The New York herald., 1922-11-27
LONDON MISS CAN'T
LAND WITH HER BOY
Faces Deportation Owing to
Law Barring Unmarried
Mothers.
PROMISE OF GOOD HOME
Kansas City Lawyer, Friend
of Girl During War, Made
Offer, 1t Is Said.
PROMISE OF GOOD HOME

Miss Nancy Jordan of England and her
three-year-old son Francis are being held
for deportation in the first cabin quar-
ters at Ellis Island because of the Gov
ernment rule that unmarried mothers
are not permitted to land as immigrants.
There is no hope for her to get into this
country save through the Intervention of
the Secretary Of Labor, in spite of the
fact that. as she told the authorities
Frank Warren of Kansas City has Of
fered her a home for herself and the
little boy.
In cases such as that of Miss Jordan
Secretary Davis may admit her under
bond, and both she and the Kansas City
people are trying to induce him to let
her in in that way. Miss, Jordan told
the immigration authorities that she met
the Kansas City man. lawyer. in Eng
land when he was there with the Ameri-
can Amy, and that they became good
friends.
II would not burden him with even
the slightest suspicion of being respon-
sible for my plight" she said. nor would
have it hinted that l have any claim
whatsoever to impel him through sense
of obligation to offer home to my child.
Both he and his wife are actuated by
benevolence and sympathy alone in doing
so. His wife have never seen
'It would be cruel to withhold from
me and my child such love and forgive
ness as this lady held out to me across
a broad ocean,
Miss Jordan said that her father and
mother are Mr.. and Mrs. John Jordan
Of % Iverson road, Kilburn, London,
N. w.
Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 27.-Mrs
Mary V. II. Warren, divorced wife of
Frank G. Warren. says she bears no
malice toward the woman and child
who are the principals in the war time
romance transplanted to America.
"I have nothing but sympathy for the
child and feel sorry thai the situa-
ton must be aired" Mrs. Warren said
tonight. 1T was to escape these un-
fortunate circumstances that surround
ilegitifnate children in England that the
girl and her baby came to America. In
England illegitimate children have no
chance"
Mrs. Warren seemed to assume that
the fact that she and Mr.. Warren were
divorced made adoption of the child inn
probable on her part. Mrs. Warren
appeared to. be surprised by the assef-
tions of Miss Jordan that Mr.. and Mrs
Warren intended to adopt the child and
give the mother a home.
That she was fully acquainted with
the affair was admitted by Mrs. War
rem However she refused to discuss u
in detail.
fMr Warren and ! are the best "
friends, now" she said.
Warrens mother. with whom he lives.
corroborated the assertion.
"Why, he attends to all of Mrs. War
ren's legal affairs" Warren's mother
said "They are together tonight. My
son is going to take her to the train. |
believe. Mrs. Warren is leaving for
New York"
Mrs. Warren started on the California
Limited at 10 80 o'clock for Chicago.
She would not admit that New York was
her destination.
Mrs. Warren is the daughter of r. w.
Van Trump. capitalist, and has con-
siderable fortune in her own right, own
ing, along with other property, several
large apartment buildings.
Mr. Warren is a member of the law
firm of McGilray, Woodbury. Warren.