According to the American statistics, which, by the way, show
the situation after the gentlemen’s agreement became effective,
we note that the number of labor immigrants has been greatly
curtailed. Note, at the same time, the large number of laborers
departing from this country. The table below shows the number
of laborers admitted and departed since 1908:

Year. Admitted. Departed.
eo doc sn noneenenccmerneecennaosascnnescacececensuncae 1,153 1,077
co onan nen centemnn conan enccaceresessen 245 244
a 165 1,156
ooo on cacevacucencacecenesnadnsnnacccachesapsnaonne 208 1,094
os oc wesc encnanonnauncsnnieenterenccctensecsecne 285 1,325
nc occmeuneumanaccccvcneuenscuacentavenvacs 542 1,211
coo oon nnnnnveeanascwecstcscsenececonecnccnssenress 862 1,525

The phenomena are the outcome of the agreement of 1907.
It may be interesting to quote what Professor Millis has to say
on this point: ‘Most of the Japanese who came directly to this
country were young men. They came seeking opportunities to
study, or better opportunities to gain a livelihood than were in
prospect at home. They were of course drawn largely from the
most intelligent and ambitious of the middle class. Along with
these young men came a smaller number of older men who had
failed in business or had found farming or wage labor in Japan
unattractive. A third element came from Hawaii, where a large
percentage of the total number had been drawn from the poorest
and most ignorant class. Many of the most ambitious of these,
dissatisfied with their lot as poorly paid plantation laborers,
availed themselves of the opportunity to come to the mainland.
From Mexico came some corresponding closely to the classes
arriving from Hawaii, from Canada a few like those immigrating
from Japan.” ?

 
 
  
   
    
  

1 Millis, Ibid., p. 5.

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