The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-17
NOT FIT TO ENTER
So Said Special immigration
Commissioner Schulteis.
THEY LANDED JUST THE SAME.
Ho Game Over Disguised as an Immigrant,
and Makes Grave Charges

Alleged immortality Among tho steerags
Passengers Claims Half of Thorn Are
PauDers-The Charges Could Not BE
Sustained, aud They We're Let Goa
Minister Threatens to Bring suit.
New York, Nov 1Z-H. j. schulteis,
the last of the special commit ssion sent
to Europe by President Harrison TO
study immigration matters, returned
yesterday. He came in the steerage Of
the Servis disguised an an immigrant,
and created a lively scene at the barge
Office by making grave charges con-
cerning the characters OF immigrants
and incidentally volunteering to give
Colonel Weber some legal information.
Mr.. Schulteis, enveloped in a long coat,
was approached in the steerage at quar-.
antine early in the morning by Colonel
Lee of the Contract Labor Bureau. Max
ing himself known, he was allowed to
depart, but sent word to Colonel Weber
to hold all the immigrants, and that he
would appear about noon to make
charges.
The people were accordingly held but
it was within n few minutes Of when
Mr.. Schulteis put in an appearance
wearing bland smile and n silk hat A
great crowd of people were huddIed
around the entrance waiting the dis
charge Of the now arrivals They we're
relatives and friends Of the immigrants.
At 2:3O several of the boldest in the
crowd went 60 Col Weber, asking that
they be allowed to take their wives
away He yielded and then decided to
20 on with the examination, not wait
ing any longer for Mr. Schulteis When
Mr.. Schulteis did appear he seemed sur
prised that any of the steerage pas
sengers had been allowed to land
More than half of these people are
paupers,' he said, 'and at least one OF
the women is an unfit character to be
allowed to 60"
There were 225 in ll-thirty-eight
being Hebrews and 1877 Swedes and Nor
wegians.
"Well" returned Col. Weber, "pick
out those whom you know to be so and
make your charges. -
NEARLY all Of them have prepaid
tickets" " said Mr.. Schulteis (which is
strong evidence that they are paupers
assisted here"
''On the other hand" replied the
Colonel, ut presumptive evidence that
they have friends and relatives in tn is
country who are ready and able to look
after them. Over 80 per cent. of the
immigrants coming here have prepaid
tickets -
Mr.. Schulteis selected number Of the
people They were closely examined aud
found to be very worthy people, who
either had comfortable sums of money
with them or well-tO-do relatives who
were ready to vouch for them. In fact
every case that MI Schulteis pointed out
readily passed the examination required
by law. Then Mr. ShUlteis pointed to a
Swedish woman named Petersen, IS
years of age, aud made grave charge
against her She is a handsome young
woman, well-dressed and modest-look-
ing She Indignantly denied the charges
with tears in her eyes. Colonel Weber
received her affidavit and allowed her to
90.
In the meantime the Rev A B. Lila,
pastor Of a Swedish church who looks
after the interests Of immigrants from
his country took the girls statement.
The young woman is on her way to
Manistee, Mich, where relatives are To-
cat. d.
Mr. 1cbulteis turned to Col Weber
with disgust and said the laws ought to
bar all the people he picked out. he
then commenced, the Colonel says, tC
quote the law for tho benefit Of the
Barge Office Official.
81 told him, ~ said the Colonel after
ward, "that when l desired information
on legal matters 1 should ask some one
who was posted and not Mr., Schulteis,
who was palbubly ignorant" When
Mr.. Schultei3 was seen he said he would
make his statement at the meeting OF
the immigration Commissioners.
Colonel Weber, he said, "can in
vite representatives from all the news.
papers to be present Then the people
will know what have to say about the
matter"
Colonel Weber said that Mr. Schulteis
would not be allowed to take up tn,
time Of the other commissioners will
any harangue. The object Of the meet
ing is to agree upon tho basis Of re
port TO be sent to Washington, giyinl
the result of the commissions labors In
Europe. Mr. Schulteis, il is said, repre-
sents or is supposed to represent, som
section Of the labor organization ele
ment He lives in Washington, and ha
held a minor position in the Treasur
Department.
Pastor Lila says he will commence
civil action against Mr.. Schultois on be
half OF the girl, charging him with defa
nation Of character.