The New York herald., 1921-02-18
IMMIGRANT BILL TO
BERUSHED OWING
TOTYPHUSDANGER
Representative Johnson
Wires to Copeland for
Data OH Quarantine.
III ALIENS STOPPED
Potential Fever Carriers
Among Persons Passed
by [. $. Inspectors.
RAIL SUSPECTS HALTED
Ellis Island to Get 500 Baths
and Ships Will install
Cleansing Outfits.
RAIL SUSPECTS HALTED

Danger oc an epidemic OF typhua
fever because OF the arrival here OF
: vernnin- infested immigrants resulted
yesterday in an agreement TO give the
immigration restriction bill the right
OF way in the Senere in Washington
to-day ahead Of All pending legisIa-
ton. 4 final vote next week is pre-
dicted. With the generally expressed
belief that tho measure will be sal
vagcd from the jam in Congress.
The bill. il is believed, would pro-
yiGe for the admission OF bctween
/. eco, 900 and 100000 aiiers year. Only
per csilt. Of the number of aliens
from any one country living in the
, United States, as Shown by the census
Of 1910. would &c adnitted ANNUALLY.
. l. is provided that the law shall go
into effect April and continue in
force until Tune 80, 1892.
Senator Hzrris Democrat tGa.>,
asked for speedy passage Of the
. bill, declaring that tens of thou
sands of undesirables. some of them
typhus stricken. are 70 be let into the
country" unless immigration barriers
are raised.
Albert johnson. chairman of the
House Committee en- Immigration, VIII cd
Dr.. Royal s. Copeland. Health coniInis-
sioner yesterday to send mir informal
tion regarding the present situation on
Ellis Island. and whether he consid-
cred the Federal quarantine effective.
Dr.. Copeland answered:
THIS inoTning we stopped I25 vcrrnin
infested persons passed by tho port of
Boston. Tie Phila delphis port lacks
equipment. Ten per cent OF the persons
who are admitted TO this port through:
Ellis Island are vcr-inin covered. The
keoeral quarantine ~ all Eastern ports
. is disgrace9ully ineffective"
Aiter receiving this message. Repre-
SC tat.Ne Johnson In the House charged
Dr. Copeland with passing the buck"
to the Public Health service Tor fall
ura 80 prevent the Introduction CT typhus
into the country.
Charges sharp Prncticc In n. v.
"N-~ York r-orts immigration 20 flow
through It's port and sets VI howl
vJxn i.Aniig grants come through other
forts 70 considerable numbers" Mr..
fo,-.son said. Now the New York au-
tiaosit-e- arc trying TO make ont that
t;le pr1lic TfesijA Service Is rot en-
1orciag quaigantiae regulations at such
ports os Boston and Philadelphia
i.sx:tS. OF nelica inspection at the
Tecers. i.nmigra ton stations in Boston
and en- Ellis Island netted the city
Health Department officials III verniin
&t
carriers OF typhus fever baciili. all were
sent to the Willard Parker Hospital for
Gcio1sing.
Or. Copeland said last night he
wanted the community TO realize that
1t had lot TO worry about concerrin &
the danger OF typhus epfdem'c. should
the disease once OBTAIN q real footho,d
here. lie was hopeful. he said. that
the situation would improve through
Congress action 70 render the Federal
quarantine more effective, not only in
Boston and Philadelphia. but Ut Ellis
Island as wen. He expressed the belief
that DR.. Frederick a. Wallis. CoTnn1ts-
sioncr OF Inmigra ton. in Charge at Ellis
Island, was doing everything possible
with his present limited facilities.
Commissioner Wallis said yesterday
that he expected 10 discuss the situa-
ton with Secretary Wilson OF the De-
portment or Labor in Washington to-
day.
Mr.. Wallis said he would ask that
30e baths be Immediately installed on
the island so that arriving immigrants
could be cleaned UP before they were
permitted to land at the Battery. RI
he received authority. Commissioner
Wallis said. he believed he co;ild give
assurances that all danger would be
over in two weeks. OF the .cS inmi-
grants arriving AZ the Barge Office
from Ellis Island yesterday. vernli.
were found on fifteen. who were sent
70 the willard Parker Hospital.
Merchants here. Commissioner Wallis
announced. have pledged themselves %
furnish clothing, hats. SHOES sad every
thing that immigrants may need IL