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south of the Danube; and a western division, comprising those Slavic 

 peoples whose progress westward in Europe has formed a Slavic wedge, 

 separating the Germans of upper and lower Austria from the Germans 

 of Saxony and Brandenburg, The above table indicates a simple 

 geographical classification. 



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The unshaded portion of the map shows the territory in Europe 

 occupied by Slavs. 



Since of the many subdivisions given in the preceding table only 

 five furnish us with more than one thousand immigrants a year, and 

 since these five races aggregate ninety-seven per cent, of the total Slavic 

 immigration, a consideration of them practically covers the whole field. 

 The following table shows the numerical strength of the Slavic arri- 

 vals for the year ended June 30, 1902. 



Poles 69,620 



Slovaks 36,934 



Croats 30,233 



Ruthenians 7,533 



Czechs 5,590 



All other Slavs including Russians, Bulgars, Serbs, Montene- 

 grins, etc 5,879 



Total Slavs 155,789 



The Poles. 



The lot of the Polish peasant has always been unhappy. Wlien 

 Poland at the zenith of her power ruled White Kussians, Ruthenians 



