Immigration Problem · A STUDY OF AMERICAN IMMIGRA- BY JEREMIAH W. JENKS, Ph.D., LL.D. Professor of Government and Director of the Division of Public Affairs, AND 11.1 W. JETT LAUCK Former Associate-Professor of Economics and Politics, Washington and Lee THIRD EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY Printed in the United States of America Published, December, 1913 DEDICATED TO SENATOR WILLIAM P. DILLINGHAM Chairman of the Immigration Commission TO WHOSE THOUGHTFUL CARE, TACT AND SOUND JUDGMENT THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMISSION'S WORK WAS LARGELY DUE CONTENTS 3. Principles upon which American Civilization is Based 1. Escape from Religious or Political Persecution 2. At Present, Motive Primarily Economic 3. Wages and Standards of Living Much Lower in Europe than in the United States 5. Effect of Emigration upon European Countries The Returned Immigrant Steamship and Railway Companies Assisted Emigration . . 23 |