HOW DO THE RACIAL GROUPS COMPARE?

What light do the petitions throw upon the question of the relative “civic and political interest” of the various racial groups, as shown by the interval that elapses between their attainment of the age of 21 years, or if they come here after they are 21, between their arrival and their filing of the final petition?

TABLE XXII

Average Interval Before Filing Petition, After Attainment of Twenty-one Years, for Those Arriving at Ages of One to Fourteen, by Races



Country of Birth	Number in Age Group 1–14	Average Interval (Years)

All countries	2,900	6.2

France	19	12.9
Norway	13	12.5
Switzerland	7	12.4
Sweden	31	12.4
Scotland	13	11.8
England	77	11.6
Ireland	77	10.8
Germany	280	10.3
Canada	88	9.8
Denmark	13	9.5
Holland	17	9.5
Hungary	192	5.8
Greece	12	5.5
Finland	6	5.3
Russia	873	5.0
Italy	651	4.9
Austria	389	4.5
Turkey in Asia	10	4.0
Rumania	89	3.8
Turkey in Europe	8	3.6

We have three groups of statistics on this point: those petitioners arriving at the ages of 1 to 14, those at 15 to 20 years, and those 21 years and over. In the following table the countries of birth are arranged in the order of the average interval for those arriving at the ages of 1 to 14 years. The complete table will be found in the [Appendix].

TABLE XXIII

Average Interval Before Filing Petition, After Arrival, at Ages of Fifteen to Twenty, by Races



Country of Birth	Number in Age Group 15–20	Average Interval (Years)

All countries	9,512	11.0{1}

France	10	17.7
Canada	99	17.3
Switzerland	50	15.6
Germany	600	14.1
England	216	13.6
Sweden	269	12.7
Scotland	57	12.7
Denmark	65	12.2
Holland	32	12.2
Finland	54	11.7
Ireland	609	11.5
Norway	148	11.3
Italy	1,198	10.8
Hungary	960	10.8
Austria	1,658	10.6
Rumania	202	10.2
Russia	3,055	9.9
Greece	47	9.7
Turkey in Asia	69	9.0
Turkey in Europe	42	7.9

note 1: This average includes the figures for races whose numbers are too small to justify generalization.

The striking thing in these tables is the fact that almost without exception the countries showing the longest intervals are those representing the old immigration.

TABLE XXIV

Average Interval Before Filing Petition, After Arrival, at Ages Twenty-one or Over, by Races



Country of Birth	Number in Age Group 21 Years and Over	Average Interval (Years)

All countries	13,849	10.6{1}

Canada	198	16.4
Sweden	316	13.1
Switzerland	140	12.2
France	57	11.9
Germany	1,425	11.9
England	538	11.7
Italy	1,742	11.4
Norway	228	10.8
Scotland	218	10.6
Finland	84	10.5
Austria	1,828	10.5
Denmark	122	10.2
Holland	90	10.1
Hungary	1,291	9.9
Rumania	278	9.8
Russia	3,936	9.6
Ireland	1,087	9.6
Greece	31	8.6
Turkey in Asia	63	8.5
Turkey in Europe	42	8.1

note 1: This average includes the figures for races whose numbers are too small to justify generalization.