The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-04
LOTUS BUD ClIDANS BARRED.
DECISION AGAINST N IOt Nc
STEERS GTJEN AND REC Il LED
There'u he Another Hearing Too 'ay ana
the Gerry society Promises ! ur'her
Reasons for keepipe Them Out A. G'
SpaIdink stu ~ yi,sInE for Z mem.

Commodore Elbridge T Gerry has IL ter
asted himself personally in the case Of the
eleven Cuban children brought here on
their way 10 Mrs. katherine Tingley.
Lotus Bud Colony az Point Iona, who ara
deia ned bv the immigration authorities
pending sinvest igation. The board of
inquiry which examined into the case on
Saturday decided yesterday by vote Of
3 to that the children should be deported
President Vernon NJ Davis Of the Society
for the Prevention of cruelty 10 Children
which protested against the admission of
these children. did not learn of this recon-
mendation of the board Immediately. and he
requested immigration Commissioner Will
iams To continue the invest igation OF the
case until Wednesday, in order that further
facts might he brought To the Commits
sioner's attention.
Commissioner Williams DECIDED TO grant
the request and to reopen the case for
further hearing at p o'clock Tomorrow
morning Commodore Gerry and Presl-
dent Davis will both go before the Com
missioner and the board of inquiry in the
morning and Mr. Gerry will make an
address.
4 copy Of the boards decision was sent
to 4. q Spalding late Yesterday afternoon.
Il is a. follows, with the dissenting opinion
of one member of the board appended:
ln-r"ctcr- Moler Holman and the chair;
man voted 70 "HcInd@ AL ne above nance ni hi,a
charlcs 90 ~" following grounds:
-., rhr~" "A irrn are assisted immisrants
/ immirrant- y, under the law placed upon
/ tho alien. and under section Of the act ap;;
proved NarrN 2 ls0l. they must be excluded
q, persons ~ civ 20 become public charges
3 f0r the rcq .on that they are mnnfestlv IN
/ able 10 take caTe Of themelves, and have no
I one here who u legally bound TO MAINTAIN
/ h'cr
/ While II is tr,r that the representative Of
. the Universal Brotherhood declares here that
! ,Frv win support' them there - no competent
/ evidence before a. upon which any NSed
J orin'on can n" formed A. 10 he nature Of that
I Institution or fho extent Of ~ financial re-
, -oou.ih'ltv and no proof whatever n 10
/ their legal ohiis On 30 10 do
cur laws max" govision for persons living
IN 'riS country 20 wing over here members Of
. their own families who are not OF the eNclnded
Ga|Se, nut no"nrtr m any OF our eJan,
/ over here of porsoir -, not relatives, who are
rrys,crv unable TO- take care Of themselves
"rH p2g the SH 24rs OF 2 w Mo TO- ,sr ID
10 uullifv tho uturer and pubic charge clause
OF tnr ,mn' Sror Az ~. ,es,ironv given
bore Yesterday by 'putahe Citi1rns Of the
Juroh states, that Their own children are
attending This institution. where these chill
ron 4re going 10 ne educated the telegram
received nor" from e ~ Mayor Of the CITY Of
san l''so, NIlfF''' MS ''loN4 -
setf-supporting. and inotler telegram FROM
~" superintendent = schools stating the
tNese .idren ,ril 10 vel cared for and vii
not h"com" public cfarg.s l. therefore.
move 30 admit the whdsc Of them.
Commissioner Villa has taken the
/ Cuban children from the hospital AZ Ellis
Island and placed thern in rooms belonging
20 his owrr business quarters there The
hospital al Ellis Island is supposed 20 be n
pretty good place Dut tha Comm ssiouer
J. DESTROYS that the children shall he a.
comfor;a able as ppss''' while they are
detained here, 30 he gave up "A part Of his
quarters for them
Mr.. Spalding- who went over 70 the island
again Yesterday 20 see what. could be done
in the way 81 l~ttering the children's con-
di'ion. gre atty pleased with Mr.. Will
Hams willingn, - 20 give the Youngsters
these fine acco mmodations, wher" they
have an outlook over the bay and desirable
indoor facilities.
Mr. Spalding tather thought that the
Gerry society sho,7d have Interested itself
in seeing hat the children had good care
The children, however, have not vet been
admitted "a the St,,te Of New York Mr..
Spa'diug said:
II this great Now York society known
az the society for the Prevention II Cruelty
TO Children was one~fsalf active and
energetic in providing homes and edu-
cat ions for worthy children e poor pa
rents - they are in preventing others
from doing 80, the reputation II this so
ciety would ne above criticism. How
ever. from what little | have learned Of
the philanthropic work n this New York
Society for the Prevention II Cruelty to
children, and from what | actually know
e the magnificent phianthropic work
that * being Zone by Katherine T'ingley
a. the Raia foga School "a Point Iona,
cal, | am Of the opinion that the taif0rnia
institution will show NJ the end q the wear
better practical results and 9restt"r achieves
mentS along thes" tines than the New ! DIRK
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children
Mr.. Spaldng further said that. now
that he had been drought into the con
'roverSv, he would e. 10 he end Of il and
end'avor 20 show why this step, which
he called "unheard Of, was taken 10y the
Gerry societv.
Mr. Spalding made puhic Yesterday
the following cable desprtch, which he
had vc~vod from Franco Ortiz. acting
NavC & Santiago de cuba:
The eeven Cuban children going In charge
school. POINT Iona. cal lcf. Santiae co under
tho mos, pleasant circum stances Al re-
Foundation and could proceed only from
malice No porent or euaT.i'an hss author
has to-day forpp Nv ratified Ms action in -end
ne Children 70 ms hrmamtariain in,tlt,ntio93
educated and returned to Cuba as teachers
OF their own people.
| have cnhlcd this direct TO Commissioner
OF Immigration AZ New York and also denial
70 New York Tribuno OF published reports
OF excitement against leaving here.
Mayor Barcadi in Havana.
The signature Of the cable was anthem
ticated, Mr Spalding said by the United
States Consul
Mrs NJ A. Marsch medt ~ BROOKLYN called
AT this Office Yesterday and asked THE Sun
to say that she had in no way appealed
to the Gerry society for aid in connection
! with her children and Mrs Tingev'- school,
| and that she had made no statements for
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