OLD AND NEW IMMIGRATION COMPARED WITH RESPECT TO ABILITY OF THE FOREIGN-BORN TO READ, BY RACE[1] (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES) [1] Vol. I, p. 443. Abstracts of Reports of the Immigration Commission. Per cent. able to OLD IMMIGRATION. read. Canadian, French 88.1 Canadian, other 98.9 Dutch 97.6 English 98.8 German 98.0 Per cent. able to NEW IMMIGRATION. read. Bulgarian 78.1 Croatian 70.9 Greek 80.5 Hebrew, Russian 93.1 Hebrew, other 92.5 Per cent. able to OLD IMMIGRATION. read. Irish 95.8 Scotch 99.5 Swedish 99.8 Welsh 98.1 Per cent. able to NEW IMMIGRATION. read. Italian, North 83.3 Italian, South 67.5 Lithuanian 77.3 Magyar 91.0 Polish 79.9 Portuguese 47.5 Roumanian 82.6 Russian 74.5 Ruthenian 65.8 Servian 71.3 Slovak 84.4 Slovenian 87.5 Spanish 98.1 Syrian 63.6 TABLE VII OLD AND NEW IMMIGRATION COMPARED WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN-BORN HUSBANDS REPORTING WIFE ABROAD, BY RACE.[2] (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES) [2] Vol. I, p. 460. Abstracts of Reports of the Immigration Commission. Per cent Reporting Wife OLD IMMIGRATION. Abroad. Canadian, French 1.5 Dutch 3.8 English 3.4 Per cent Reporting Wife NEW IMMIGRATION. Abroad. Bulgarian 90.0 Croatian 59.3 Greek 74.7 Per cent Reporting Wife OLD IMMIGRATION. Abroad. German 4.3 Irish 1.2 Scotch 3.2 Swedish 2.9 Welsh 1.4 Per cent Reporting Wife NEW IMMIGRATION. Abroad. Hebrew, Russian 12.5 Italian, North 31.6 Italian, South 36.9 Lithuanian 23.3 Magyar 43.3 Polish 23.0 Portuguese 15.9 Roumanian 73.9 Russian 45.5 Servian 64.5 Slovak 34.2 Slovenian 33.7 TABLE VIII OLD AND NEW IMMIGRATION COMPARED WITH RESPECT TO ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH.[3] (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES)