 305 During these four years the number of female immigrants was 37.8 per cent. of the total immigration from England. 47.6 per cent. of the total immigration from Ireland. 40.4 percent. of the total immigration from Germany. 26 per cent. of the total immigration from Hungary. 17.1 per cent. of the total immigration from Italy. and less than half of 1 per cent. of the total immigration from China. During the year ending June 30. 1883. the total number of male immigrants above fifteen years of age from Italy was 26.691. while the total number of female immigrants above that age was but 2.566. or less than 8.8 per cent. of the total immigration. During the same year the number of male immigrants from Hungary above fifteen years of age was 7.953. female immigrants above that age. 1.627. or less than 17 per cent. of the total immigration. These figures demonstrate most conclusively that during each of the last four years thousands of male Italians and Hungarians who are not the heads of families reach our shores. The immigrant who comes here with his family gives assurance of his intention to remain here. become a citizen and a permanent factor in our population. It can not be claimed that these are mainly young men. for during the same year ending June 30. 1883. the number of male immigrants from Italy above 39 years of age was4.428. while the number of femalesabove that age was only 394. From Hungary. during the same period. the number of male immigrants above 39 years of age was 1.187. as against 185 females above that age. There can be no doubt but these people come together in large numbers. and when their abject poverty is considered the conclusion that they are imported becomes irresistible. In 1880. according to the Tenth Census reports.