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13) That more expenditure on maintenance and new and larger buildings with more extensive grounds were the only possible cures for the unpleasantness of the station.
14) That immigrants should be finally passed for entrance into the
United States before sailing from abroad.
Significant extracts:
" It is the immigrant? and would-be immigrants who create . . . the essential problem of Ellis Island . . . They all, lady, prostitute, mechanic, rabbi and whatnot are frightened, nervous, shy. . . .
"It really is remarkable to see how well the miserable mobs of nervous human beings are maneuvered through the legally necessary examinations and are despatched to their destinations. The officials certainly deserve credit for what they do achieve. . . .
" What Ellis Island needs, in my judgment, is to be relieved of the presence of about one-half of the people who are poured into it."