The decreasing birth rate of our native population some contend is due

to the industrial competition caused by the foreign element. If this be

true, the foreigners have supplanted not supplemented the American, and

the question arises, how long can the assimilation go on before we lose

our American characteristics?

Swedish immigrant family considered desirable and qualified to enter.

The number of Europeans who return to their native lands after living a

time in the United States is comparatively small and the loss is not

great. The emigration of our farmers to Canada is a more serious thing.