New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

own education. He does say he doesn't
oeileve in government, and that if all
people were of his intelligence no
government would be required"
Parole a Common Custom
Following the reading of this letter
1T was declared that Weinberger would
be summoned to appear before the COM
mittee
Us it a common custom to parole
persons ordered deported?" asked the
chairman of Mr.. Uhl.
''lt has become so," declared the
acting commissioner.
Commissioner General Caminetti was
not present at the hearing yesterday,
and it was stated he had returned to
Washington. The committee will not
visit Ellis. Island to-day, but expects
lsy. L. resume its Investigations there Mon
The further we &C into this inveati-
cation the more we learn about the cha
otto conditions, said Representative
Siegel last night. "The facts show IN at
men are brought to Ellis Island and
never deported. cut of 697 sent to tho
station from AL parts of the United
States only sixty have been deported
so far. It's an alarming condition"
When the committee refused to
this statement to the newspaper men:
i am single taxer and free think
er. | don't believe in the l. w. W.
10 believe i'll government owner
ship of railroads. the Plumb plan, pub
lie ownership Of utilities and woman
suffrage. | also believe that America
should keep out of Russia and out of
Mexico. I'm a Democrat with small
d. and if all that's a radical, we'll,
then, I'm a radical.
''Statements have been made at
shese hearings that I've released per-
sons held for various causes. I never
released a man, woman or child with
out direct authority from Washington.
had no power to parole, release on
bond or even to fix the amount of
the bond. 1t was always done by the
| Department Of Labor at Washington.
was merely ministerial officer, act
ing as | was directed.
War Prevented Deportations
The background of this whole sit
uation is the war. When it broke
deportations were impossible. They are
not now possible to Central Europe.
The department realized the condi-
tions in Europe and I took up with va
rlous societies methods OF relieving
the situation at Ellis Island
rolling of aliens to different institu-
tions and sometimes to private en-
ployers. There was no protest at that
time. inspectors were sent out to see
how the paroled men were getting
along, and in most instances they
were making good.
: The German seamen were placed at
Ellis Island when the United States
entered the war The island was used
oil Of =
to be kept separated for obvious rea-
sons. The army and navy practically
took complete possession of the place
and left only few months ago. This
is the background Of the policy pur-
sued here.
Gambling Charges Denied
Three years ago there was an un-
proved story of Irregularities 1T the
station. There have been several
stories of laxity Investigated, but they
never were proved. There were stand
ing rules and regulations during my
administration to prohibit gambling
/ That gambling was openly permitted is
i untrue.
why should the fact that the man
about whom Emma Goldman wrote
who went to Spain rather than to
France, be a matter of comment? He
was not released in this country.
- never went over the head of my
superiors. In regard to the Seattle
cases, l discussed them with the Sec
retary of Labor himself. All action in
paroling and releasing these men was
taken at Washington.
Regarding immigration, ! might say
that the United States should put in
a. system of selective immigration,
which would let US pick the people
who come over to this country. Per-
sons coming with dreams of revolution
and anarchN should be excludad y