The Washington (D.C.) Post and Times Herald endorses the proposal in a fine editorial and urges that Ellis Island become a new gateway of opportunity for the world. Why the haste in dismantling this great symbol of Americans welcome to the peoples of all lands and all races? The plan of the General Services Administration to put famed Ellis Island on the auction block smacks of the discriminatory and racist restrictions contained in the present Immigration and Nationality Act. Ellis Island stands for freedom. The General Services Administration should postpone for at least 60 days the sale which it has scheduled for May 8.
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