RACIAL DISPLACEMENTS.

History of immigration-Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households-Racial classification of employees at the present time-[Text Tables 8 to 13 and General Tables 4 and 5].

HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION.

A brief statement concerning the racial changes that have occurred among the employees of the clothing industry in Chicago, New York, and Baltimore is presented below. The history of immigration to these large centers of the industry may be considered as representative of racial substitutions in the industry as a whole.

BALTIMORE.

From the beginning until as late as 1890 Germans were almost exclusively employed in shops and by establishments engaged in the manufacturing of clothing. During the past twenty years, however, a very large number of Russian Hebrews have come to this locality, most of whom have obtained employment in this industry. Although many of this race were tailors by trade, they entered the less skilled occupations in the shops and factories of Baltimore. A very short time afterwards, or in 1895, the Lithuanians entered the industry, and they were followed, in 1900, by the Bohemians, Poles, Italians, and representatives of a few of the other races from AustriaHungary. Since 1905, the Russian Hebrew, Lithuanian, and Italian have been the principal races from which the manufacturers have obtained their necessary supply of labor.

CHICAGO.

The early history of clothing manufacturing establishments in Chicago differs from that of the establishments in Baltimore in that not only the Germans but the German Jews, Bohemians, a few Americans, and Poles were the first employees. About fifteen years ago the Scandinavians entered the industry and within a short time. became very proficient. Following the Scandinavians were the Russian Hebrews, who were employed prior to either the Italians or Lithuanians. In recent years, however, the number of Russian Hebrews entering the industry has increased rapidly, and it is from this source that clothing manufacturing establishments have secured the greater proportion of employees.

NEW YORK.

Unlike the tailoring shops of Baltimore and Chicago, those in New York depended largely upon the Irish, who predominated from 1850 to 1888. The introduction of machines has made it possible to employ a less intelligent and less skilled force than when all work was done by hand. From 1865 to 1888 a few Swedes, and from 1880 to 1890 the Germans, entered the industry. Russian and Polish Hebrews first obtained employment in large numbers from 1890 to 1895, while the Italians, many of whom were employed as early as 1880, entered the industry in largely increased numbers in 1895, and are now supplanting the Russian Hebrews.

PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF FOREIGN-BORN EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

The character of recent and past immigration to the industry as a whole is indicated by the following series of tables and charts. The period of employment in the industry and of residence in the United States are not necessarily the same, but they approximate each other, and during recent years are practically identical. The first table submitted in this connection shows, by sex and race, the per cent of foreign-born employees in the United States each specified number of

years.

TABLE 8.-Per cent of foreign-born employees in the United States under 1 year, 1 year, 2 years, etc., by sex and race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. No deduction is made for time spent abroad. This table includes only races with 80 or more persons reporting. The total, however, is for all foreign-born.]

TABLE 9.-Per cent of foreign-born employees in the United States each specified number of years, by sex and race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. No deduction is made for time spent abroad. This table includes only races with 80 or more persons reporting. The total, however, is for all foreign-born.]

The preceding table shows that small proportions of employees have been in the United States one year or under, considerably larger proportions have been in this country two, three, and four years, while by far a larger, or 26.6, per cent have been in the United States from five to nine years. Between 9 and 12 per cent have been in this country from ten to fourteen, from fifteen to nineteen, and for twenty years or over. Females show considerably larger proportions than males