Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-24 | Page 1 | Babies Born at Sea Exempt

BABIES BORN BORNAT AT SEA EXEMPT Immigration Commission Commission- Commissioner er Admits Them Despite Law NEW YORK July 24 Babies 21 born at sea Ben on vessels flying for tor- foreign for foreign eign flags will be admitted to United States despite any dismal old law Immigration Commission CommIssion- Commissioner er Henry H Curran said Monday The Tho commissIoner was led to make mako this decision because he be had bad two unique cases which called for a precedent So Sofia fin of ot Polish stock was born to Mrs Sofia on July 18 while the steamship Lap Lap- Lapland Lapland land lond was bound for tor America Be- Be BeIng Beins Be Being ing ins born on a British vessel bessel she came under the quota of ot that coun coun- coun- coun country country try fry which was sas as exhausted Irene daughter laughter ot of Mr r and Mrs Poles who had declared their In- In Intention intention In Intention of ot becoming Americans and who were store returning from lI a visit to their nath native natie eland land first saW light of day on the tha She Iho was placed under the tha Belgian quota LAW LaT O OF or INNOCENSE I I looked at those two tao t 0 little babIes In their cradles said Cur Cur- Curran Curran ran Cur ran and when they gripped my fingers and nd pleaded their cause causo why I didn t need any special coust ot of Inquiry 1 I Just saw there theme was as something bigger and ond finer than any dismal old la law and that I could use uso but one law In la settling their case So I called the tho law the High flight law of ot innocense Whenever babieS hables with Intentions intentions Intentions of or becoming American citi- citi citizens citi citizens zens just happen to make snake thorn them themselves selves known a few days clays before they see the Statue of Liberty why they come comO In That's all 00 00