There has been a greater activity in respect of the State institutions reporting publiceharge cases. and also agitation in conlerlion with the whiteslave proposition. and we have gone after the so(ailed white slaves and white slavers so far as the limit of our flild appropriation would allow. with the intention of ridding the country of that class of gentry . and in doing that we have. of course. Increased the work here in the department to a corresponding extent. as indicated by the figures I have jutist given. Another feature which we keep statistics onnot for the purpose of appearing with them b6fore this committee. but for the purpose of our general immigration statislicsis in respect of appeal cases which are handled In our bureau. Now. these appeal cases. coming from every port of entry in the United States. aggregated during the list fiscal year 7.103. For the first six months of this fiscal year the number was 5.533. or an increase of 36 per cent.
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