Mr. WHITE. Has there been an analysis made of these hospitalized aliens as to their nationalities?

Mr. Box. You mean classification by nationalities?

Mr. WHITE. Yes.

Mr. Box. As far as I recall, no such division was made in the conference, as shown by its records, except that they dealt with it very much like this Republican organization did, from the standpoint of aliens and citizens and natives.

Mr. WHITE. It would be very valuable to this committee to have that information, which could be easily and promptly ascertained. Mr. RAKER. I ask permission to have inserted in the record a letter from R. C. White, Second Assistant Secretary of Labor, dated January 17, 1924, showing the number of applications made, the number asked for, and the kind of skilled labor, and by whom requested for the last year under the skilled labor provisions of the act of 1917.

The CHAIRMAN. Skilled labor of a kind not found in the United States. Without objection, that will be inserted in the record. (The letter referred to is as follows:)

Hon. JOHN E. RAKER, M. C.,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,

Washington, D. C., January, 17, 1924.

House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

MY DEAR CONGRESSMAN: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter to the Secretary under date of December 28, asking for the number of applications made for the year ending June 30, 1923, to bring in skilled labor. I inclose herewith a list giving the date, file number, number requested, and number granted, the character of workmen and the firms applying, which shows 55 applicants received and 3,318 laborers granted permission to enter by 51 applications which were granted. Wherever a cipher appears, it shows the petition was denied.

The department has no record of the number actually admitted under these permits. This record is retained at the ports of entry. The copy also contains the reason for granting the apparently large number of woodsmen. I might add that Mr. Clark at Montreal informs the writer that only a small proportion of the number granted were actually admitted, because the companies were unable to secure the help needed. I believe the other items are self-explanatory. You understand, of course, this represents the applications received and does not represent the number of aliens applying who were excluded as contract labor. If there is any further explanation needed, by calling upon me I will promptly and gladly respond.

Cordially and sincerely yours,

ROBE CARL WHITE, Second Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Alien contract labor.

[The applications of lumber people in northern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York were granted in order to save the spruce lumber in this district. A spruce bug was found working in this timber, killing the trees, causing an emergency to arise and necessitating the immediate cutting of this timber. Investigation by our officers verified these facts and this was also verified by the Agriculture Department, which stated that unless the timber effected by this bug could be cut immediately, we would lose 60 to 75 per cent of all spruce thus affected.]

Mr. RAKER. I will ask to have inserted also a letter from Commissioner Clark, who appeared before the committee, and stated that he would furnish the committee, as requested by me, figures showing the number of people coming from Canada to the United States and going from the United States to Canada during certain periods.

The CHAIRMAN. If there is no objection, that may go in the record.

(The letter and attached statement are as follows:)

Hon. JOHN E. RAKER,

MONTREAL, CANADA, January 12, 1924.

House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

DEAR JUDGE RAKER: Referring to my appearance before your Immigration Committee on the 7th instant, in response to your request I beg to hand you herewith tables showing the immigration movement from Canada to the United States and from the United States to Canada, covering a long term of years which, it is hoped, may supply your committee with the information desired on this subject.

Regarding the table showing the movement from Canada to the United States, I wish to explain that prior to July 1, 1917, the entire border territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans comprised one immigration district, but on July 1, 1917, this border territory was divided into two districts, the eastern line of Montana being the dividing point, the western district being placed under the control of the commissioner of immigration at Seattle.

If, therefore, your committee should happen to be interested in getting statistics for the western district subsequent to July 1, 1917, the commissioner of immigration at Seattle will, no doubt, be prepared to supply them. Very respectfully yours,

JOHN H. CLARK, Commissioner.

Table showing immigration from and through Canada via Canadian Atlante seaports, Canadian Pacific seaports, and land border ports.

Fiscal years.

United

United Admitted. Debarred. States Admitted. Debarred. States citizens.

citizens

Table showing immigration from and through Canada via Canadian Atlantic seaports, Canadian Pacific seaports, and land border ports-Continued.

Prior to 1907-8 no record of the number of Canadian citizens admitted and debarred. Prior to 1910-11 no record of the number of United States citizens returning after permanent residence in Canada.

Subsequent to 1916-17 Canadian Pacific arrivals recorded at Seattle.

Subsequent to 1916-17 border entries via three Western States (Montana, Idaho, and Washington) recorded at Seattle.

MY DEAR MR. CLARK: Yours of January 12, with inclosed tables, showing the immigration movement from Canada to the United States and from the United States to Canada, just at hand.

Your attention to my request is certainly much appreciated.

Thanking you for this courtesy, with kind personal regards. I am,

Yours most truly,

JOHN E. RAKER, M. C.

Mr. WILSON. I have a telegram here which I must answer this morning, which says this:

Press reports indicate your committee soon will report out immigration bill. We are vitally concerned. Consider it of utmost importance that new law does not prevent the advancing of passage expenses to northern European farmers.

If we can do so legally, members of this association hope to secure many small farmers for this territory, need for which you know. Hope bill also authorizes admittance of good farmers regardless of quota where need for them can be shown. We indorse Secretary of Labor's printed recommendations, having had conference with him in Washington on subject of need for small farmers in South, and he approves idea helping them to come here.

See his printed recommendations.

Can you tell us if new bill will prevent us from advancing expenses to farmers coming here and if so what are possibilities of covering this particular point. SOUTHERN ALLUVIAL LAND ASSOCIATION, W. H. DICK, President.

There is not any way of convincing these people and like organizations about the exact situation, but Mr. Dick, the man at the head of this organization, is a man of very wide experience, and, as I understand, Mr. Quinn, of the American Legion, is to come before the committee, and as Congressman Driver has also spoken to me about this matter, I would like to have Mr. Dick come before the committee to discuss it.

The CHAIRMAN. There will be no objection to that. That phase of it is yet to be further discussed. We have had it up with a number of witnesses, and Secretary Davis expects to be present some time soon to discuss the matter of passports.

Mr. WILSON. This organization represents Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri, and with your permission and that of the committee. I would like to wire him to-day that he may appear before the committee soon.

The CHAIRMAN. I think the committee should ask some responsible person what kind of plans they have to bring farmers or others, and what provision for bringing wives and dependents?

Mr. WILSON. I think his appearance before the committee would enable him to enlighten us on that proposition.

The CHAIRMAN. Without objection Mr. Wilson is authorized to inform Mr. Dick that hearings will be reopened upon his arrival. Mr. Box. I am in full accord with my colleague's suggestion of granting the hearing.

Mr. WILSON. They can not appreciate conditions before the committee unless they come here to argue the matter.

The CHAIRMAN. I think we should close the record at this point and sit in executive session with representatives of the Department of State who are now here.

(Whereupon the committee went into executive session.)