National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-196168

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Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Edward R. lewis, chairman executive committee, Immigration Restriction Legislation, Chicago, Ill.

Collection:: Economics Books

82 NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW He estimates the number in 1775 at 225,000, and he has gone to great pains in the matter. He went to church registers, to church records, and to county records, and he has made a prolonged study for many years. He estimates the number in 1775 at 225,000, and Frederick F. Schrader in his book, The Germans in the Making of America, accepts Faust’s figure. He says: Faust gives what he regards as a conservative estimate of the number of Germans in the Colonies at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, These figures are based upon church censuses, documentary evidence, and contempo- tary computations, and reach the total of 225,000, So Schrader accepts Faust’s figure, and they both put it at 225,000 for 1775. Then Doctor Faust goes on to bring that down to 1790, He estimates by two different methods, which 1 will not bother the committee to elaborate here, and he under one method estimates 345,000 and under another method estimates 375,000; and be comes down to a mean of 350,000. But, gentlemen, it is very clear from his book that he is estimating the German racial stock and not at all the population derived from Germany. Many citations in his book show that he speaks of German source. He speaks of source many times and I know that in many parts of the United States they made a very considerable contribution to our population. Senator CoreLanp. Pardon me. Did you mention Professor Faust’s statement regarding the number of Germans? Mr. Lewis. Yes, sir. I said he said it was 360,000 in 1790. not German origin but of German blood. Senator CopeLaxp. What was the total nunber in 17907 Mr. Lewrs. About 3,172,000, I think it is. I am talking from memory. I believe it is 3,172,000. Senator CorrLaxp. Bancroft estimated the number of Germans as one-twelfth of the whole, did he not? Mr. Lewis. I do not remember. T tried to find that quotation of Bancroft’s. Senator Coperaxnp. It is in the Life of von Steuben. Mr. Lewis. It is not found then in Bancroft. Senator Coperanp. May I just give you the facts? Mr. Lewis. Yes, sir. Senator CopEranp. Bancroft, in his life of von Steuben, says: The Americans of that day who were of German birth or descent formed a vast part of the population of the United States. They .can not well be recog- nized at less than a twelfth of the whole, and perhaps formed even a larger proportion of the insurgent people. That would be something over 260,000. The Coamman. May I interrupt you just long enought to state that the Senators present now—I am making this because of a little statement made by me after we had heard the first witness— Senators Gould, Copeland, Harris, Keyes, Reed, King, and chair- man. So we had for a very brief space, two Senators present. Par- don me for interrupting, Mr. Lewis, von may proceed. Mr. Lewrs. Yes, sir. The CuamrMan. I felt due to make the statement I did, in view of the statement I had made at 10.10, after we had heard the first witness.

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