Falling Chinese Immigration After the San Francisco Earthquake
A noticeable effect of San Francisco's disaster is the falling off in Chinese immigration. In June of last year, 450 were admitted at that port; for the same month of this year there were less than fifty. Very extravagant reports were circulated in China about the earthquake, giving the impression that it was far more extensive and ruinous than it really was, many believing that the whole country was devastated. This report was confirmed by the large number of Chinese that returned to the Orient immediately after the destruction of their occupations and apparent prospects. However, a reaction is expected in course of time.