TABLE 84.-Present political condition of foreign-born males who have been in the States 5 years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming, b of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States.]

Of the 299 foreign-born males for whom information was obta in this industry, only 26.4 per cent are fully naturalized and an a tional 14 per cent have secured first papers only. Of all races which proportions are shown in the above table, it will be n that the Armenians, with 63.6 per cent, have a considerably la proportion fully naturalized than have the French Canadian Hebrews and a very much larger proportion than have the Gre South Italians, or Lithuanians. None of the Poles, it will be no have acquired full citizenship. Among those who have manife a desire to become citizens by taking out first papers, the pro tion of Hebrews is considerably in excess of the proportion of So Italians, Poles, Armenians, and Greeks, and very largely in ex of the proportion of French Canadians and Lithuanians.

ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH.

The table following shows, by sex and general nativity and rac individual, the percentage of persons in the households studied years of age or over, who could speak English.

TABLE 85.-Per cent of persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by sex and general nativity and race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 40 or more persons reporting. The totals, however, are for all non-English-speaking races.]

A total of 2,193 persons reported complete data in the foregoing table and of the number 1,244 are males and 949 are females. Of the males 79.5 per cent can speak English and of the females 65 per cent. Of the total 73.2 per cent can speak English. The native-born of foreign father when compared with the foreign-born show both for the males and females the largest proportion of persons who speak English. Among the foreign-born males 100 per cent of the Syrians speak English. The proportion for the French Canadians is 96.2 per cent and for the Hebrews 91 per cent. The Armenians and South Italians each show a proportion of between 80 and 90 per cent of the foreignborn male who speak English. The Polish males, of whom only 51.7 per cent speak English, show the smallest proportion. Except in the case of the North Italians, each race reports a smaller proportion of English-speaking females than of males. Of the North Italian females 77.8 per cent speak English. The French Canadians show 83.7 per cent who speak English and the Syrians 78.3 per cent. The Lithuanian females, of whom only 20 per cent speak English, show the smallest proportion.

The following table shows, by sex and race, the percentag foreign-born employees of non-English-speaking races who s English:

TABLE 86.-Per cent of foreign-born employees who speak English, by sex and r

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 80 or more persons reporting. The tota ever, is for all non-English-speaking races.]

Of the 4,294 persons included in the preceding table, 3,730 males and 564 are females. Of the total number, 75.1 per cent s English, as compared with 74.6 per cent of the males, and 78.5 cent of the females. Of the males of each of the several races proportion who speak English ranges from 98 per cent of the Fr Canadians to 52.9 per cent of the Slovaks, while of the females proportions range from 100 per cent of the Bohemian and Mora and Swedes each to 20 per cent of the Lithuanians.

As regards the ability to speak English by locality, the follo table shows the percentage of foreign-born employees who s English, according to sex and race:

TABLE 87.-Per cent of foreign-born employees who speak English, by locality, and by race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 80 or more persons reporting in each l The total, however, is for all non-English-speaking races.]

TABLE 87.-Per cent of foreign-born employees who speak English, by locality, by sex, and by race-Continued.

Of the total number of foreign-born employees in the shoe manufacturing industry, 75.1 per cent speak English. Of the total number employed in each of the two localities studied, only a small difference is shown between the proportions who speak English-74.7 per cent in the East as against 77.1 per cent in the Middle West. The proportion of both males and females employed in the Middle West who speak English is slightly larger than the proportion in the East.

The progress of younger and older immigrants in acquiring an ability to speak English according to age at time of arrival in this country is considered in the table next submitted.

TABLE 88.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by age at time of coming to the United States and race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 40 or more persons reporting. The total, however, is for all non-English-speaking races.]

Upon information obtained in this industry concerning 1,805 foreignborn persons, it will be noted that of those who were under 14 years of age at time of coming to the United States 95.3 per cent now speak English, as compared with 60.1 per cent of those who were 14 years of age or over at time of coming. All North Italians and Syrians who were under 14 years of age at time of coming to the United States now speak English, the smallest proportion, or 80 per cent on the other hand, is shown by the Poles. With the above exceptions, proportions of the other races vary little from the proportion shown for all races. As regards those who were 14 years of age or over at time of coming to the United States, the Syrians, with

88.4 per cent who now speak English, show a slightly larger pr tion than the French Canadians, a considerably larger propo than the Hebrews, Armenians, and North Italians, and a larger proportion than do the South Italians, Poles, Lithuania Greeks, in the order named, the last named reporting only per cent.

The progress made by persons of non-English-speaking rad acquiring the ability to speak English, after designated perio residence in this country, is set forth in the following table, y shows, by years in the United States and race of individual percentage of foreign-born persons in the households studied were 6 years of age or over and who could speak English:

TABLE 89.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over who speak Engl years in the United States and race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. Thi includes only non-English-speaking races with 40 or more persons reporting. The total, howeve all non-English-speaking races.]

There is a greater increase in the extent to which English is sp between the periods under five years and five to nine years between the latter period and ten years and over. The Armen and Greeks, however, show a comparatively small proportion sp ing English for those who have been here under five years a comparatively large proportion for those who have been in this cou every other period of time. The North Italians show a relatively l proportion speaking English for those who have been here from to nine years, but a comparatively small proportion for those have been here a shorter or longer period.

The table following shows by race the percentage of foreign-l employees who speak English, by sex and age at time of comin the United States.