The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-29
pROBlEu or THE IWMICRANr.
IoaInE oG the Policy mat Puts p th~
mars aI Fills island.

Tn1uaIDIroR OF TN sVN SU lhet"
was an article In the bs~-paper- last RAJ
urday to the effect that iO.oO iintniGTah's
mo came to this country IN the last slA
months were halted AZ the Pills island Ra'"
and turned back The notice also SAID thA'
TIN. was a record brs s.ker. a. the previous
record vas On for a whole year
Mere all the-e iO.OoO unfortunate 'mmi .
grants undertakes - l. u p0~-'ble thA'
after all the publicity regarding undesr-
able Immigrants thege should stlll be IN sIN
months eco -unde-irables who should
think themselves shrewd enough To b" abls
to -aueeS. through the Ellis Island gate IN
-p,ts OF the jealous WAt"hfulne-- OF the
present gate keepers That there should
h. within six months 1000 undesirable
who should 20 to the expense and trohble
of making "A Journey to this country win
the possibility. II not certainty, 81 being
barred out - conc "iNablr II - NOR"
than probable that the Law regarding uh
desirable- Was in many eases either ms
Construed by preiudI'ed authorities IN
charge or IL was not applied a. all
II the sentinels Of the Ellis island gaze
are out for a record let them put up notice.
No more forei gners wanted With such
a notice in force We may In "A short time ge'
rid 81 many Inconvenience attributed by
many To- the foreigners Thor" would then
bs no more need for the police and the
correction and charity Institutions fith
avenu. would not be crowded with garment
makers strikes would not he heard OF AMI
business would not bs intsrfered win.
Trusts would not 10 necessary. business
wuuld turn ba'k to H." American toli. the
city streets would not b" torn ny. a. they
are now by foreigners IN" congestion
commission would b~romc unne'"--arN We
should not need 10 worry about iranrporta.
tIou iA.IlItis-, psdier~ wpuld not 'roMl
the city streets with their lrut arts. ana
graft would slowly but surely die away
with "A record assured tn. guardians NJ
Ellis Island could can back IN their easy
pleasant r-vrrie- instead Of striN ne for a
record IN such hot Weather, a. hey haN" 10
do now EiIIs Island would then heroine q
place Of pleasure instead oi misery ~ "
nov H. aud peace and = oTv would reign
But tho American prln' lpl" OF ihiT p.aN
saws give ever BODY a chance. and 50 lar
there j. - much room IN IA" nIted states
at living here. ant there i NO reason Tor ~"
gate keepers or anybody else 70 tear be-
ing crowded out In -plte ~ What ID said
the i'm ma grant J. not 80 bad after all What
L. NOT clear - me though. i how ~ - that
: he steamship companies are noe " at'hiIl
Of he ,luaIlfy 81 their passengers i there
- much profit IN the steamship transpor-
tAtiou business nat they can anord 20 take
10 uv' people up and back tor a one way
fare Mould a. not be Just ami far 20 h"
unfort unate- hat the steamship VpmpauI'-
be made to refund go the Immigrant ~
passage money iu case admission 'u .hl~
country i refused hIm' In" conn tnIs~
" o'IIi then /. more cHrrfIi tbpUt th",.It.-
ity 81 their Passenger, Hut n" might nr
spared the dl-gTare ~ barring on. lu $50
would be- AWrrl'au- IN ~ mont -
NV OH. July .. ~ J. Tf''.