Mr. Chairman and gentlemen. for a period of 12 years. beginning with 1903 hnd ending with 1914. when the European war started. the numiber of aliens admitted into the United States ranged between 750.000 and 1.300.000 annually. never falling as low as 750.000 in any one year. six times rising above 1.000.000. and twice above 1.200.000. The number coming during each of these years is shown by the following figures: 1903 ------------------------------------------------ 756. 046 1904 -----------------------------------------------1 812. 870 i905_ ----------------------------------------------- 1 026.499 1906 ------------------------------------------------- 1 285. 349 1907----- -.------------------------------------------ ---82 8 1908 ------------------------------------------------ 782. 870 i909 ------------------------------------------------- 751.786 1910 -_ ..... ..... ... . . ..... - ------ ------ ------ ------ I. 041.570 1911 -------------------------------- ------------ .. . 878. 587 1912 ------------------------------------------------- 838. 172 1913 ------------------------------------------------- - 197. 892 1914 ---------------------.-------------------------- 1.218.480 Enough immigrants came during these years to make two or three of the smaller States. During the earlier years of the Republic New England objected to the creation and admission of Western States. because she feared that they would turn the scale of power to the injury of interests which she cherished. Later. all thinking men saw that the character of the new States would control the Nation and its attitude toward vital questions.
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