The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-27
TIE IMMIGRATION BUREAU
A Case Of Hardship 81 the Facts Are .,
Stated Here.


A Case Of Hardship 81 the Facts Are as
Stated Here.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-sr: Permit me
q small portion OF your valuable space to show
what believe to be an act Of crying injustice.
Grant that there 10 great need Of restriction Of
PRIVILEGES TO the newcomers to our shores.
why are there not some we'll defined laws UPON
the subject. and II there are we'll defined laws.
why are there not intelligent men to administer
them or see them enforcsdp The conduct Of
the Board setting to investigate cases Of al
legged contract laborers. l. e., immigrants COM
Ing to our shores to work. is more betting
some savage tribe In Africa. for I am told that
men do som etimes 90 to Africa to work. than
upon an island at the very portals Of the best
country ever shaped by human ingenuity.
A suggestion. Is It not possible for you tn
depute one OF your reporters to make short
hand notes OF one OF the meetings OF this al
legged Board2 It would. indeed be funny. were
It not for the miserable i'm migrant who would
be the subject Of It,
francesca Ella. q Neapolitan. arrived here
on March II In the steamship Alesia. Asked
II he was coming to this country under . con-
tract to labor. he said he was and he told all
about IT, He had written to an uncle who Is .
customer OF mine. and who Is now ON poyed
In Bowery hotel for 81 a week. for informa-
There was none to be had in Naples. The
uncle replied that there was work to be had
fer willing hands beEindptn H In the mepth 4 Of
day. Ella without ceremony started to get his
$l,25 q day. And MI. Inspector decided that
Ibid YOU come to this country under con;
Ella, prompted By the Board, He replied lust
As he would had he 6ss en-, asked In similar
tas he hsa 9st s
or say most anything. OF course. like myself.
some more ideas. Hearing from Elias uncle
how Ella had been treated. ]. as agent Of the
rshsarinS, il was GRANTED. ''' :
am told that 1t was pretty fair sample OF
How DID yOu come to come here p" the Board
Ella trsmblingly .rshearsed his story with
his uncle wrote him letter upon his request
70 be so Informed that he could get work for
Elias uncle. the 81 a week man In Bowsry
hSStsi esms iorSard and testified that he did al
his ssstins into any trouble he would mot SsSs
done So, Thsreupon the Board started In to
deliberate. won't tell how they dsliberAted.
their apparent indifisrsncs over this Contract
LASorer' Ella, for after reaching half dozen
that he was, surely a la borer and that the uncle
vas his padr0ns this S4 week smployes OF a
tlsE 81 900 from him for his VOL stion Of the
lawrsspeeting bringing contract labor into the
United States. and TO be consistent should
However, they only decided that Ella must
go back to Ma plea
of thiRgs2 We are led to believe that Ellis
Island Is wis.ly and shIewdly managed. I
can permit such doings as those Of this
Board Is beyond my comprehension. / shall
not bother them again. I tell you. I'll sent
conclusions.
Elias ease / have appealed TO Secretary OF
the Treasury Carlisle. but theY seldom now
reverse the findings OF the Board bslieye
that the Board ought n t to be trusted with
mere intelligence and what horssmen call
form aud other Americans style. That will
have 10 be my excuse FOR strtnElng out this
letter. Yours very respectfully
GIOVANNI LoRDL
CO MULBERRY STREET March "a