Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.--That
stories Of families separated by the
immigration quota law are largely
exaggeration was explained to the
| writer by Mr.. w. w. Husbands,
Commission General of immigration
today.
at has been the policy Of the de-
partment," said Mr.. Husband. mot
to separate families. In no case has
a small child been sent back to ms
native country without his parent or
lguardian. And even larger children
who are debarred are not allowed
to go back without a relative or
lsome substitute guardian authorized
by the family.
"Yet numerous stories are printed
and circulated to the effect that TINS
family of Immigrants and that mas
been separated because one mem
Der was ineligible for admission un-
der the quota law and must go back
alone. The name of the family and
"details of the case give these stories
Ian aspect of being u~ndeniably true.
The trouble with them is that they
ARE only half truths"
Mr.. Husband gave as an example.
the case of a Major Boyd and his
family. The major, an Australian
who fought at Gallipoli, came to this
country before the quota law went
Into effect. Then his wife, born in
England, came to this country to
jjoin him, bringing their four chill
dren, all Australians. The Austral-
liam quota was exhausted, while the
English was not. The children were
paroled, however, and allowed to
spend the night with their mother at
a hotel. Next day they went to Ell
lis Island and after the case was
reviewed the family was allowed to
proceed to California. 1t was de-
cided to admit the children Temporal
rily as students since all were be-
tween 10 and II years of age.
The Boyd story as the public read
it conveyed an entirely different i'm.
pression of the handling of the case
1t said: "a mother was allowed to
land, but immigration restrictions
barred her four children when this
liner Finland locked here yesterday
. Mrs. Boyd refused to leave
her children and steps to have then
admitted were taken"
The quota law uses the country o.
birth rather than the complicated
and confusing naturalization laws al
a basis for determining nationality
THUS, a man born IN Russia ane
married to a woman born In POLAND
may bring to this country a famil!
Of children born in England. a
present, the Russian and Engllsf
~uuotas have not been filled and tn
imam and children are received. Blu
the Polish quota is exhausted.
"In such cases" says Mr.. Hus
Iband, 1.-THE whole family Is held TO
"a board of special inquiry and thu
case Is reviewed. The Polish wifi
is not separated from her family. ant
there is no suggestion of this beinl
done, but the story of this trst &C
of the drama attracts attention AM
is printed. The public learns that
Polish mother is debarred from thi
country and her children and hus
band have been admitted. This !
abstractedly true, but in actual FAC
there has been no separation.
Cases Decided on Their Merits
"The board of special inquiry goe
Into the case and makes its decision
Perhaps the mother is admitted
I,743 immigrants have been admit
. ted in excess of the quotas in JUS
such cases as this. We have admit
j. ted them simply to avoid doing VIVA
people think we have been doing
= Separating mothers from children.
FThese immigrants in excess {
l the quota limitations have been ten
p ~porarily admitted in order to preveI
undue hardship. They are place
under bond to return to their ow
e countries If congress does not pal
l legislation allowing them to sta
, permanently. 1t would be almo
, impossible to gather up these LII
l Immigrants from all parts of II
. |country to deport them. 1t Is hope
: that ongress will legislate to Sc
, tie satisfactory these comparative
few cases which the quota law o.
not anticipate"
FL Mr.. Husband points out that tt
Quota law is new and that these cas-
] represent the main hitch in the la
as ii stands. The department Ia
tried to treat these exceptional cas-
with fairness. 1t has even, he say
been over sympathetic in a GOO
many instances. The case or or
Scotch boy, while not a quota cas-
Illustrates the departments hes
fancy to cause hardship.
This boy" Mr.. Husband explain
ed. was widely known as a crippl
lin accounts of his cast In real1t
he was an imbecile-he WAS 50 ger