The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17

ands Of dollars for use in the reception
and auditorium room.
Immigrant children are given the best
of care and attention. Many trained
nurses are present and take special pains
to see that the children are kept clean
ten School is maintained which mimi
grant children attend and Is in charge
OF competent teachers. A full corps of
doctors and nurses are always in attend
ance and the hospital facilities appear to
be OF the best.
When Ordered Returned.
When immigrants are brought to the
contagious or infectious diseases, the
Immigrant is at once ordered returned
to the country from which he came and
TO refund all money paid for transporta-
ton by the immigrant and return him to
the country from which he came free OF
charge
/ have had the records looked up re-
garding David Monk, mentioned in your
article. and find that one David Monk,
age nh nineteen, student. British Hebrew;
arrived on the olympic, November !,
1921 He stated that he came here to
continue his studies for four years and
desired to 90 to a cousin In BALTIMORE,
Africa was filled. he was excluded. He
took an appeal November 8, and upon
his giving bond in the sum Of $500.
Der IA as q student until. July. l, 1922.
The records do not show that Mr.. Monk
complained in any way OF treatment
during his twelve days detention at the
enger and no doubt received the same
treatment as any third class passenger
might have received on board the
ships. But on the Island, am sure that
he received the same treatment as was
given all other immigrants and that it
ny Many Shasasle such 9sn,s ss
Welfare and National catholic welfare
councils maintain organizations on the
island to look after the comfort and well
the workers connected with the Catholic
Welfare council, who is located at the
island. is a personal acquaintance OF
county and rSs worker aes esa the q
David Monk and states that it is most
ty imagination.
When Conditions Mere Not As Good.
not as good at the island as they have
been since. for the reason OF the heavy
immigration prior to that date; Be
there were about $50, 900 immigrants ad,
mitted to the United States and the ma
jority Of these came through Ellis Island.
eted is as true that this made
conditions at the Island rather crowded.
From June 80. 1921. until February l,
this year, only about 19Z, QUO Immigrants
had been admitted to the United States.
Most of these came through Ellis Island.
It is estimated that for the year ending
June 30. 1922, there will likely be, 3oo,-
has passed Congress extending the pres
ent restricted immigration law to June
30. 1923. There is general feeling that
a more restrictive immigration law
should be passed and the Immigration
committee in congress is now working on
a bill that will no doubt largely restrict
immigration when passed.
AS a result of my trip to the Island !
Am fully convinced that Mr.. Monk ex-
Aggerated the conditions on the Island.
Possibly he felt grieyed that he could
not be admitted to the United States.
been filled and he was compelled to re:
main there a short time before he could
secure bond and he is now detained
in the United States under bond until
such time as he will finish his school
studies when he will have to return to
the country from which he came.
Personally, / was most agreeably sur
prised to find the immigrants so well
cared for at Ellis Island. Since coming
to Washington, have made a special
effort to observe our Federal institutions,
especially the hospitals in and around
Washington where our disabled ex-serv-
to Ellis Island was one of the most sat-
isfactory and instructive surveys have
made. and II any member of the Free
Press family should visit New York City,
and has day to spend, it could not be
spent to better advantages than makinf
a visit to Ellis Island. Very truly
yours. Frank C1ague- ~