The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-01
uCn ITALIAE pOPCLA TIOH.
Their Virtues and thu Important influence
tho Younger Generation VIII Have.

Their Virtues and thu Important influence
tho Younger Generation Will Have.
From The Catholic World.
The Italians are already q passive force in
this country by reason OF their great mum bers
In the year 1923 alone 70.482 landed on our
shores. and statistics ON immigration show that
many over q million have passed through
Castle Garden; ADD q to thi n,d thslr s na w s' Tss
how great must be the multitude oil, them at
present, settled among ua. II. through eduea-
lion and a better understanding. We can trans,
what an i'm portant factor II will become IN our
national Mel Aiactor.. moreover. which should
prove OF benefit to US for the so-called 'Daso'
contemptuously dubbed him. can boast Of
qualities sadly needed among us.
Take. for instance his temperance. During
that | ever met an intoxicated man on the
streets, and a drunken woman is such an
anomaly hat she y regarded as a spc,si
learnSd the Vice from us. but they are Still the
exceptions. Another point in their favor Is
their purity. Until recently. prostitution was
sslttSoagh s "%naS attempt has been male to in.
troducs the hide,ns traffic. II is meeting with
strong opposition.
They can also teach our people much In the
have an instructive courtesy, an Innate gentle
ness which makes them peculiarly bic
to refining influences; and especially when
a childlise delight In beauty for itself II an
Italian girl sees q pretty gown she VIII stroke
i. admire It, call the attention, OF Others 20 1t.
but with nc thought OF envy. II Is something
which pleases her eve. and she looks ct 1t as
We would at picture 10 a museum, In thy
same way they respord quickly to ths least
inhabitants Of Little Italy are awaiting the
completion Of their park at First avenue and
their new stone tenement houses as 'paIsl-
zini.'' and declare that theirs will a0on be the
handsomest quarter In the city. Why should
our utiiitarian acceptance Of ugliness. as the
Germans have quiekened our MUSICAL under
standing, and the French our artistic sense In
tnlortunsteiy. with this quick appreciativs-
ness comes also great sensitiyeness,, which!
unfts them 70 cope. with our ruder methods OF
mentary on our hnbituai brusqneness. bred
OF hurry, than was made to me by an Italian
hoy for whom | had secured employment.
his new position. he made no mention Of the
better wages or easier work. but merely e1-
Just think; when my 'padrons' comes in he
vs. SAYS Good morning to me. 40 does his
SON and the lads eyes a led With tears.
To speak Of their INDUSTRY and thriN seems
niators allow them these two virtues. Yet they
cannot be passed over WITHOUT q word. Tor lt IL
through these that they will primarily advance.
One thins only must they learn; to practice ou the
they are past masters in economy. they have
not learned the equally. important lesson Of
judicious spending and investing. Unless
sney says fnG 10 be % q l E1tShnaIsSs " I. p'9 ,he II
highest am~bition-they Will sseEete their
saving: without ;, sr, any +, e ! 9stur to Place Ss, them them
they do reach tho point-like a certain man in
Mulberry street--of owning four or five houses.
they still continue TO live 10 a few rooms like
tHst they are GLOW to pront By their own in
craasinR prosperity.
In one respect only has our broader ~civiliza-
thsm a'TsS hay d @Sfe f n eselr r% minds q pf on
found reverence for education. They sse that
this il essential to all progress. They them
ffe e Z n aayS 0 %h.r ns% sy.rs oa ny t she .sck how W 70
read and write. they have, been constantly
pushed to the wall because OF their Ignorance.
While The Germans and Irish haze risen to Re,
schooling, they have been forced to accept the
hum blest employments. What wonder, there
fore; that they b H,t sS,s ssis sd nS'rb IL. .S Of tn, tss1 so; ssil,
OF the requests made to place the latter In
some public institution. even, when both father
and mother are able boiled The motive is
bly, fond Of and kind to their child rem. Nor can
It be lazlness. since they continue 20 work
as hard. No; they are acituated by q desire to
PROCURE v lHtll IVY u . NV ~ aisuoC E
which their meagre earnings cannoi buy,
Those who remain at home are sent 70 the
public schools. and The tryant agent Is seldom
the university-and those not always the
richest. know. for instance. a stonecutter's
family in Little Italy which has denied itself
the MY .on a college training. The boy is now
i'm the New York University and shows an
excellent standing, while two others OF the
colony took prizes 9; soipm q tdm lat year; ~
intelligence and studiousness. for next to the
Jews they are the best scholars In the matter oil
aap raWfns :. omn,od ThS s0 and pfS Ss ssDsi'a Wor i!' wSie x
better In languages and history One has
only TO Isy q Visit TO ne Bax,er stree
look Ing ltalinn children there. TO realize how
unjust we have. been in treating this race as
outcasts and aliens.
1t rests. indeed. with this younger generation
to revenge their elders. and prove what excel
lent citizens Italians can be. II IL this younger
generation which In the near future must lend
since because Of lis superior numbers il, WI
hereafter counteract the effects of all subse'
quent NJ migration. What will be the outcome
equipped with a knowlpdse Of English iamiiI,
arity with American customs. and an acquaint.
ance with the leading. traits Of the various
hsr c6ntaet. they Tmn w VIII, , i"ss Tr, "P Se Il irS Son e
give full play to all their inherent capabilities
Their first impulse, we may be sure, all be n
the direction ~ politics. for the Italian IL {
natural. horn politician. II vas this which n
the middle ages m de every city OF the PENN
sula q SO parate State. II 10 this which TO-DAY
leads TO 20 many misguided political move
nients there. Already on this side he ha,
beRu to take a hand In the government. ,ant
NOR, than one Murphy or llonnely l.. really
Morfen or Dona'i. who for the sake OF create
authority and power has translated his name
into good Celtic. When. moreover. he hn'
acquired influence and learned To use It intel.
ligcntly, he will necessarily turn N agntn-l
certain sbuscs which have grown M among
his own people ~ the result NJ their Ignorance
and ln-r perienc".
A better unieis'andiu Of the political con,
ditiOns will also bring mere rapid com nnern'a
advancement. We have alrpcdv seen whnt car
he done from the fortune of sSNnWOO re entity
left by the caterer Maresi. as well n from ,i!he
several millions willed- by the banker. Nt.
Fntrt. 10 his nephews. But In n smaller way
there II greater prosperity in the colony IMAM
we suppose. More than ono immigrant who
has started with d puehcart a. hs soc capita
has ended ly. Iisca'lIug its wheels, convert
Ing u into n fNed counter. and hnildlng up a
profitable grocery or fruit trade about " An
other whn has begun hy grinding an organ has
-nae1 by manufacturing hundreds oil mem
or has formed q syndicate AMI sent out twenty
or 'hirty men a day IN play his instruments In
different parts NJ the city. Hthis has been
done by tho first generation. what may not
10 tx pected hy tn. second with It's superior
training. They will develop what the colonJ
mnst needs. a strong middle class. which Is
nlu ne. fla bu IL hnue M avery com munitY.