Evening star., 1923-11-04
5000 ALIENS FACE
DEPORTATION AS II
QUOTAS ARE FILLED
1867 Arrivals on Leviathan
AIone-2,00o British May
Be Sent Back.
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT,
HUSBAND DECLARES
Foreign Governments and Steam
ship Companies Blamed
for Conditions.
By the Associated Press

ny tHe ASSOCIATED Press
NEW YORK, November 3-More
than 1000 would-be immigrants, in
Guiding 1,367s who came on the Le-
viathan, which arrived today from
England, face deportation. it was an
nounced tonight by Commissioner of
immigration Curran. who said yearly
quotas Of several countries had been
exhausted.
Quotas of eleven countries, includ-
ing British Isles, have been exhaust
ed, Commissioner Curran said he had
been informed by telephone by Com
missioner General of immigration
Husband of Washington. Mr.. Curran
said he expected about 1000 British
subjects would be sent back unless
some of them, along with subjects of
other countries, were allowed to en-
ter under special rulings.
Russia also has exceeded her quota
by 500, Mr.. Curran said, while the
other immigrants likely to be de-
ported come from Greece, Egypt,
Africa, Albania. Turkey, Palestine.
Portugal, "other European" and
"other Asia" under which several
smaller nations are listed.
10000 Are In Harbor.
More than 10000 immigrants are on
ships in the harbor awaiting exam
ination at Ellis Island, the commits
sioner said. He characterized the in
f1ux as one of the worst jams that
the department has ever fared. In
addition to the 1867 on the Levia-
than, there were 52S on the Majestic,
54S on the Belgenland. 15S on the
Cleveland and about 400 aliens on
other vessels who were in excess of
quotas Most of the British were
said to be on the LevIathan.
Commissioner Curran declined to
say whether the aliens would be de-
ported at once, declaring the disposi
tion of their cases would be settled by
Washington authorities. He attrib-
uted the exhaustion of the British
quota partly to the unusual rush of
British immigrants across the Cana
dian border and also to the great in
fiux OF aliens from Great Britain to
American ports in the past few days
in order to enter before their allot
ment was filled.
a total of 2,269 aliens were exam
ined at Ellis Island today. They were
brought from three ships, the Celtic,
Volendam and the Patria. About
LOO aliens were on the island to-
night. the commissioner said, while
on Friday night there were 1900
aliens. There were more than 400
in excess of sleeping accommodations.
Commenting on this situation, he de-
clared the reason for this crowding
was due to the fact that of the 1900
immigrants taken to the island Friday
from the national Greek liner Byron.
authorities were forced to detain
500
Calls Situation Unprecedented.
"I believe this condition to be un-
precedented," he added. There we're
500 Russians, 100 Greeks, so Ru
manians and about so Turks. Many
of these came with no funds with
which to travel to their ultimate
destinations, others had insufficient
money with which to live on until
they obtained positions and many
have disease or other physical de-
fects. Indicating they may not be
able to earn a living.
"Of the 500 detained not more than
fifty detentions were caused by ex-
ces quotas. All the rest are mad
missible for various other reasons
and certainly a large percentage OF
them will be deported."
The commissioner severely de-
nounced foreign governments and
steamship companies that permitted
aliens to leave home in this condi-
ton. He said it would take at least
week to examine all the 10000 i'm
migrants in the harbor.