| Show I MARRIAGE LICENSES Hills 1 Elii Island O Object to Law Them hem Now 1 York Jan JAil 3 The Immigration and tho tim missionaries stationed at ut Island Islam tho time Immigrant receiving station object o seriously serious I to tho the new law lawIn In tam New York state requiring licenses lo to marry Scores of couples arrive at Kills Ellis Island with the tho expectation of marrying as ns soon as they reach this county Under the tho old arrangement couples were at once married by the he ministers who are ale stationed 1 at ut tn Island behind as liS of ot various religious religious ous out societies It is the tho rulo rule nut not to allow unmarried women to enter the country n 11 unless tiniest there Is some ono one to o ewe Cals for them null and provide that they thoy shall shaH not become public charges Under the tho new JOW law latt tho the tho timo who nt at the die is ma maISland ISland without licenses anti and the thc gration laws do ito not make muke any provision lot oi i rosl rosi P bruits an all t I a 1 Ct i going to the city hall lutil to ti secure licenses The city cloaks cl finds fin Jt It Impossible to ac accede accede cede to Commissioner ro re quest that 11 n license bureau bo ho opened on tho time Island and the tho officials are arc In it e r quandary Whenever possible men en and women detained at nt tho Island who wish to marry mairy marI are paroled in tho care coro of oC missionaries who lend lead them to the time city halt liall timid and assist thorn them in securing licenses In such a case cas however the tho responsibility for rOI their return Is with tho the mba mis missionary anti and It i it III probable that it is 11 only In exceptional cases that they the win Will Ijo 10 h willing to assume tho the risk Com Coni Commissioner missioner Watchorn limit has asked Wash Yash ington Inston tom for a ruling railing on tho the matter |
