ID# 1146:
 "Europe as an emigrant-exporting continent," Harry H. Laughlin testimony before the House Committee, including Immigration Restriction Act
Date:
1924
Pages: (1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15)
Source:
 The Harry H. Laughlin Papers, Truman State University, papers, C-2-6,6
&quote;Europe as an emigrant-exporting continent,&quote; Harry H. Laughlin testimony before the House Committee, including Immigration Restriction Act

[chart] Superior Intelligence. Race, Country of Birth, or Army Rank, and Percent of Men in Each Group, by Army Mental Tests, Showing Superior (&) or Very Superior in Intelligence. 1[graphic - black bar]8362 Commissioned Officers 2[graphic - black bar]468 Non-Commissioned Officers 3[graphic - black bar] 38.9 Negro Officers 4 [graphic - black bar] 23.9 Privates 5 [graphic - black bar] 19.7 England 6 [graphic - black bar] 13.0 Scotland 7 [graphic - black bar] 12.3 White draft 8 [graphic - black bar] 10.7 Holland 9 [graphic - black bar] 10.5 Canada 10 [graphic - black bar] 8.3 Germany 11 [graphic - black bar] 5.4 Denmark 12 [graphic - black bar] 4.3 Sweden 13 [graphic - black bar] 4.1 Norway 14 [graphic - black bar] 4.1 Ireland 15 [graphic - black bar] 4.0 All foreign countries 16 [graphic - black bar] 3.4 Turkey 17 [graphic - black bar] 3.4 Austria 18 [graphic - black bar] 3.4 Northern American Negro 19 [graphic - black bar] 2.7 Russia 20 [graphic - black bar] 2.1 Greece 21 [graphic - black bar] .8 Italy 22 [graphic - black bar] .8 Belgium 23 [graphic - black bar] .5 Poland 24 [graphic - black bar] .3 Southern American Negro Notes: Groups recorded in ranks 1,2,3, and 4 are from the Army; all others are from the Draft. (This chart is based upon the records of men psychologically examined by the United States Army. Tables 217, 268, 406, pp. 698, 734, 855, Mem XV, Nat. Acad. Sci.) Chart No. 7 420-241 [illegible] (Face p. 1278.) No. 1

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