The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-12
ISLAND
IS DESCRIBED
BY A. ?. WRITER

Hand. known fer years as "the open
doorato the oppressed of every land"
land which has become the subject of
In congressional Inquiry by reason OF
Its new character as u place of de-
tention for hundreds Of anarchists
and other dangerous radicals, is
really three small islands in New
York harbor about one mile south
twest of Manhattan. Their total area
is approximately 20 acres.
! Upon these is!snds. known as Nos.
III. y and 5. are nineteen large and
tsmall buildings of brick and stone.
lmany of them handsome structures
lof four and five stories, used as the
limited States Immigration station
for this port and through which,
lfrom July to December last.
lnearly 10000 aliens entered the
leland of Opportunity and Free-'
ldom.'' Hundreds of 'undesirables."
iit should be stated, were at the same
itime sent back to the lands OF their
lbirth. The immigration service here
lempioys s72 workers, including in
a spectors who board incoming ships.
II seems an incongruity that Ellis
lIsland, gwhcih in summer gives the
foreigner his first glimpse OF the
wonders of the New Worlds metro
polls. pleasing view OF beautiful
i lawns and flowers. weii-kept build
lings and fine harbor with mar
4velous skyline of New York in the
distance, should have metamor-
phosed during the war into big
detention place for political crimin-
ais and the foes Of organized govern
ment. \
The fact is. Ellis Island. according
to the authorities, was not intended
as a prison for such offenders. Fed
eral Judges. in the past two years.
acting under the authority vested in
them, liberated 557 so.called dan
Igerous Aliens" either upon their own
Irecognizance or in the custody OF
their lawyers, according to Repre-
!. sentative Isaac siegel. . member OF
A the house immigration committee
: which is investigating the Red peril.
: Durins the same period ss7 anarch-
o ists, bolsheviets, and other radicals
lhave been sest from various parts
= of The Unitcd states to- New York
:. OF ,this number IS are now in GUS
4 |tody Of Acting 1mmigTation Com
: missioner Byron O.. Uhl. the sue-
nj esssor 20 Frederic 9. Hove, who
I until recently: and since lslS. bad
4 ssrved q commissioner lga ff9'
/ A representative Of the Associated
i Press vas permitted to- make q tour
! OF the Ellis lsland buildings. "
ri Nins hundred. immigrants were
! beins fed In tho large dining hall at
n the time. Not only did there appear
L u be an abundance Of food Of .
G wholesome kind but the tables. and
! dishes were clean. Fesh white
s paper in long rolls was used a.
+ sable cioths.Y isd Ges ss2s tef
= The menus for breakfast, dinner
! and supper, for four successive days.
; for, Instance. showed the following
J. variable diet: - III ~ ss'i
e Breakfast-Farina, corn mush. OF
n boiled rice with milk; stewed prunes
!; or peaches;F bread and butter (sub-
Is stitute); coffee. Dinner-Soup
i (spiit pea. farmer style. mock turtle,
" English beef. and lima bean); Irish
stew with vegetables; baked Goldfish
la Italian; French roast with bor-
delaise sauce; kidney stew with rice;
/ cold slaw; bread and butter (substi-
tutey rice or liberty pudding; cof-
! fee. Supper Salisbury steak with
" onion sauce; roast beef hash with
d green peppers; ham with macaroni;
: baked pork and beans; bread and
e butter (substitute); apple sauce or
It blackberry jelly; tea or coffee.
u 1t should be understood that the
!, menus given constituted the variety
r for more than, three meals. An in
= teresting feature of the dining hall
No..
3 was a kosher table set apart for
!. the orthodox Jews.
The aliens are fed by general
contractor, who is allowed profit
of five per cent above cost by the
government. According to Commits
It sioner Uhl. meals have been served
: for as low price as 22 cents, and
IS recently for 36 cents.
When the immigrants arrive at
Ellis Island, after having undergone
medical inspection, they are ushered
into large room filled with 20 lines
: of benches. Inspectors and inter-
i. prefers, after examining each alien,
pass him on the way to the rail
on Iat toiv fpr c1a