New-York tribune., 1909-07-27
MR.. WILLIAMS UPHELD
SECRETARY NIGEL HERE.
Regulations To Be Str7cter Yet
after Visit to Ellis Island.

No, onIv is the policy Of Commissioner Will
Jams in barring out all immigrants likely TO be-
come pubic charges 10 be Upheld IN "6SAlne 1ON
but the regulations governing the admlttASce OF
aliens viii be made more stringent than ever at
this mort AT the present time some SIX CT seven
hundrad Immigrants found lacking mentally or
hvsicalv are being deported but the effect OF the
Commissioners work has heen 10 make steamship
agents abroad refuse to give passage TO Iialniy
undesira BILE aliens. so that the increase in the
strfngency OF the rules probably viii not increase
noticeaby the number Of ceportauons except At
first.
Secretary Nagel of the Department of Com
raerce and Labor visited Ellis Island for the MIST
time yesterday. While he said that his visit was
not TO Investigate department at the Island ne
looked into several things there. particularly the
cor1plairIs that worthy immigrants were belhs
excluded and that those on Ellis Island were belhs
submitted 20 various indignities- He left the
island saving that he had found everything III
q most satisfactory condition. and that the actS
Of Commissioner Williams would he upheld " ME
he was there three law-yers-Nathan Blur. A l.
Flkus and Simon Wolf. former consul at Con
stantncrle-were present, ana conferred WIN nm
and Commissioner Williams for upward OIL t"0
hou-s after which they all lunched together- Inc
three lawyers it IS understood, urged strohsIy ua'
the Immigrants whom CoTn'nlsslo1er
wishes to exclude be admitted, but oeiF Aieu
ments apparently had little effect on Inc 0ecle-
tary.
leaving Ellis Island, said tlal ne
had found nothing oppressive in the ruIlheS VI
commissioner Williams He found that the I'M
migrants were well treated and had In TO way
heen subjected 10 indignity- He SAID tha' ouE At
this mort had it been found necessary 10 ue'4so
xuol, s1aborate exar.ina tions are IN favor AI
Ellis Island because st no other port was DeI D
e.cb an amount of business to be Done 1lte
.,,, -,,lez we're in force other ports, he said
f,1t the vastly smaller number OF ANS "
these places made ii easier TO deal Win 'Heii''
There will be no lowering whatever OF the S'all
.ra 90 ,nsnection at Ellis Island said Commits
sfouer Williams after the landing OF secretary
Narel You may state this strongly as you
80. -r,,roveroents viii be introduced whenever
defects are discovered, and as methods are I'M
,,ro,,e5 = better execution OF the immigration law
s expected Already fewer o. the very bad cases
of which made complaint in early June are com
ing here These are being left behind, and
-ba, fs what most earnestly desire TO accomplish
commissioner Williams said that he hoped 20 be
able 70 increase some OF the restrictions, 10 eN-
c1,de many that now enter the country TO become
r,uhlic charges Many aliens receive money from
,sra HE sources 20 squeeze through, which makes
them Z charge private charity the moment they
arrive Various charitable institutions and societies
dealing with Immigrants have offered to help many
10 land this way, but the Commissioner considers
this practice pernicious and wishes TO put a halt
to il quickly possible
Secretary Nagel said that his visit was solely 10
familiarize himself with the workings Of his de
partnent at Ellis Island. prepare himself TO
keep in closer touch with conditions there. He
said that from now on he and Commissioner Will
Jams would see each other every two weeks, either
here in Washington