British dissatisfaction with the treatment of British subjects at Ellis Island boiled up, not for the first time, in the House of Commons, when Ronald McNeill, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was questioned by several members. Among the specific charges made against the administration of Ellis Island were:
1) That as many as 150 women and children of all nationalities were herded together in one room to sleep.
2) That British immigrants, including cabin passengers, were "incarcerated " and "caged".
3) That two particular women were fed on bread and water.
Commissioner Tod in...