CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation:

Page. Table 67.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who

have been in the United States 5 years or over and who were 21 years
of age or over at time of coming, by race and length of residence. (Study
of employees).

227 Table 68.-Ability to speak English of foreign-born employees, by sex, age at

time of coming to the United States, and race. (Study of employees).. 227, 228 Table 69. -Ability to speak English of foreign-born employees, by sex, years in the United States, and race. (Study of employees)...

229

PART III.-SILK DYEING.

Page. CHAPTER 1.-Introduction:

Table 70.-Total number of male employees for whom information was

secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)....... 230 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements:

Table 71.—Number of foreign-born male employees in the United States

under 1 year, 1 year, 2 years, etc., by race. (Study of employees)... 230 CHAPTER III.-Economic status:

Table 72.-Occupation of foreign-born male employees before coming to the United States, by race. (Study of employees).

231 Table 73.—Number of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each

specified amount per week, by general nativity and race. (Study of
employees)...

231, 232 Table 74.-Number of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age earn

ing each specified amount per week, by general nativity and race.
(Study of employees)..

232 CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics:

Table 75.--Literacy of male employees, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).

233 Table 76.—Conjugal condition of male employees, by age groups and general nativity and race. . (Study of employees).

234, 235 Table 77.—Location of wives of foreign-born employees, by race of husband. (Study of employees)...

236 Table 78.–Visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees);

237 Table 79.-Number of male employees of each age or within each age group, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)...

238 CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation:

Table 80.- Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who

have been in the United States 5 years or over and who were 21 years of
age or over at time of coming, by race and length of residence. (Study of
employees).

239 Table 81.-Ability to speak English of foreign-born male employees, by age

at time of coming to the United States and race. (Study of employees).. 239 Table 82.-Ability to speak English of foreign-born male employees, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees)...

240

LIST OF CHARTS.

Page.

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Number of employees for whom detailed information was secured, by sex and

general nativity and race.
Number of employees of each general nativity for whom detailed information

was secured, by sex
Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States each specified

number of years, by race. Per cent of foreign-born female employees in the United States each specified number of years, by race.

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THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

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IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES.

CLOTHING MANUFACTURING.

This report, which was prepared under the direction of the Commission by W. Jett Lauck, superintendent of agents, forms part of the general report of the Immigration Commission on immigrants in industries.