In other wordsl the excess of departures over the admissions was 71.000 during that year. In 1908 we admitted 924.000. but 714.000 took their departure on account of depressed business conditions. and our net gain that year was only 209.000. I have cited these facts to do away with what I think is the erroneous idea that the immigrants who have conic to this country have been sent here by their governments. or that they have been dumped upon us without purpose and without reason on their part by the steamship companies. although I think tile steamship companies are subject to criticism along certain lilies.
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