Speech #590091375

Norway. Denmark. and Switzerland. and countries In northern Europe have always been welcome and still are welcome. for many of our people are descended from them. and we would be untrue to our lineage not to welcome them. The whole number of immigrants which came to our country from 1820 to 1905 from England. Scotland. and Ireland amounted to 7.286.443. In 1851 these countries sent us 272.740. but the immigration from these countries is now decreasing and has fallen off 40 per cent. The immigration from Ireland formerly ranged from 60.000 to 70.000 per annum. From 1820 to 1902 Ireland sent us 4.000.000 of immigrants. and it was said that the Irish race was being transplanted from Ireland to the United States. In 1904 only 37.000 immigrants came from Ireland. 20.000 of whom were women. so there was a falling off of about onehalf. From Germany came to our country. from 1820 to 1905. 5.187.092. Two hundred and fifteen thousand immigrants came from Germany In 1854. but German Immigration has been decreasing and has fallen off more than 30 per cent. Scandinavia. consisting of Denmark. Norway. and Sweden. furnished 105.326 immigrants to the United States in 1882. but in 1902 these countries furnished only 19.228. France has never furnished a large quota to our list of immigrants. The largest number came in 1850. being 20.126. but the number of immigrants coming from France has greatly decreased since that time. I call special attention to the statement I am about to make. because it shows what a wonderful change has occurred in immigration to the United States. In 1809 the immigrants from AustriaHungary. Italy. Poland. and Russia were about one hundredth of the number from England.