"On Board Ship, At Last, On Way to Ellis Island" - Genevieve Forbes Herrick - The Chicago Daily Tribune

'On Board Ship, At Last, On Way To Ellis Island: Smiles and Songs From Emigrants at Sailing'

Byline: Genevieve Forbes Herrick; 1921-10-18; Chicago Daily Tribune; pages 7

Report: U.S. Immigration and Ellis Island Series - Genevieve Forbes Herrick - Chicago Tribune Undercover Immigration Reporting

Tags: immigration, posed as, Ellis Island

Lack of education, what excuses are made in thy academic name. The rejected immigrant, loath to admit disqualification on the score fo morals, cleanliness, or health, prefers to blame all his troubles on inability to read and write. As a result, when we go to the inspector's office at Queenstown, we find an inconsistently large group of 'literate illiterates.' We all know the subterfuge, but we play the game, not so much through loyalty as through fear lest it may also be our game.

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"On Board Ship, At Last, On Way to Ellis Island" - Genevieve Forbes Herrick - The Chicago Daily Tribune

'On Board Ship, At Last, On Way To Ellis Island: Smiles and Songs From Emigrants at Sailing'

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