Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-19

pitals' are found at other control sta
lions on the border where Russian
| immigrants are held up.
"In most cases the so called cure
is only temporary. Immediately after
the treatment the immigrants eyes
lose their redness, the inflammation OF
the eyelids disappears, and tears cease
to flow. Sometimes the cure will last
| only overnight. In other cases The
eyes not again affected for weeks.
Whe.. ii Russian Jew who has under
gone such treatment passes the III
border he is frequently sent to New
York, whether he wants to go or not,
He IS regarded as the legitimate prey
of certain steamship companies. For
example, | have heard such talk rs
this ut the border stations: Agent
Where are you going? Immigrant-To
England. Agent You are liar; you
are going to America. Show me how
much money you've got
1.-THE immigrant produces his money,
which the agent takes, handing back Il
through ticket to New York and the
change in German money. OF course
the agent gets his commission from the
steamship company. If an Immigrant
fears that his eyes will hurt him again
he buys Il second class ticket and so es-
capes inspection by the steamship ply
stefan at Bremen or Hamburg ! have
often heard steamship agents on the
border advise diseased immigrants to
take Il second class passage, which.
they say, will get them through safely.
"Othcr Russian immigrants fearing
deportation at New York manage to get
to England and attend eye clinics at
Liverpool and London. Here they are
told that Ellis island will certainly
catch them. but if they go to Boston or
Philadelphia they can land. Some,
however, so to Canada, hoping to reach
the United States that way. One Liver
pool boarding house Is kept by Andrew
Barber at Kent street. Barber told
me he could get anybody through. He
said the steamship doctors examine the
ulSl CitSHS tliDi oishtS' pul Nv wv 's'''N
few through easy
"ror the purpose of appearing In
good shape al Ellis island, the Amerl-
can port, and evading the inspectors
immigrants with trachoma frequently
use drug called adrenaline This i'm
mediately stops the inflammation of the
eyeids by causing local anemia. They
carry the stuff In Il vial secreted in
their clothes AS its effect soon wears
off. immigrants have to repeat the
treatment again and again on the sly
The use of adrcnaline, however, does
not always fool the inspectors, and l
believe that at Ellis island these fakirs
are generally caught The drug gives
the eye a certain paleness which, by an
experienced inspector, may be detect
ed"
DR.. Fshberg emphasized the fact
that Commissioner Watchorn, at Ellis
island. was doing all in his power to
catch "doctored" aliens. He said that,
in his opinion, better work could not
be done, vet he said Ellis island should
not have to bear the brunt Of the fight
against the diseased alien. The law
by which steamship company was
fined 500 for every diseased alien
caught aboard, he said, was not suf-
ficient deterrent.
There should be a rigid inspection
on the other side he said. Marine
hospital officials ought to be stationed
at all the important Immigrant stations
of Europe. The marine hospital serv-
ice of the United States is famous for
its efficiency, and it would thus head
off the tide of disease at its source.
Naples is the only European port at the
present time where officials Of this
service are now stationed, and their
vigilant and thorough work there has
let few diseased immigrants through"
The doctor said that such an extern
sion Of the marine hospital service had
been strongly recommended by Mr..
Sargent, the commissioner general of
immigration, who he added, was doing
all that was possible to "keep the
shores of America clean"
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