TABLE 713.-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-Continued.

Of the 162 male employees reporting complete data in the above table, 35.8 per cent are fully naturalized and 10.5 per cent have first naturalization papers only, leaving 53.7 per cent who have taken no steps toward becoming citizens of the United States.

The following table shows, by race of individual, the present political condition of foreign-born males in the households studied who have been in the United States five years or over and who were 21 years of age or older at time of arrival.

TABLE 714.-Present political condition of foreign-born males 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 of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

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

Of the total number of foreign-born males in the households studied who have been in the United States five years or over and

The ability to speak English of foreign-born employees of nonEnglish-speaking races is shown in the following table:

TABLE 716.—Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

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

Of the 955 foreign-born male employees in this locality included in the above table, 34.8 per cent speak English. Among the foreignborn races the representatives of which speak English, the Swedes alone report 100 per cent. As regards the others, North Italians report a slightly larger proportion than the South Italians, Greeks, or Bulgarians, the last named reporting only 16.1 per cent.

The relative tendency of the younger as compared with the older immigrants to acquire the use of the English language is considered in the following table, which shows, by age at time of coming to the United States and race of individual, the per cent of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over who speak English.

TABLE 717.-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.}

It appears from the data presente the foreign-born persons for whom in cent who came to the United States now speak English, as compared with came here when 14 or over. Of the country when under 14, the Slovaks, the order mentioned, have the largest can speak English. The proportion English, who came here when 14 or o North Italians, and Slovaks, in the for the Greeks and Bulgarians. It w larger proportion of persons who can under 14 than of those who came he English at present, this relation being as the percentages have been compute Advancement in the use of the Eng speaking races after designated period is indicated by the following table, v United States and race of individual, persons 6 years of age or over who spe

TABLE 718.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 6 yea years in the United States and

The following table shows, by age at time of coming to the United States and by race of individual, the percentage of foreign-born employees who are able to speak English.

TABLE 719.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by age at time of coming to the United States and race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 100 or more males reporting. The total, however, is for all non-English-speaking races.]

T

Greek..

Italian, South..

Total..

Te

The above table shows that of 955 foreign-born male employees for whom information was obtained, 34.8 per cent speak English. Of those under 14 at time of arrival, 83.3 per cent now speak English, as compared with 33.2 per cent of those 14 years of age or over at time of arrival. Of the South Italians, 50 per cent of those who were under 14 at time of coming now speak English, as compared with 24.5 per cent of those who were 14 years of age or over; while the Greeks, none of whom were under 14 years of age at time of coming, report a slightly smaller proportion of those who were 14 years of age or over at time of arrival and who now speak English than do the South Italians.

The table next submitted shows, by years in the United States and by race, the percentage of foreign-born male employees who are able to speak English.

TABLE 720.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by years in the
United States and race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 100 or more males reporting. The total, however, is for all nonEnglish-speaking races.]