The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-26
IMMIGRANTS WHO TELL FIBS.
AN UNENDING ROMANCE HEARD
AT ELLIS ISLAND.
Newcomers Who Fancy Thai they VIII
Not he Allowed 10 Land Unless They
Deceive the Onicials Clumsy Fabri'
cations Thst Make Trouble odd Casess

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Deceive tho OniciaIs Clumsy Fabri'
cations Thst FAX Trouble odd Cases
When an old official Of the immigration
Bureau on Ellis Island was asked which OF
the immigrants wero most difficult to
handle, he answered with n smile:
The liars
Being asked to be more specific be con-
tinued:
tho liars are not confined 10 any particu-
lar district, country or language. They
lie In Italian, Arabic, Greek. German, Po-
llsh, Ruthenian. Armenlan--in any OF tho
tongues one hears under this roof.
"Nor are they inveterate story-tellcrs
as q rule. II Is In answer TO our Official
questions that they tell the fbs that are
the pane OF our life.
'0f the American immigration laws they
have the most grotesque conception. All
| they seem to know clearly Is that II is not
quite 90 easy 10 get into America IA II used
TO I've. The upshot Is an inclination to
outwit the American nobleman.'
In the great majority Of cases, these
| ~falschoods are easily discovered. They
either involve some amusing contradiction.
or are 80 lacking in tho element OF what
| critics call artistic truth that the most SD
perfcial cross-examination IL enough to
break the author down.
About one hour after this conversation
took place, a ~polyglot visitor saw a young
Hungarian peasant woman in the deten-
ton pen.
BE merciful, sirl- she implored him.
"The nobleman won't let me out because
Ihave been married only one year
n .LAN H. 1al.r xaAaAacH ha naLA1
rather specifically.
MY husband Is In Detroit. sir. The
Lords here asked me how long he had been
In America, so l said five years.
Have you been In this country be-
fore7"
mo. sir. Sickness befall me-. II l have
Has your husband been TO see you dur
ing these five years?"
-No,. sirl No, sirl swear to YOU; It's
the holy truth / arm telling you He has
never been back since he left home
And how long has he been in American
Five years"
.And how long have you been married''
-0ne year. That's the truth. sir
Then you must have seen him last
She looked puzzled. and then. bursting
into tears. she said:
oh. I'm only a poor peasant woman
and don't know anything about figuring,
but It's the truth I'm telling you Take
Finally, when the matron, otherwise
known as the mother of immigrants
had gained her full confidence. she said.
~vehemently:
shall DO. My cousin at home Is a smart
man and has boon In America, 80 he said:
You mustn't forget that unless your hus-
band has been FIVE years In America you'll
be put In prison over there, do YOU hearF
That's the way he spoke, ma'am. My
husband has only been six months here.
1T was like this: We got married, then
we lived in my mothers house, and then
he went TO America; And now !, too,
want 20 go TO America-to Detroit. Do
take pity. ma'am.'
q One Polish peasant, a big. %strapping
fellow, with a cunning look. gave his name
as A. while his sister, who camc to meet
him, asked for b. The officials were at a
loss 20 understand what object he could
have in telling a lie about his name and he
was detained. He soon made a clean
"A fellow ON the ship warned me that II |
told the truth ] would be sent back he
sBut your sister didn't know you were
going TO fake your name, did shef,
woman, after all, even II she has lived In
America
An investigation was made and Il became
clear that the only motive the peasant had
In changing his name was an impression
that unless one told the American au-
thorities some sort ~ lie. one would get into
trouble When he was told by one Of the
missionaries on the island that the best
thing 20 do was 10 tell the truth he fell 90
scratching the maps % HE neck obviously.
Where would a fellow be " he told moth
ing but the truth 10 otficialsi' he remarked
A Jewish woman who gave her name AZ
ChAya Weisbers va inceesantly blessing
the agent 81 the United Hebrew Charities
for the interest he took Ia her and her bahy;
but he had a feeling that she was withholding
Of least part 81 the truth from him The
agent can speak Yiddish, hut he does not
pronounce Il a. ChAya did
Presently there oanle a man whose dialect
sAs ~ the same variety as herr, and 20 him
sle instantly unburdened her heart Her
real name wa ChAya Luaovsky
how unhappy ! ami she walled, hugstnE
her child HE wrote ~ ak me how much
would take Tor a Iabhinical divorce, and
wrote bach a. tell him that h- lettsr had
struck M like q dagger
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nAIns thought ! would take my Lus.
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