The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02

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hour.
To be continued.
ASSIMILAT ION OF THE ITALIAN.
Friendly Relations Established Betweon
Him and His N%eighbors Here.
DR.. Rafael Asselta. one of the physicians
practlcing in the Italian colony. says that there
are fewer broils. less bloodshed. and a better
understanding as to what is expected OF them
among Italians now than formerly. The
banker Giovanni Lordi SAYS that now Italian
laborers are no longer pelted with stones.
belabored with clubs. or abused in this
streets. Father Kearney. pastor Of old
st. Patrick's Church. on Mott street.
says that marriages OF Italians with girls of
Irish parentage are growing What
DIR. Asselta considers very astonishing 10 that
Italian girls marry young men born in this
country and are happy and contented. The
Italian priests say that at the Sunday services
they have more sh-Americans and rma
Americans than people OF their W country.
That Is why they are now able to make a bet
ter showing in the way Of improvements in
their churches.
The police, who cannot be accused OF looking
with partially upon the Italians. indorse all
that is said in their favor and add that It Is
easier now to find an Italian who Is accused Of
crime than a criminal OF almost any other ma
tionality. Long ago It was the practice to
make wholesale arrests when one Italian was
wanted. and often all that came OF it were
shoulder shrues and denials that anybody
knew the accused man. Now it ia different.
The criminal is a man apart, and the police are
told to come after him and lock him up.
II never saw another change like that which
has come about in the position OF the Italian"
said DR.. Asselta. Il have Just come back from a
trip which took me into many places where
Italians are to be found. and I observed the
change every where. In this city 1t is wonder
full. Now look there" and he pointed to the
swarm OF children coming out OF the Catholic
school at Prince and Mott streets. 1t used to
be simply bedlam let loose when school was dis
missed. Police lined the streets. and were
posted on every corner. trying to protect the
lev Italian children that yentured out aud
grown-up lads shouted encouragement to the
little ones to kin the DaG9s. Every day some,
he might. could not al,ay the luminosity Of his
people. and the Iolice sympathized will, the
fourths are italian children. either born in
tr ouhle now. Just look at that There is an
hGrn here toy T T'sH are a f Smt W y ssmp par OF the w iHt'
See them walking home side by side. That
looks nice. indeed. And I found il Just the
same everywhere. ] cannot say that ! found
we're around. but they were satisfied at least
with them. and the Itaiians do the best they
two Or three, Places I found italians at the head
Giovanni Lordi. ,he banker q Mulberry
street; told OF several err ns similar nnS sx sgdad that
"} ESnne w on!'f fn nd ti'e'' eor ""% " %!oafer so ready
now, to monkey with the Italian. Less PRO
vokad and not so often i'm posed upon. the
Italian ia NOT So ready re- hapOmp irritatpd aS
joys a joke now Just as an Ameri;
he =, was ike other people f hid a living 70
fered with him was his enemy. and had to be
Italian was =" right p This. ! am only tryins =
explain facts as they were: Now, the Italian
n nad f K" Rn eS,te wR Rna hrs chaneea OF a re'f here n'f f.
can get better things here and get them easier
Father Kearney said that things among the
Italians did look a great deal better, and there
was less friction. This was to be expected
less time in to And FAULT with one another and
less occasion TO do so than in the past, tn
Italians surely were winning their way in the
The Italian priests in the churches in Roqse;
nothing but words OF high praise for the PEG,
pie in this city, They had come here as stran'
gers and were welcomed.
said Father Ronaventura. that was while they
were misguided and badly counselled. The
Italiannature is quick to resent an insult Il !.
people who come here are getting TO under
stand better the Americans, who really are
great and noble nation,
A policeman who has been for 2 good many
4 yesrs on sa Tp'y !Th s"S "f has Be ihs a it gre"
change. but Idon'ttake any stock in the storie'
iisa NOT 5te 1 The whole s't tr"ab Te'' in the fSs" PAST wal
owing to the fact that he was overworked
From the momenth he landed until he went bacl
to Italy he was busy making money to enjoy
|. '" "As a ' result he felt sore in mind and in body
The Italian naturally was quick TO resen
what he believed TO be insult with n ~stiletto, o
has been changed. We have not been SO INK
ious or so ready to employ the swarms OF Ital
ians who came to us. so, the Italians have hat
AS a matter, Of fact, II Is but a forcible rem
makes Jack dull boy Al work and no pla
makes &C Giuseppe sseIp wb s"re i ttS wns .s l m naSs seen nee M
i life was worth to creep up in those Italian, ten
!, ements filed with railroad lahorers in fr2n
) t the country u, E Not to3 was msob the w mItter i T!t
' able and cross they We're! A couple, G
! days OF idlencss would change all thai
/ and, out Into, the country and, to the raj
\ road boss would send them in again when h
: felt they needed q change. OF scene and res
a They were the kind OF workmen who were nc
. crack eSssR'6 " I a dinner Inn P'i be ipt They worked rlgh
along until it was time to go to sleep. An
: they were all the time that way. Now there
not not so s msHR fhsnGe for b 3ss Italian ns f baIe ne ssit
he has found that we are not such q bad lc
after all. And he is getting to like u.s."
BEssAR GOT THE CHANGE.