The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-29
is UNDESIRABLE
400 Men and 300 Women
and Children Rejected
at Gate.
STOWAWAYS IN LOT
Englishman and Irishman
FraterniZe, but Protest
in Vain.
2,15O ENJOY CONCERT
Commissioner Wallis Delivers
Lecture Which Is Trans
lated.
STOWAWAYS IN LOT
also ENJOY CONCERT

seas forces, sloggin' through Egypt and
1ayin' in water up to my ears in CALI
poll explained Robert Gum yester-
day over on Ellis Island. They demo-
bilized me, clapped a bowler on my head
and / go back TO my home in Poplar
and get "a job Of work along the India
docks. Everybody's got the hump. and
Jobs don't pay anything. so 1 up and
slowed myself in the hold Of a freighter
and find Cyril here jolly well fixed for
free ride to the States"
Cyril AIullarky like Robert Gum, one
or the III stowaways awaiting deporta-
ton on Ellis Island vouched for Rob
ert's recital of their coming 10 America
and added:
''Yes. we came together-me from
Dublin and Robert from London. He
amt no Black and Tan and / amt no
Sim Feiner. The pair of us use the
soft tongue on the brass collars here.
but devil a word Of it will they believe,
and we're leavin the States as we came.
with nothin ahead of us but the future,
and If you have it in mind to be putting
Ne in the paper nobody's going to be
hurt if you say the States is losin'
TWO promisin' citizens"
Robert and Cyril and Pitka Cara
voska. who Is on his way to Serbia. sat
together on the front bench in the Ad-
nlinistration Building auditorium. along
with also other aliens yesterday. and
heard a concert that a good many would
pay money to listen to- About 800 were
women and children, unacceptable to
Uncle Sam for sundry reasons. And
about 400 We're men who likewise
knocked in vain for admittance to
America. The rest were aliens who
have passed the required tests and are
simply waiting for friends to claim them,
or bewildered immigrants awaiting ex-
animation or final disposal of their par
ticular and perplexing cases.
Jugo-siavs struck Good Note.
Frederick A. Wallis. the Immigra-
ton commissioner, addressed them in
English ara hoarse interpreters re-
peated his address in Italian, Yiddish
and Slav dialects Joseph Rosenblatt,
Jewish cantor, sang ELI ELI and
thanted Hebrew prayer until all his
race within the hall were in tears. Com
missioner Wallis called for brighter mu
unsic and Mr. Rosenblatt sang Tostfs
: TAddio." emitting neither sob nor
uuayer. 1t was not until the Jugo-
Slovak orchestra that came down from
Manhattan with the Jugo-Slav Singing
Society, played the national anthem of
Jugo-Slovakia that the spirit OF jazz
which Tom Nolan. Commissioner Wal
ISIS secretary ana the Tex Richard OF
yesterdays affair, defined as the saving
spirit of America, was injected into the
feet and shoulders of the throng. Rob
ert Gum confded to the reporters that
he recognized several portions of the an
them as having been sung by no less
parsonage than Vesta Tilley in the Earl
of Sandown Music Hall. Brixton.
81 amt sayin' as how the Jewgos got
the tune from no Brixton music hall,
explained Robert, but l wouldn't put
II past the writer Of populars for Vesta
,.'illey to borrow, so TO speak, a bit OF
tune here and there"
Commissioner Wallis told the immi-
.rants that II was UP TO them to make
america as decent place to live In as
Americans want IL TO be. He predicted
a record breaking flood of immigration
ia 1921 ta
"seventy-three men. principally Ar
ynenians Turks and Arabs. deserted the
crew and are now at liberty In America.
] am of the opinion that more than %
per cent Of those men are undesirable.
Eighty-seven per cent of all immigrants
to America apply for admission at Ellis
Island"
shifting UndesirabIes Here.
II was explained that Europe Is hold
snr back it's good men and women and
rutting nothing In the way Of its unde-
sIrables one Of the officials declared
that Italy. France, Spain, Great Britain,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland ana
Relgium and the lesser countries want
their better people TO stay at nome ana
rebuild Germany. with 100000 clamor-
Ing for passports that viii take them 10
4. .pbaf - here because
We have not declared peace with her.
Italy hopes that 100000 Of her radicals
will leave her and is putting nothing in
their way this official said.
Then TO eniiven things bit. because
the speeches did not cause the immi-
grants to become apoplectc with sup
pressed enthusiasm, the Jugo-Slav Sing
ing Society rendered "Kge so Mole
Rozice Naroda Mesani Zbor." according
20 the programme, and Emil Blazevc'.
who rs possessed OF q splendid barytone
voice sang "Soca NeZnab skladateJ
Mesani Zbor," also according 10 the pro-
rranme. Everybody appeared TO be en-
toying Il, but the real zest Of the after
noon was that which followed the an
nouncement OF "Thc star Spansled Ban
ner," which was Ito be sung by the en-
tire audience, standing" The result was
an unusual one The Americans sang
their anthem as though they enjoyed y.
The brand new Jueo-Savs. assisted BY
Robert Gum sang the hymn Of Jugo-
sIovakia, the few Frenchmcn present
sang La Marseillaisc," Garibaldis
Hymn arose from italian throats the
Czechs got together and sang something
that sounded like Comm Through the
RYE" and a large delegation Of Greeks
were singing something that had nothing
In common with any other element OF
the resultant cacophony.
We'll. toot-toot, old souls" said Robert
Gum 70 tho reporters as they were
ushering him back 10 the strong room
where stowswars abide, this expert.
ence. might sov. is by way, OF cuttn'
in on my time because il IS only mat
ter OF time when me and Cyril here,
will be back Every ones rot tho hump
ema in London and even the toffs are
tarlxin' about comm TO the states or out
% Canada. DO YOU know what the
aioomin' clark IN the American Consul's
office In London had the brass 10 tell
ME when I asks him why I can't get no
papers vised? No YOU don't, do your
well. I says 90 him
"What about IT, whatT
sand he SAYS 20 me
"Nothn' doin Johnny Take the air.
Your eyes IL too close together"