Year. No. of Japanese No. of Total
Immigrants Immigrants.

a. 1,593 751,000
deen eee seas 1,552 1,041,000
ines 4,282 878,000
eee 5,358 838,172
eee 6,771 1,197,892
4. 8,462 1,218,480

In other words, the respective number of their immigration by

decade was as follows:
No. of Japansese No. of Total

Decade Immigrants. Immigrants.
ee oc ecco econgatesaaccensecscacdeccasuasccesee 218 2,314,000
nn oF iS ea ciccngminccecennececduceee 149 2,812,000
ooo accccns daneesewcunncbscguacadeiocuence 2,270 5,246,000
ge ee 27,982 3,687,000
acs ic ccavacceveasqondcuneccnavsicessaneundensin 54,834 8,785,000
8 282. nae carne ns cobeanecenacnueweetccccucese 24,873 4,131,000
SE ooo oto aaukiwedecaneccesenaes 100,858 26,997,000

The above figures concerning Japanese immigration do not
include those who emigrated from Hawaii after its annexation,
and before the enforcement of the gentlemen’s agreement of
1907. Thus it is proper to add to the total 100,858, 25,000 more
or thereabouts to cover the extent of that migration. Even on
such a basis it is clearly manifest that Japanese immigration has
formed but an insignificant portion of general immigration.
| In the earlier years, in fact, till we come to 1886, their annual
_ immigration was less than one hundred. Since then their number
\ gradually increased. This was due to two causes: Japan legal-
ized emigration of her laborers in 1885 on one hand, and the
» demand for their labor in California increased as the result of
‘the Chinese exclusion laws, and of the rapid industrial expansion
. on the Coast. Thus in 1891 the number of Japanese immigrants
reached over 1,000 for the first time. About the same number
immigrated for the following six years. In 1898 it reached over
2,000, and two years later it jumped to 12,000. However, that
unusual number was never since exceeded. During 1907 nearly
(10,000 arrived, and this was undoubtedly caused by the anticipa-
tion of the agreement of that year, which, as remarked before,
practically put a stop to immigration of Japanese laborers. And
ee that agreement became effective the number instantly

  
  
  
 
 
   

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