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THE TREND OF THE RACE 



cans of native stock are in fact the descendants of foreign im- 

 migrants two or three generations back, it is evident that the 

 proportion of old American stock in most of large cities is very 

 small. 



It is a matter of interest to ascertain something of the racial 

 origin of those who are replacing the native American in our 

 cities. Natives of different countries vary greatly in their tend- 

 ency to choose an urban in preference to a rural habitat. The 

 way in which the people of different nations distribute themselves 

 may be seen in the following table taken from the Census report 

 for 1910: 



Proportions of City Dwellers A mong Natives of Different Countries 



Total population. . . . 

 Total foreign bom. . 



European 



Great Britain 



Ireland 



Germany 



Scandinavia 



France 



Russia and Finland. . 



Italy 



Austria and Hungary 



Balkans 



Asia 



Number 



Per Cent 



Urban 



42,623,383 

 9.745.697 



8,571,364 

 880,613 



1,144,997 

 1,669,315 



661,182 



82,078 



1,458,775 



1,049,390 

 1,233,804 



169,469 

 130,714 



7 



9 



3 



9 



3 



3 

 I 



I 



8 



9 

 I 



3 

 17 



It is evident from the above table that the natives of Russia 

 and southern Europe flock into our cities in greatest relative 

 numbers, while the northern European stocks with the notable 

 exception of the Irish and to a less extent the natives of Great 

 Britain tend to settle more frequently in the country. According 



