New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29

sustained excapt on the question 81 the tnterpreta
% the law which leads 70 the exclusion Of IN
terested parties and representatives u the immi-
grants from hearings.
The commission says the charge that there IS too
severe an Interpretation 81 tho law by the officers
al Ellis Island is not sustained by the proofs. The
commission did not find any evidence Of a general
anirnus against immigration displayed by the
Commissioner % immigration and those under him
In the performances of their duty. High praise $
bestowed on Commissioner Williams for his zeal
ard humane consideration shown 70 the inrni-
grants
The recommendations OF the commission are for
the most part made without reference to the
conprairts which were investigated and were
suggested by the general inquiry. They are the
following:
First-That the boards Of special inquiry. shall
with opportunity { PROFOUND questions and pro
duce witnesses. such parties IN interest being tne
ana the representatives Of the immigrant.
tb 5o1tract Labor law be held whenever
practicable until the alesed contractor be heard
pieted by the Attorney General Or other proper
officer. and that II II suSn RT9ceedinsS tnf So
TO land II otherwise not Ineligible II the law
woqld permit the eo4tTactoT, hy aug me Ias ~
ThiTdThst the Contract Labor law be rot con-
str,lsi 10 apply TO aliens otherwise eligible. VINO.
through relatives or oth4I pIoIsL sources 81 Ia
sonable opportunity for finding work exists. nor 10
oil ~
against Ellis and another whose places could not
oTbervrise be filled in this country.
at Ellis island be given authority to hear and de-
termine appeals from the boards o. Or, Ip S5lo
provaI by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
an appeal within specified number al days after
the order Of deportation Is rendered anu ioIl-
quiry. that the immigrant and LIS TepresSnI,iCe
be Informed al the time the deGSfQE Is ere t OI
hearing Of the appeal and time limit Thereafter
sixth|Taat an mrnig grafton Inspector be appoint
ed for service at each port u oepat .ure Wl f
the correctness Of the answers inscribed upon the
seVtnth-That the original contract, fqr exehans
as changed. be submitted to the Attorney General
with Messfs Post s FiagF an oser Of the United
states be given charge Of the exchange OF foreign
' %iEfh%r65t diseased irnmsraLts whose disease
Is not m coaE ~ Es- JerirS If he treated az
their own expense in private hospitas rndsr rTgu
and that when they ann9f or 59 a9t Tisd 10 TO }5
HOSPITALS Of the United States for observation and
t91 , q; rerchqndse he riytf further
close attention and careful supervision spch extra
/ proval or The Ccr1r1issiorer.in ea~A case,
on7ces AZ EIIiz island he prevented from
accepting checks or other form Of payment for the
/ lions as the COMMISSIONS may prescribe. -
/ Twelfth-Tha- where marriages are required 20
he perforrned n Ellis Island. religious service shall
in an cases he insisted n attainable unless
3 the parties themselves decline il.
'T-hi-teeutb-TLat an adequate and wholesome
hospital building be substituted at Ellis Island
for that now there.
Fo1rteeuth-That the main building ~ Ellis ISL
! and he enlarged and reconstructed that the ex-
/ animation, b. inspectors may take place on the
ground floor. and that ample dorr1itOries be pro
( videG.
/ F'ffteenth-That provision be made fer supplying
I each Immigrant who has 20 stay at Ellis Island
I overnicht with blankets that thoroughly disin-
fected and that FOR those Immigrants who ara de-
tanned for longer period. sheets be supplied in ad-
7 dition @ blankets.
I Sixteenth-That steamship companies shall not
he charged with the cost OF feeding Immigrant
/ who are detained by the board OF special inquiry
for more than week. except IN those cases
which result IN deportation. for the treatment
. OF immigrants in hospitals for disease contracted
after arrival at our immigrant station
+ eeurh-That the number OF passengers al
lowed be carried by the steamboats, 70 ard nom
Ellis Island be limited 10 TIRE cabin capacity thereof
BURTON HOLMES TALKS ON RUSSIA.
EznIrnes Iac.nrad 20 q larga andence a.