According to reliable statistical reports of the American Immigration office, from 1875 to 1894, a total of 1781349 persons emigrated from Germany to the United States.

The German government has tried desperately during the given period, to direct German immigration towards the German colonies in Africa, but without any noteworthy results. Apparently the freedom in this country has been a stronger attraction for German immigrants, than the stern rule and police-regulations in German colonial territory.