The sun., 1902-11-03
DEFENDS RAjA Y0GA SCHOOL.
4. q. SPALDING VISITS MRS.
TINGLEY'S CUBAN WARDS.
Declare They Are III Treated At Ellis
Island-A Brooklyn Woman Says Her
Children We're Abused At the school
and Appeals to the Gerry society.

A G. Spalding, who. with Mrs. Spading,
testified before the Board of Inquiry al
Ellis Island. on Saturday, in favor of Mrs
Katherine Iingley's Universal Brotherhood
School at Point Iona, cal, and its fitness
"a a place for the education of the eleven
Cuban children who are detained 10y Inn
migration Commissioner Williams. paid a
Visit To the island again vest erday and
came away very Indignant. Mr.. Spalding
doesn't like the detention of the children
or the way they are treated at the island.
While Mr.. Spalding was visiting the
island in behalf of the TingIey cult Presi-
dent Davis of the Children'- Society was
called upon 10y some Brooklyn women TO
listen TO reasons which they believed amply
justified "A refusal by the United States
authorities TO permit the eleven small
Cubans To be- taken to California. The
women were a. earnest on their side a. Mr.
Spalding Was on his.
Mr. Spalding made this sta ement Oh his
return from Ellis Island
Those who are interested in the school
al Point Iona, Cal, are very indignant
at the course pursued by the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Children,
and il is apparent that the steps that have
already been taken by the society and the
Immigration Commissioner. have been
taken on information that has not been
given by those who are in authority to
speak. Instead, they are acting on infor-
nation that is certainly inaccurate. The
affair has certainly stirred up matters
al California and to-day the following
telegram was sent 20 the Commissioner Of
Immigration:
sAY DIEGO, Cal, Nov. ::
Il have been informed that eleven
children irGm Cg0a, ,ssS care detained of pr ny
Enumeration Board Of New York city, These
children were broug ht to America 10 be main
t,ned and educated q, the Raja foTa school
ren'> school is a department. Of the school Of
Antiquity and /. large, ,ncorporated and
Naresheiiner, Pre.iden, OF the Calcium Car.
i sd treasurer % and Albert g. spadns of spaid,
marie "S e' Ho,rl NcW ork, is the authofized
AGENT OF the school OF Antiquity. lie is
authorized to take charse Of the children
here immediately to Raia Yoga school. Point
Iona unless these childrea are detained on
account Of sickness Release thee hildren
Should the Society for tho Prevention OF
Cruelty, 10 Children try 70 interfere, ] under
do 30 1t IS assumed here by the officers of
the school of Antiquity that misrepre sen tation
has been made to that society in order TO
school of Antiquity. Financially that insti-
tut ION is perfectly sound and highly regarded
hps and STfady yona n9' ban s" nGor rS o.
ceiving maintenance and free education
pr Van Pelt is the superntendent OF the
Eaia loga school Please send me report
''''' FRASx r. FRARY,
Mayor OF city OF san Diego. Cal.
A telegram has also been sent by Hugh
Baldwin, Superintendent of Schools of the
# 30
From personal knowledge and careful in.
vestigation I vouch for the high moral and
financial standing Of the Raia ioGa School
In this city II L. fully competent 20 maintain
and enectually educate hundreds OF children
and return them to their own countries as
teachers Many Cuban children are now
and maintenance. School Incorporated
"The treatment that has been accorded
to these Cuban children since their arriia
at the port of New York is certainly out
rageoua To-day a committee of three
visited Ellis Island TO see how the children
were being taken care Of and TO see il any
thing could be done for DR.. G. Van Pelt
1.-THE committee found the eleven children
huddled together in room in the hospita
building. Why they are detained in the
as the children all arrived In New York cit,
in perfect health. The doctor in charge o.
| Ellis Island stated yesterday that the chill
| dren were perfectly well and there wa:
no reason for OBTAINING them in the hos
| pital
| Ut van REV anu her CndIees occupy
| a room about SIX feet by eiRht wtht two lror
| beds, and she is forced to sleep in this room
with four children, while the others are KEEP
| In the sick wards
Mr.. Spalding yesterday sent this tele
| gram 70 Gonzales de Quesada. the Cubar
| Minister at Washington:
deou I, my du,v IN acousint vou of IN.
| fect that eleven Cuban children en- route from
| Santiago de Cuba to the Rata loea School
! Point Iona. Cal have been detained at tn
! Port oil New lofk oy IlhineraIloh NothtMiS
sloner Ior some u.snoWm ,',no rrrsn,nd rhh
naebhani ioon on ronnta he and responsihc institr
| lion and the Children have been placed b,
| their parents in charge en- route OF repre-
sentative Of the Raja ioga Schoo! In b"hal
| Of those children ! wouIa peV,luiiy teques :
thht yon ~ tP.r r soou ou,borit ~ es e''hs '"'
! "'.t"' "''o,e wy ,I r,l w r. M ,o,,.o
| MT SHaldihs Yuo.tu ", -, woou' i,i.' uouns'
70 the havana ,anai so''pa"!' "' "''Nhi'
the roho"ine s,a'ei''e"''
my person Who Is IN anS "sG & &SonVcc,san cra,n
| WI1., , tn' aior,y in fact almost ali nj III
rnnnSuIi,ion oUts de of the large plantat 10,
| owners and tho principal business men ii
| the largo cities. are in q dcplorable condi
ton, and that anything that can be done %
! th" ohildreh VIII Dc III 'hc h"lurc OF
| E"to'uu ,, ., ,,,ahlo ,o oauco,o ,bo,,,
| and ~ Ciovernm"nt is also not in a posItIo
| 70 carry out ihe original plans inst stltuted b.
| Gen Leonard Wood. TO my mind i rs Rrca
mistake for our people to Interfere In thi
matter mhiess th%[ at" vo ,hns hsen nv ant