New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-03
PROTESTS TO QUESADA.
4. G. SPALDING ACTS FOR UNIVERSAL
BROTHERHOOD.
DECLARES CUBAN CHILDREN ARE UNWAR
RANTEDLY DETMNED-SANTlAGO'S
MAYOR DENIES RUMOR.

MAYOR DENIES RUMOR.
The Universal Brotherhood yesterday began a
strong fight fo4 the release and forwarding to
| Point Iona CAL of the eleven Cuban children
! destined for that place. who We're detained by
| the immigration authorities on Saturday when
| they arrived on the Ward liner OriZaba. A. G..
SpaIding asked the Cuban Minister, Mr.. Que
sada to put the case before the proper authori-
ties. declaring that the detention of the children
| was unwarranted
The children were detained on representations
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
| Children that the sending of the children to the
brotherhood farm. at Point Iona, for their
education should be investigated.
Vernon NJ. Davis represented the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children at
| meeting of the board of special inquiry on the
| case on Saturday and it was alleged that there
| was opposition in Cuba to the educating OF the
| children at Point Iona, and it was also sug-
gested that the responsibility of the order for
| the care of the children should be looked into
as well as the form of the instruction to be
| given Answers to these questions from the
| brotherhood poured in yesterday.
The following cable dispatch was received by
| The Tribune last night:
Santiago de Cuba November 2
the eleven Cuban children who are going in
! charge Of DR.. Gertrude Van Peit to the RaJa
! NOga School, at Point Iona, Cal. via New
York. left Santiago under the most pleasant cir
cumstances All reports to the contrary are
without any foundation whatsoever and could
only have proceeded from malice
FRANCO ORTIZ Acting Mayor OF Santiago.
Signature verified before notary public and
authenticated by r. T. Holiday United states
Consul.
The board Of special inquiry at Ellis Island
adjourned yesterday at noon without taking up
the case again.
The children are still detained on the island.
and DR.. Gertrude Van Pelt in whose charge
they came from Santiago. Cuba, stays there
with them. 10 keep them in good courage.
The following telegram also sent yester-
day to the Commissioner of Immigration by
Mayor Frank P. FAIRY. of San Diego. Cal:
I have been informed that eleven children from
by immigration Board in New-York City. These
and educated at the Raja Vega school: Point Iona,
9f te d Tcn Ii BE- % inemtioS a. i Point Iona
Carbide Export, No So Nassau-st Is treasurer and
e AoSTt 5enes HOTEL
The authorized agent OF the school OF Antiquity.
Win pr & Van Pslt' and Rsys then sent here
unless these children are detained account OF
scpsss Release the children =. one Should S
dTeq Try 10 interfere I understand that it has no
by the officers Of the school Of Antiquity that mis-
representation has been made 10 that society in
he School Of Antqulty FINANCIALLY that inStitu-
ton - Perteetlv sound ana higny reSarHea here'
English and Cuban children receiving maintenance
tendent OF the Rata Yoga school.
Hugh Baldwin, Superintendent OF Schools OF
the county of San Diego. sent telegram stating
that from personal knowledge and careful In
vestigation ne vouched for the high moral and
financial standing of the Raja Yoga school.
Many Cuban children were already in the school,
receiving free education and maintenance.
The following is a copy Of the telegram sent
by MI SpaldnG to Mr.. Quesada:
deem it my duty TO accquaint you Of the fact
de Cuba TO the Rata Yoga School Point Iona
by the Immigration Commissioner for som" un-
warranted The school is a reputable and respons-
hle institution and the children have been placed
sentative OF tho Rata YoGa School In behalf ~
You use Your GOOD Once to bring his matter be
fore tho proper authorities.
4 committee Of three declared that they visit
ed Ellis Island yesterday for tho brotherhood to
see how the children were being taken care OF
and TO sec If anything could he done for Or. g.
Van Pelt The committee declared that they
found eleven children huddlcd together in one
room in the hospital building. The doctor I'm
charge of Ellis Island stated Yesterday the com
mittce said. that the children were perfectly
we'll, and there was no reason for OBTAINING
them I'm the hospital.
Commissioner Williams said yesterday that
tho case opens up an important and interesting
question. which will probably be used to
tablish precedent for future guidance Of the
department in the admission of Cuban children
to this country for education. The technical
point on which the children will be deported IL
the board decides to de"ar them, will he that
they are liable to becomes public charge The
theory on which this is based is that the chill
dren are brought here as objects Of charity
the institution to which they going being in
no way bound To support them II for any rea-
son the managers thereof should see fit at any
time to turn them loose on the community. No
one appeared at Ellis Island yesterday to pro-
duce any further testimony before the board
on either side of the question, and the board
did not take up the case because the steno-
graphic report of the evidence taken on Satur-
day was not in shape for the members to read
and study.
Whatever the boards final ruling is. Com
missioner Williams is confident that an appeal
viii be taken. first to him and then TO tho
Treasury Department, in Washington. in order
to make this test and establish a prece-
dent
a representative Of the Ward Line was at
Ellis Island yesterday waiting for the board to
take up the case. He said:
do not think that il Is up us 10 take any part
IN the case. hut want to watch Developments
Senior Bacardi, Of the firm OF Bacardi Brothers
one Of the wealthiest and most progressive citizens
or Santiago is the real patron of these children. and
has personally interested himself i'm sending them
10 the Point Iona institution. He became inter
estcd In Mrs. Tingleys work time ago and
last year he sent his daughter TO California per-
sonally investigate the farm and it's conduct On
her report he decided that the institution offered a
field for the elevation and education Of Cuban chill
dren whose parents cannot afford to pay the ex
penses OF an education for them He endowed the
Point Iona farm, and has personally interested
himself in sending Cuban children there TO be edu-