Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-21
SONS OF ITALY.
A Great Mass Meeting in
Cooper Union.
The New Orleans Lynching Ve-
hemently Condemned.
A Riot Only Prevented By the Pres
ence Of the Police.
A Similar Meeting in Pittsburg-Italians
I.~O ~. L. - -
A Similar Meeting in Pittsburg-Italians
In Canada InduIxing in q Great
Deal OF Bravado.
Associated Press Dispatches.


was packed with 5000 Italians of New
York and vicinity tonight, called to-
gether to denounce last Saturdays trag-
edy in New Orleans, and outside, not
withstanding drilling rain, more than
as many more were uhable to gain en-
trance to the hall. Shortly before 9
o'clock the porch outside the doors
broke down and anumber OF people were
injured. One hundred and fifty police
men were kept busy. The presiding Of
fcer was A. de Angelo. The speeches
were nearly all in Italian, and the de-
of the New Orleans tragedy
were almost terrifying in their vehe-
mence. To pacify the crowd without it
was addressed from the balcony by a
number of speakers.
When President de Angelo. stepped to
the front of the platform and raped for
order, there was lull in the noise of the
hall. He said quietly and impressively,
italians" Then a roar OF "Bravop'
burst from thousands of Italian throats.
The applause was resistless in its We
hemence, for fully five minutes, and so
it was through the entire meeting.
Every man was excited to the highest
pitch. But word seemed necessary to
transform them into throng of demons.
The committee in charge seemed to
realize this, and took every precaution to
avoid any trouble.
Near the close OF the meeting, when
the resolutions were being read, several
IN In 1iHnrort outs of ha ha11
arose and asked to be allowed to speak.
Their requests were refused by the
chairman. The men who wanted to
speak then appealed to their fellows,
asking if they meant to sit there mac
tive, and urging them to ect and revenge
the wrongs done in New Orleans. The
instant they. began to talk in this way,
the prominent men on the platform urged
Meanwhile the police had taken the riot
inciters in hand and hustled. them out
of the hall. 1t was critical moment,
and the leading men of the meeting
acted none too soon. They admitted
after the meeting that had they allowed
any one of those in the audience to have
spoken for five minutes, bloodshed
would have followed, as the men present
would have been so wrought up that
they would have started riot without
knowing why.
DIR. Asetta, in his speech, said the
massacre was deed not done by Amer
ican people, but by villains. He con-
demned the French press for their hos
tile attitude, and criticized their at
tempts to justify the massacre. The
French were their worst enemies, and if
a war broke out the French would not
be spared.
Resolutions deploring and denouncing
the tragedy, and demanding reparation,
were passed and ordered sent to Presi-
dent Harrison and Italy's premier.
A MASS MEETING IN plTTsBURG.
PrrrsBURe, March 2O.-A general mass
meeting of Italian residents of this city
was held in Turner hall tonight. The
place holds 5000 people, and was crowded
merchants addressed the crowd in both
Italian and American, and their remarks
were evenly tempered, but severe in
denunciation Of the action OF the New
Orleans people. The speakers counselled
quiet and observance of the laws of their
adopted country by all means, but it
was noted that resolutions fercely con-
demning the murder of our New Or
leans brothers," etc., and asking the
United States government. to punish
"the perpetrators of the outrage" were
carried with a vehemence that was
unanimous.
CANADIAN ITALIANS.
TORONTO, March 20.-In reply to a
communication from the United States,
Michael Basso, an Italian interpreter,
here, says Canada will be depended upon
to supply 1000 Italians to avenge the
men killed in the New Orleans Jail, in
event of the Italian government failing
to secure redress from the United States
government.
AN. ARMY OF 14,OOO.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 20.-Antonia
Scarpelli, a contractor, is represented as
having said today that he had received
letter from prominent Pennsylva-
Liam Italian, asking that all the Ital-
ian possible be secured to join an army
of $4,000 men, which it was proposed to
send under certain contingencies to New
Orleans. The letter said promises had
been received from Italy that $4,000
stand OF arms would be furnished.
o'MALLEY IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 20.-The
much-sought-for New Orleans detective,
O'Ma1ley, is in this city. He says he
has been in the, employ of the Matranga
faction of Italians, and will return to
New Orleans next week. He will ex-
pose the Malta thoroughly. He declined
to talk about jury bribing.
Legislative Notes.
y SACRAMENTO, March 20.--In the senate