Show UHl fini BA BARES C CONDITIONS N NAT AT LUllS Forum of Bolshevism About to Prevail Immigration Immigration Im Im- migration tion Director Tells fells House V E YORK Nov Noy 26 Byron Dyron Byron N NEW II IL Uhl UbI acting commissioner of immigration at nt Ellis Island admitted today to the house immigration committee investigating investigating gating conditions that privileges had be been n granted anted during the regime regime- of ot former Commissioner Frederic Frederio C C. Howe which If it unchecked might have led to the establishment of or a forum lorum of ot Dol Bolshevism on the the- Island Representative Johnson chairman of ot the house committee announced that hat he be had been Informed by the bureau of ot Immigration that the application of ot Alexander Berkman for tor permission to togo tono too no go o from the United States to Mexico instead of or being Ing deported to Russia had i been denied ADMISSION MADE Uhl appearing before the committee commit commit- tee tee- when It resumed umed Its 11 hearing this morning made this admission after Chairman Johnson had asked If It Under under under un Un- der the administration of ot his predecessor i sor sor the island was not a a. gambling I house bawdy house houe ana and a a. to forum rum of ot Bolshevism II In reply to further questions Uhl UbI admitted admitted admitted ad ad- that previous to the resignation of or Mr Howel nowel ast September immoral women had been allowed to circulate among other prisoners Ho further admitted that one Chinese crew had indulged In gambling to such an extent extent extent ex ex- tent that II a seaman ceaman an had bad lost lot After Arter the arrival from Seattle of or a trainload of ot reds he said sald anarchist papers and literature had been circulated circulated circulated on the island Chairman Johnson introduced Into evidence letters seized from Mr Howes Howe's file One dated October S 8 8 1915 1916 addressed was to Fred Howe and signed Emma Goldman It dealt with the tho case of ot Joseph Goldberg alias Joseph Durant and Petit Joe Toe who ho hoMr Mr Johnson said records of or the department department de de- of or labor showed had been engaged in white slave sla traffic for tor several several sev sev- several eral years before his arrest In Los An- An geles Although ordered deported he had been allowed to sail for lor Spain athis at athis his own expense after several other countries had refused to receive recel him Referring to Goldberg who at that time Mr Johnson said had been or- or or or- closed f deported to France the the- Goldman l iy Her ter er declared It would be a a. terri terri- hj oft thing thins to turn him over to sure According to the letter Gold- Gold had been recommended to the writer by David id Kaplan and a man named Schmidt of ot whom you have heard from Lincoln Steffens WOMEN BROUGHT IN Goldberg accor according to the department depart depart- ment nt of ot labors labor's records had brought m omen men into the United States and once France from Africa Mr Johnson said sald Members of or the committee also in- in t duc d a letter alleged to have been en written by IIo Howe e to George chine Records of ot the department nt showed according to Mr Johnson Johnon that had been arrested in Duluth on the tho charge of ot being an I. I W W. W W. rioter The Howe letter con con- the alleged I. I W. W W. W that e. e pis 1 is deportation warrant had been canceled cand caned can can- ed d by acting Secretary J J. J D B B. B Dens- Dens nor mow letter also was read He lie assured Howe he would do all he could to further the coming of ot the Olden folden age ageThen age Then this fellow tellow seems to have been turned loose to spread the doctrines doctrines doc doc- trines of ot Bolshevism remarked Rep Rep- i f Raker r- r of or California at this point Another letter which Howe IB is said to have e written Elizabeth Gurley Flynn nn In connection with th case ens also was r read ad into th the record 1 In In this letter Howe Bowe declared Mrs J. J M. M Cram had Interested herself herselt in the radicals radical's case ANOTHER LETTER READ Mr Johnson also read a letter from Howe Bowe to Commissioner General of ot Immigration Immigration Immigration Im Im- migration Caminetti suggesting that John de Luca be released as Henry Henr hard has offered to hire such aliens allens according to Mr 4 Johnson The departments department's de- de departments department's departments department's de de- records cords show De Luca was arrested in Cleveland eland for engaging in white slave slate traffic Mr Caminetti replied a that De Luca Luc should be held but Mr 4 Johnson said records at the island showed showell he had been released on his own recognizance Mr Uhl said he always had dealt with Washington through his supt superior officer Mr Caminetti but that he knew Howe had Communicated direct with the tho department of or labor over o Caminetti's head |