New-York tribune., 1902-10-01

FITCHIE's ADMINISTRATION ARRAIGNED
WITH SEVERITY BY COMMIs-
sIONER WILLIAMS.

Williams williams Commissioner Of ImmIgra-
ton at this port. IN his annual report 10 the Com
missioner General Of Immigration at Washington,
made public Yesterday. severely criticised the ad-
ministration Of eX-COmmissioner Fitchie and As
sistant Commissioner Mcsweensy at Ellis Island.
Commissioner Williams says that practice Of
permitting inspectors 20 detain immigrants at
their pleasure notorious. and there Is no rec
ord Of any effort TO stop H. lie adds:
The chief inspector was allowed arbitrarily
immigrant the manifest, thus causing 10 be
brought to h@ IN ,SaTsb' Bfed a eoP Of 70 he ds
them 10 be Inspected In the regular way The
have had fair amounts OF money. and that many
50 marked Mere able bodied people with very large
est Numerous other Instances of abuses. or
lack OF system could be cited
As to the treatment and feeding Of the immi-
grants the Commissioner says:
The general treatment 10 which the immigrants
were subjected during the ten months preceding
the change A. administration was not calculated 20
Of their nrst contact with the institutions OF this
country They were hustled about and addressed is
railroad officials until they were frequently both
ters an Wbirb they we're detained Were formerly
called pens is suggestive Of the rest 81 the treat
n TAKEN to the former application Of this word to
these quarters. in view Of their hlthy condition.
room the moor of which was allowed by the former
privilege holder TO remain covered with grease.
bones and other remnants Of food for days at
time
Mr Williams says that the method OF admins
terng Office is still in state OF transition and
months must elapse before the office is upon
thoroughly efficient basis. The evil practices re-
ferred 10 have been abolished will be soon
as possible 4 notice has been posted requiring all
immigrants 20 be- treated with kindness and con
sideraton. and every effort is being made TO reduce
20 a minimum the time during which immigrants
are detained at Ellis Island. The Commissioner is
satisfied that few diseased immigrants are now
brought this port. He says that the representa-
tives the steamship lines in this country gen
orally opposed TO allowing these people TO board
their steamers hut that they evidently find il diff
hcult TO impress their views their foreign
agents who do not always look upon cur statutes
in the proper light on the subject Of immigration
in general, Mr.. Williams says:
While I believe that the coming here Of all de-
sirable immigrants should be tacihtated- yet am
very emphatic IN the belief that rigid means should
be adopted 10 keep away those who are undeSira-
BILE Many OF the latter are unquestionably con-
ing, attempting Ia come. paTucularly from poi-
tiOns Of Russia. Syria and Italy. Last year over
two thousand cases Of aliens who had arrived
within tie last twelve months and in he mean
time become destitute. were reported TO the Out
Psople of this class are being returned 10 Europe
which brought them or at that of the government
Serious effort is being made 20 discover some
admission may be subjected. think there Is 4
general public sentiment that all aliens should be
standard OF living civilization IL Is In the last
aDaly SIS this account that the Chinese are eN-
lesS desirable than some Cinnamon IL is impracti-
cable. however. legislate against any particular
European nationality, and believe that tne P1onne
10y vesting the Executive In appropriate language
with discretionary power 20 exclude persons who's"
toned