Speech #670283054

The same law which admitted them ex. cluded her "As to the third. relator Siraneosche Gulumlani" said Judge Mack. of the United States. district courti who upheld the writ of habeas corpus on which Mannik and farucek Gulumian were released f:om Ellis Island. " inasmuch as the evidence was. conflicting as to her place of birth. I can not hold that the board was without legal justification to find the place of birth to have been Constantinople. Under this finding and in view of the fact that the quota allowed under the immigration laws to Turkey had already been exceeded. her admission was properly refused." by due process. of law. therefore. little Siranaoselle. the. third re.. later. a Turk by birth and by law. was carried weeping. screaming. and kicking aboard the Megali Hellas. a steamship bound for Constantinopie..Saturday night. while her equally tearful parents. the first and second relators. who were born in Armenia. prepared for the journey to Dorchester. Since February 8. Slranoosche and her parents have been detained. at Ellis Island. The little girl became a favorite there and for her it was the happiest period of her brief existence. Everyone at Ellis Island knew "Noosie." the smiling. blackeyed little girl who had been born while her parents were refugees in Constantinople awaiting an opportunity to sail for America. where a warm welcome awaited them at the home of their. son. It never occurred to them that there would be. any question as. to their adision. Their son Nubar. was a mian of wealth and standing in the new land toward which their faces wereturned and had fought in its Army. If there was any delay or misunderstanding. such. as other Immigrants feared. they would call on Nubar. Even Nubar. though he engaged counsel. displayed his discharge papers. and appealed to Washington. could not get his small sister Into the United States. She!had beenborn In Constantinople. True. there was the. right of appeal which this crazyquilt law gives. and that is what it is. It is the most iniuman law that was ever put oil the statute books. and. regardless of what any man or. organization says to the contrary. that is the fact. The great trouble iS that the average Member in this House is so busy with other work. so busy with. committee- hearings and departmental matters which he is compelled to devote himself to. that he does not know the operations of the immigration law. and he does not know the immigration law itself nor the naturalization law. for that matter. On the floor of tie House some of the members ofmy own. committee have been discussing this immigration law without having a.full.knowledge of what it is. I refer to the statement. made a few moments ago about the right of appeal. There is no doubt. that the right of appeal exists. I agree with the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Box] in so far as he says they. are expecting a large arrival of immigrants in the morning at Ellis Island. Tomorrow morning. with all of the ships coming in. instead of having the 703 men to act there. as was the case a few months ago. we. will have a force of 500 men. Within the next 48 hours we are going to see the greatest. congestion ever seen in this country on Ellis Island. with thousands of men. wolm. and children there having to sleepon the barefloors. with no pillows. no cushions. andiwith only. theirbaggage on which to place their heads. This we have donein the name of economy. notwithstanding the fact that these immigrants pay a head tax of $8 and v~is6 fee of $10. That is. the kind of consideration we give to human beings. It is about time Congress wokeup and did its duty by thesepeople. by. itself. also by our country. which is. receiving these immigrantswho are to beour future citizens. The first impressions often leave lasting ones. Now. gentlemen.