The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-02
Alleged Abuses Have Been In.
vsstioatsd Silently by De.
partment Of Commerce and
Labor Agents.
COMMISSIONER KEEFE
WILL SUBMIT REPORT
Storage Quarters Of Great
Transatlantic Steamers far
From Satisfying the U. S.
Officers.

especial Cable from the international
News Servics.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Abuses among
imnissant passenger who come to the
country through the ports OF New
York. Philadelphia and Baltimore. has
recently been the subject Of silent"
inspection BY Immigrant omcers. con.
nocasd With the Department Of Com.
msrcs and Labor. Immigrant Com
missioner, Daniei J. Keefe. In his next
aanoal report 20 Congress. Will have
Q number Of interesting things to say
usglng Soborns In the service. At
present, the Commissioner refuses to
make any Of hio Recommendation
public. bot unofficially has allowed q
few q The abuses which have been in
vooelgato1 70 become known.
A few years ago. Immigration Com
nnission body apDointsd By Congress
- thosoueAly investigate conditions
a0ong immigrants especially with re-
eorl 10 stssrags passengers. dis.
eDooo1 Q number OF alleged abuses.
We0en agents were employee - we'll
@ men tnspectors. who made trips
non Europe IN the stserase for the
DusDoee Of studying condition at
eloeo sasGe. From the reports sub
1atteA q thaDo conditions. Mr.. Keefs
hoo oooas able 10 establish an inspec-
tn which has been conducted under
tAlo dopaStuent. While not - far
poaeh1ng - other inspections. II has
givea Mr.. Kesfs ample opportunity Of
cesTobesating statements made BY
eeAsr investigators.
.eSesN - ,sedeN
In part, the report. which II regard.
q . ooufIdential will contain con.
vlnelng proof that the conditions Of
Ne Storage quarters OF the great
tsoas-Ailantio vessels 10 ~ severe an
asyaignmsnt OF conditions - was the
first chapter In the history Of immi-
gsa&ion. affecting the white slave traf.
Dc. Attempted attacks on Immigrant
Womeu and Girls have not been rem
e1lod: unclean and unsanitary condi.
tioas In the Storage are - prevalent
te1ay - formerly: scant and unpala'
table feed are still served. and wan.
ton and repeated insults. mentioned
II former Inspections by women
aosnts Of the immigration commission.
continue without abatement. These
foW evils mentioned In the report Of
tAo commission have In no measure
boea remsdied seemingly In. view Of
Tie fact that there IL at present NO
laW, actively enforced. which makes
The steamship companies responsible
It. the conditions.
FOR the purpose Of grouping the var.
ious classes Of vessels engaged In
passenger service between the old
world and the new. they are divided
Into three types-the old. the new and
vessels which are . mixture Of the
two. II 10 On old type vessels that
The conditions In the steerage are
chiefly complained OF. II ID there that
IL Immigrant. Of which type more
than 10000. 900 persons come to the
United States during the last ten
years obtains his first conceptions Of
American institutions. An inspector
q the commission. who made IN In.
vestigation on . number OF trans-At.
lantic steamers. has this to say:
Regarded - Freight.
The universal human needs OF
Space. CIR. food. sleep and privacy are
recognised 70 the degree now made
compulsory by law. Beyond that. the
persons carried are looked upon a.
% much freight by the companies with
more transportation ~ their only
due"
Aaother Inspector. whose personal
Investigation was made during q
twelve day voyage In the steerage or
oae OF the old.type vessels. charges
that eye inspection ~ conducted al
the port Of embarkation. ID q sham
II the storage passengers act like
cattle q meals" says the inspector
1T 10 undoubtedly because they are
treated a. such by the steamship Off
cials. The stewards complain that
they crowd like swine. but unless each
passsnGsr seises his pail when the
bell announcing the meal rings and
hurries for his share. he 10 likely t.
b left without food. No time IL vast
"a BY the stewards. At Ellis Island
the inspection by the doctors and the
officers Of the immigration service ID
quietly completed. The work there
has been reduced to . system and the
officers are kind. considerate and hu
NAME. until the immigrant has passed
the boundary Of their Jurisdiction.
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