Speech #680070953

Perhaps this would answer the Senators question: In 1890 there were 7.165.646 immigrants of foreign birth from northern and western Europe. From southern and eastern Europe In 1890 there were 842.383. In 191.0 from northern and western Europe there were only 6.548.458 and from southern and eastern Europe there were 5.239.420. In 1920 the number from northern and western Europe had been further reduced to 5.51.4.978. and the number from southern and eastern Europe had increased to 6.363.013. I have not the relative percentages calculated for 1890. I have the percentages calculated for 1910 and 1920. as follows: In 1910. northern and western Europe. 56 per cent. southern and eastern Europe. 44 per cent.