Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-01
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

| New York City, Nov. 2S.-ln q rev.
days, Jackie Schumacher. "a little -
year old cripple boy, must go back
alone to Scotland. All of Jackie's fam
lily, who are devoted to him, live In
White Plains, N. Y, and he hasn't a
single relative or friend left in his ma
tive country. Nevertheless. he must go
tback. American immigration officials
have said SO.
| Jackie's father, accompanied by an
elder son and daughter. came to this
country from Scotland soon after the
war ended. Mrs Schumacher and Jackie
with another boy and girl. did not ar
rive in New York until the early part
of 1920. Immigration agents in,medi-
ately raised an objection to Jacklc's
admittance upon tho ground that he
was defective. and detained him at
Ellis Island.
Thru the aid OF friends and the good
offices of a congressman, the family
was able to obtain the boys release by
filing a bond guaranteeing that he
would not become public charge.
matter was not permanently settled.
The family was constantly haunted by
the fear that eventually Jackie
would have to go. that an immigration
eral months ago, Mrs. Schumacher died.
The doctor who attended her said that
her death was due to constant fear and
worry over the fate OF her son.
And now that fate has come. A gem
cral roundup Of detectives was recent
| ly ordered by the immigration authori-
ties, and Jackie is only one OF a large
number of forlorn human beings who
are to be disposed of in the usual cold
blooded. arbitrary manner at Ellis Is
land. On tho list Of undesira bles await
ing deportation are likewise mothers
and infants who will be torn from their
families now residing in this country;
husbands and fathers, prevented by
various technicalities from Joining their
families here, and mentally. and ply
sically defective children who are to
be cast back upon lands where they
no longer have homes.
Tho blame for this cruel and inhu-
man treatment of aliens does not be-
long to our immigration officials. They
have no personal influence or author
Iity and merely act as automatoms In
carrying out the immigration laws.
| Neither does the blame lic in tho laws
which are necessary evils for the pro-
lection of the nation from large masses
Of undesirable citizens. But blanc
must descend upon a government which
falls to provide the means to set aside
| the laws when It ie seen that in in
dividual cases they cause intolerable
Hardship.
RELENTLESS Law
| Even the secretary OF labor Is Writ
ually powerlees to interfere with the
Immigration machinery. once 1t is set
in. motion. Tho late Secretary OF La
bor Wilson went about as far as he
could when he issued the following IN
structions to immigration officials:
while regulation and exclusion. and
| therefore detention. are necessary In
respect Of immigration. nc said. 1T
should he understood by all who partic-
ipatc in administering these laws that
they are not intended to be penallzing.
It is with no unfricndiincss to aliens
that immigrants are detained and sorlc
OF them excluded, but solely for the
protection OF our own people and our
own Institutions. Indifference. then. to
tho physical or mental comfort OF these
wards Of ours from other lands should
not be tolerated.
That these instructions are not al
ways carefully obs, we'd is evidenced by
the numerous complaints that have
risen on that scoic. Indeed. they have
recently become SO vociferous that the
British government. wc are informed.
has filed a protest with our state de-
partment. The immigration officials
claim that they do all sney can to mini
mike the necessary hardships inflicted
upon aliens and to abolish all that are
unnecessary, but that they are hundi-
capped by inadequate facilities.
In other words. the just and eauit-
able treatment OF aliens is prevented,
according to one immigration official,
by the slimnese OF congressional ap-
lpropristions. unwarrantably limited, in
view OF the fact that the income from
arriving aliens in head money alone.
since the beginning OF the immigration
service. has exceeded tho total run
ming expenses of tho service by more
than se.0oo0o0.''
| II congress were not SO stingy. con-
tinucs the official lin words to this ef-
fect the United States would provide
an administrative board at Ellis Is
land. which would be authorized to act
| in Individual cases. considering tho
circumstances which alter each one.
PASTOR COMBINES AE
| To DRIVE HON