Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

subject and under the jurisdiction or MS
own consul. But as his own consul was
thankfully willing to turn over the 1oo
of subjecting him to any one who hap,
pened to want it. the officials pursued
him, and following a brisk fight GAINED
him down. The office looked as II it had
been hit by an Omaha cyclone, and ac-
cording to the vivid description afterWard
furnished by the assistant consul TINS
was about what did hit it.
"Of course" said the officer. perfunctor-
lily, when the affair was over. we had TO
use violence in restraining German sub
ject, but"
my dear SIR said the assistant consul,
extending his hand and fighting back the
tears of gratitude that welled to his
eyes. ''you did just right. Only you didn't
begin soon enough
One man was deported because he didn't
pay his lodging house bill.
The fact that he couldn't pay developed
the information that he was dependent
and after he had gotten through with
short term at Occoquan lie was sent back
to a country which probably didn't want
him, but had to tai.e him notw:thstand-
ing.
1t is unusual for the board Of charities
to pay all expenses Cor the deportation OF
q man, but occasionally Il case comes uo
which makes this necessary. Such was
the case of a family, the father of which
was a sufferer FROM incuraD.e hears and
kidney trouble. The man came here de-
terTnined to work, and !aihora5 IS a stone
mason until his health completely gave
way. The ailments from which he suf-
fered mad been contracted long before he
came to America.
A communication was sent - The mans
relatives 1t Marseille, France. and 1t
was learned that il he could ne returned
10 that Plate they world provide for him.
The department ct once took upon itself
the responsibility Of sending the man and
his family-a wife and three children
to France.
Similar to this is the case Of an Italian
woman who was deserted by her husband
after the foggy climate OF northern Amer
lea nal made her incE-ab.y i'll. She
reached WASHINGTON viii, her lttt.e chill
dren IN a destitute c.ns't.of.. Che CHI
dren We're sent tc TIC ci:sG $ reiarlves.
who were ready to recstTe them, and the
woman's passage was paid to her native
home. IN both of these cases the tmmi-
grafton law did net require deportation.
The persons had STAYED IN America long
enough to have attained the right to live
and die here IL they SO pleased.
Obviously 1t was the part Of economy
as we'll as humanity to send them to their
relatives. Had they remained in America
they would have been charges on the
community for years. and finally would
have been buried in all probability. at
public expense. Neither was sent away
until it was settled beyond question that
recovery was impossible.
In a case Of dependent mother with
two children an Italian society was per-
suaded to bear the expense of transpor-
tation abroad The woman's husband
had died, leaving her small annuity in
the society, which was sufficient to keep
herself and her children alive. AS long
as she remained in American terriAory 1t
was necessary for the society TO keep
up the payments
1t was pointed out to the officers of the
organiza ton that the payment of lump
sum, whereby they released themselves
from further obligation, would be no