The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-29
Some Gossip Gathered From
The Gay American Metropolis

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The report
covering the official activity of the i'm
migration authorities on Ellis Isle dur
| ing the year which ended on June 80,
1911, has been issued and presents con-
siderable interesting information and
/ material for thought. In the year COW
| cred by the report 749,642 aliens were
! inspected at the Port of New York.
of these 605,384 were promptly admit
being detained for special inquiry.
| The deportations during the year num-
bered 1880, of whom 1900 were al
| lens who after entry had been found to
be here in violation of the law.
immigration Commissioner Will
liams in his report points out the fact
that the laws in ragerd to immigration
arc not sufficient to enable tha iInmi-
grafton authorities to prevent the en-
try of certain undesirable aliens who,
for the best interests of this country,
should be prevented from landing. In
many cases, the commissioner main
tains, a great deal Of trouble and diff
ficulty could be avoided ii the steam
snip agents in foreign ports showed
greater care and discrimination in &C
cepting passengers. This is shown by
the fact that in some months the ex-
illusions were fully three per cent.
! OF the arrivals.
How difficult it is for the immigra-
, ton authorities in many cases to pre-
/ vent the entry of undesirable persons
| is clearly illustrated by a recent case.
| Ten years ago young man came to
this country from Austria. He sue
ceeded in his vocation and, after a
| few years was married. A short time
ago he received letter from his for
mer home in Austria, informing him
| that his sister, who was only seven
years old when he emigrated to the
United States, would come to America
to live with him. In due time a girl
who claimed to be the young mans
| sister, arrived at Ellis Island and the
young man, deceived by the girls
statements and a family resemblance
| in her features, recognized her as his
sister, whereupon the girl was per-
mitted to land.
A few days after the girl had arriv.
ed the young man learned that she was
| not his sister but a distant relative
| procure the admission of the girl to
| the United States. He and his wife
also ascertained that the girl had been
| shipped across the ocean on account OF
| her delicate condition and the fear OF
disgrace. The young man and his
wife made the girl leave their house
| but sent her to boarding house and
! paid her board for one month. Then
they notified Commissioner Williams
and the latter is now making an in
vestigation to determine what power
he has under the law in this particu
| lar case.
Mayor Gaynor may have his faults
but he is undoubtedly a man of sane
views and filled brimful with the cour.
age of his convictions. During the re-
cent strike of the street cleaners OF
I New York city, Mayor Gaynor made a
record for himself which has won him
the approval of all good citizens. The
| cleaning of the streets of large city
is a big and serious task and, when
the men employed to do the work re
fused to do their work, although they
had been warned of the consequence OF
their action, the mayor promptly Sc
lected the required number of men
from the available on the civil service
lists. put them to work and gave the
police ample power to protect the new
men in their work. There were some
riots and many persons urged the may
or to call out the militia, but he re
fused, stating that the necessity OF
such an extreme course had not pre-
scented itself. Then he was over
whelmed with requests that the strik
ers be taken back and committee OF
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