Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09
IMMIGRATION BUREAUS ROMANCE,s
by FREDERIC j. uAsKIN

officers is the arrival Of the war widow
Win her children. Most OF these
WIDOWS viii be- matrimonial candidates
before long. ~ least one Of them hng
already been married at tho irnmigra-
ZION station. She was :, yOln;, French
! widow, who had small shop near
f"'lS. Her husband was Killed. She
exchanged letters with his brother
hotel chef In New York lie offered
10 marry her If she would sell IN.
shop and come to America with the
children The marriage took place on
her arrival
IN" immigration authorities cannot
comm" their operations TO smiling be
ni%nlN ON III" course OF romance Thcv
nav" 10 b. ON the lookout for all til.
trickst"rs who :tr. out 20 exploit iy
: h"'hh' rlr!s There was the case OF a
certain young bohemian girl ybfs
maiden was known i'm her homo town %,
ne something of an hciroSg. When me.
rather died She came into the who'll.
sum Of 500. she had been correspond.
ing win f"riucr ucighhor. who wav
LAM ~ y '"rI!ch, AZ his susges,ion she
converted her fortuna" into hard ...H.
and sailed FOR ELLIS Island. where H..
promised 10 marry her. When Via.
hrldet'oom arrived, the authorize.
Questioned him; but the rcticenc. 81.
som" OF His answers awakened ,lr.f,.
suspicious. The girl was detained ,,lil...
! IA" officers looked M his record ,m.
serious bar 10 tho program was f,,ird
IN me fact that j.. had T. ,,if. ,,lr. ,.-
IN Srit" OF this disappointment. ill.,.
girl wanted 10 stay ~ America. an, as
sh" hhd plenty OF money 10 secure .a
support. She VAS admitted ~. III,
hlfranon Bureau pat hc- i'm tho "a. obs
OF reliable people OF her own un,i,4,l-.
ny. who advised hcr 10 iuvc., Nor cf.,...
tt! In small shop. which sh. did. ID
nrosp"r"d To-day she is 3, nntt.u.i
American. affiliated wiih sc-.aI3l it
hhihr"pic aud educational INSTITUTION.
an" she frequently ncipS ot."r irff.I.-
grant girls who nnd themselves
dlculti"s.
Immigration Temporarily Decreased.
For tn" moment the war has
creased TIA" amount ~ i!nmirrati.-.
an" with /; tn" number Of imaiiur. 10.
marriages only hify-siN hay" tai,
pace at ELLIS island in the last thit...
months, whereas in the past ;ncy ,,,r,.
almost daily occurrences Tho sir
bride - treated with every l.Iudu.-..
Tho mona pp"nrtncc OF the husband
q frequent occurrence. in which cas-.
every c'Iort is made TO cheer ncl ~
vile NJ * being !-catcd II n" hps
changed his mind ~ the m"anttGlr tu-
ru"uc" IS brought TO hear upou h'm
10 !u!nll his obligation. Should hc
prov" ohdurat". in ccses where The
girl has no money, there ~ no way out
except to d.port her, uulcss some ONO
can b" found 10 give bond ,hat She
vii rot become public charge within
three years
II tn" girl - ut all capable, and will
ms |" 2" mo domestic service, II -
USUALLY possible 10 arrang. some way
by which she can stay here Most OF
these disappointed brides marry within
a year after Their arrival.
In the case OF girls VINO com" over
acre Win enough money 70 ia'iu ana
IL" hthhltr hii"eSF"orh III N''"' IA" 'h'-
migration "'hNeFS nave 10 cNc'''"c ''''
III St''iiS '!'"t '"r u"ie , ',c
"o's 10 - nv 'te.
"el - me- ~, n.y. ,,, H. -:
Hot' ~ iVUp, ~
$50 ,, i,i ,or -, ,.a,,,,,
s.,,n.o
,,,,,,,c. ..p,,otorr,n, u,,r,,o-
rh, .,rc,tcr numbcr of i,n,nirr,,t
,n,rriopcs however arc of n sort mite
dircront from all these They ar. M,
made among the Europcar Immigrants
al All They are the So-call.d .'nhoto-
rraph MARRIAGES" of the Japanese. and
these the United States government
would like IL see diminished IF pos
CT Immigration