MARRIAGE BY PROXY

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1924, Page 4

MARRIAGE BY PROXY

NEW YORK, March o. A situation rich in humor lias suddenly developed in the adminstratiun of the immigration laws of the United States.

Owing to three judicial decisions permitting aliens who have already landed here to bring in their wives, thousands of aliens ape rushing towards American shores in delianec of the stern rule of the quotas.

The. legal comedy was opened by a Jewish rabbi named Oottlieb who. after claiming and receiving exemption as a minister of the (hispid, claimed exemption for bis wife. The eonrt ruled that she eoidd land on the ground that the quota law was alt addition to the immigration law, not a substitute lor it.

Profiting by this ruling an Armenian named Makarian sailed home, got married and returned demanding exemption for bis bride. He won bis ease.

It was sueeeeded by the. ease of a Spaniard named Nadal. admitted to the United States in Fdtilb who in October married, bv proxy a pretty Spanish girl.

I.enrning that marriage by proxy is logoi ill Spain, the judge wlm heard her ease ordered her to lie admitted. On hearing of 11 1 - deeision. aliens evetywhere throughout the coitnlry pricked up their ears.

Yesterday an Italian liner arrived here wit It ef) steerage passengers, who. though the Italian quota was exhausted on December Till., nil claim exemption under lire Markarian decision. Once more Ellis Island is crowded. The imigration oflieials forsee end-le.-s trouble and drew fanciful pictures of hordes of foreign women I ring married by prow with the aid of wireless on llm voyage to America.