The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13


George z. Romanss. the Young English
man III With tuberculosis who Was TAX en-
with his wife and children from the Al
lantic transport liner Minnewaska &C.
Fills Island on Monday. may be released
to-day PIE H. the -on OF an English
university professor. nov dead. William
Williams. Commis-tonsr Of Immigration.
acted swiftly IN the ease after receiving
u call from Frank Romane-. the detained
patients brother. ami communicating
by tslephon. with the british Consul
General at this port. Courtrnay Bennett.
The pressure that secured the promise
IT almost immediate release for MIR
RomEnes and the liberation yesterday
morning Of has wife. his two infant chill
dren. their nGrsa and Mrs. RomAnes's
maid came through the British Anlba~
sador Il - -aid that when he got word
Of the state 80 affairs he communicated
with the Secretary of State The matter
was referred swiftly to the Department Of
Commerce and Labor and before noon
MIR. RomaDer NRs informed that he would
be releaaed. bu' that he would have 20
Furnish bond Of 81 OOo 20 guarantee thu;
he will remain n Colorado spring.
and that h" u not to become permanent
10 surrender himself Ia the immigration
authorities again in case II ~ decided
thai he should he sent hack Ia England.
The arrangement was agreeable To
Mr.. RomAner. He - somewhat weak
hut will H. quite capable of travelling IN
day or 80. He was put in a separate room
in the hospital al Ellis Island. and Dr..
McMullen SUPERINTENDENT OF the hospital.
said that he would h. 81 on milk and eggs
chiefly until he left the island His wife.
who went Ia the Astor House because Of
its nearnes- to the island. will Ire permitted
Co visit him whenever she pleases while
ha ~ resting MIR. Romans- zaid that
his English physician dbl not tell him
that tuh@rr,ilar patients were not yer
United to enter the United States. even
though they might h. mere travellers
with no thought of settling. and his de-
tentinn hat disturbed him much
Mrs RomAne- said last night that she
understood that hcr husband would
ne released to-day She expressed ~
gret that the methods 81 conducting inn
migration affairs were such that she and
her family could be taken from the g: .bin
" steamship and put ON Ellis l,iand
with immigrants She found nCChinR
Oh leCt Ionable VA the behavior ~ the
immigrants. hut she thought she was
entitled TO hetter treatment than she
received at first. She was kept in tn"
big room with throng of immigrants
e ali nationalitics from 10 O'Clock in
the morning until in the afternoon and
found IL impIs-tbie To get any suitable
food. even after Offering to paw Tor send
ing ont for II The moment Commits
sioner Williams understood the facts m
the case she said IN" and her husband
were treated with every consideration.
Commissioner Williams sad that al
though the Law wa,s -p@citir on tn" sub
l-Ct of daharring all aliens with tuber-
Culosis. ha t@iI.vsd that very few people
would object To the admission ~ Mr..
Romans That however, was not ia"
question Tn" law was " abe for the
ninety nine who should ~ sent back and
not for the one who might to- tahsu Ia.
Finally Mr. W lillAns SAID
-Iut-rCuio-is ~ "a contagious disease.
and the Law looks upon sufferers from
" IN the same h ght that u regards the
insane who may wish 60 enter America.
The steamship company mad" a mistake
IN not making the situation clear Ia Mr.
Rnman-- when b" booked his psas-age IN
London
An Engli~hman who came INTO the Ship
News off'c~ yesterday To- deliver some
vi.w- "a the p,uaf."- ace remarked
IL h.. hat is-..n an American and had
been going 10 Germany or Frame or even
England e. s.--k relief from -tCkness and
no had h--.n held up and sent 10 an ISLAND
with "A lot 81 Imm grantS. tn" United
States woYld - for ordering out battle
ship- and sending ultImatums the day
they heard u the Outrage