Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-25

'''i.idH iiic- IhI I'd source Of con...-.
anxiety 10 the Italian governgnart An.
III absorhing interest Q all foreigne,v ~ vi
hing thr island. Much has alrnsd.' W
written on The subject and rnsn p--n
"r less fantastic theories as Ia 1,s aors
ana character have been NIT So,asts .a-sts
kJt "a great deal of light has No.. "a'd.
an this social pueuun-nou NV VI s1ed
hDtl.4iTu III touk ralled 'l.a MaEa 4 NJ
HD=i tFairfmOJ. By Si-. 3 CrTf,a- FL
author has for Inarr vpars be,, ,t1 Il. iae
poi.ce - Palermo. and has ro-ss1-.ssI - q
A"d ItrTital.rd opportunities Wy .ii.s,lty
AI amer WORKINGS nf fll' orgsrfzs,1s..as .as
Ii!r origin W thc Mg.a Il III 1@,,sM IN MI.
tAe beginning Of fhc l+ ceDt,Irr tTah
causes 40 which BY ~ d1e ara r,-ot tne
th0 centuries of rais-ov-rnr7a,,, y, -. opsWs
Sicily mas been subjected anJ "iiiCl
IN I'M INFAMOUS police srs-er1s M ~, ~.
EoGrbr nS T4.c SirlLal tag sc.,? tile
consequence am lnb0ra fatra4 M 1tftatte1 N
srhnehi, and ne regards a7v i1tsrfs.,5s9e- "a. s9e-
nt tn authorities III n{s r.-i,-s.. Vsshce
with jealousy and dIsirIst His rhsrn.ss.iii1 T.sii1
IS IN" cA=EggratiO2 ny ilt.viIualjfv n,
pliEe-lt niilti ei.cts should De settled nri-
"a ely. either IN fair Hgh, Or n, ~ p'.-
mn man u ir his Cyes 20 via 81, II H III
calls iH Ee heln ~ the auiboriti.s re. VINO
purpose whatsoever Ha v IN A.d"t III d"t
honor. but ''cascittuai- Is1vi i'1E !rsl "
highest virtue y, Sicily Il .oaAsfs Z; Inc !hr
j. possessed br lhose abo rsvs- 4, "nch
wGy help thu critics ~ r;ying i-S3 Sa3
matinl about crimes NJ which NAV 49,
som, thing eFoa !i ,AoE themselves are In
victims. VIZ
1'he Malta iii unlike any other known in.
SiItlt!cE. II u non secret society roii,.
tcal or otheTwls-. il has no fixed r,las A.
statutes: il ohJee 5 are rn. necessarilr
rrirn'na' III w q sprt 0I ts-. mutual hai.,
association. 70 which n indefinite NUN.
i'r NJ s4c'Iia1s b' org. its aim l. 3
gain influence bF ,yeTy means so as n
promote the Interests ~ its members. !,
Assumes naay different forms. ana hss
ro gem raj recognized ie1ders Ii ottar
aJS recourse 10 b,Dndshed ana yioleres
tcT plrrosos M .er.Or.zi1-. Of ge,.in,
U."r".. Dr " WV cuge Its fleet Il u pr5.
d1ce Am unpi!l!ng state Of normal an
arch< nj ldWlrssaess.
Their arr thrc- main divisions On tie
Malta. .he Malta Of Palermo. the Maiia
rf tEc district around Palermo and The
Mai1 ma thc provinces. Palermo is the
chief centre ~ tie institution, ana The
r. siGcrru Dt -ays. us the 'pezzi grossi
IL Leaders The volth vino aspires TO
N-.I ENrOre begins AS d 'ricottaro."
= 1ich means 2 man who lives on the IT,
h,it earnings w unfortunate women
4mGI- the '-riEGttJri are men Of the
JpTer hCurgecisle-id!e students and
smart n,u about -own'-as well as
n ramhcr- OF The lower orders. They are
a..ag 1T. insoiert ana ready with the
Eaiir nd the revolver. They act as the
official cIa2le III the theatres, and are
gNnrollS used aS eiectioneering agents
The higher members OF the Malta are
often men of civic and political impor-
lance. Their houses are IKE government
"fti"-S. il!'d WIN oN manner Of people
airing inr .1 1HIit0.r t1 ask some ia
Vc:-let'erS az recommendation. legal ad-
ri-r. Jhe removal of some obnoxious or
,i#i. pressure on tA' Judges in a lawsut
ANA su oD. ~, election lim- taeir servlcs
are iuviilah- and the candidate gho
has the Nat!0 on Ms s:te Is almost sure
10 he retur.ed Whatever his r0I.aai
views are.
tt. Malta iu the "Corca G'Oro" is "
sroIsihl5 tar more deeds M violence thai
til" other sections This nro1es that ~
ins .-Uluu lS neither attributable 70 pcf-
erjt- nor to the "latfU-U Garge landei
proaertiest. IVY th!s -i0u Is the richest n
Sicilv. ard that ir which property e
most s-huyided i..o small holdings. Tts
.r..1ge ana lemon groves necessta;e
large number Of watchncH. II fruit stea-
irg anG lama q, III TE- tIees ar- 10 be pr
y'n'ei. BGt thc only WAY 70 proteei
ones projcIty effectively II w come 70
term with tht dati... .-.n.-. HI nominees
a. watcnmea. ana fuy II Il tou O.her-
Jy3~, .y,r.- .f-rr thousands Of oranges
ana lemons viii disappear trees VIII 'se
urt the landlord. If ne disre.
CARDS these warnings. wlll prooaoI! u
Z tl =
I- +r.. ,.,.,.-.-e.s Nm. ,ra79 has some
u-h5. .iri5iiSr ,hlracr.r bnt il devotest-
J .,if .i.,r, n, ,rrtri. aro ratte. Here
i .l.,;,, ''' Ihs i"-,i.nrd NY his middleman
.,.7'o / .ea .,,,.S ~ I,sv;Ye the property
.....l M, M ..,r n,s,.' M, nj beinc robbed
,,., ,,.,l,..,s ,,'ur,Isrr4 Brt IN The coun-
lift ". r.s,-.,1sible for most
"a ~, NJ ,,bi,i, ,-s ..,r,,n,itted. They
u j., HI, II, ,,,,ns ia.nti+a5 v.h The MATS
H. In - iJ ;.c".ndc,t\ .'Is. nj IT, But ot.a
~ q l,to t,cj ',natinsi ,rc Or frendF
!, ,i' t,,, .nrS amor ou of difiGs
!. 81 ms "''' ''V''
,s, d ,o,s
AlthoHSn. as ste, tht t.-,. M"',r ,,i;,bin rs
regular uniform asSocIa ton. r,,,InaI " ts,l' rnt
'ale minor aSsoclatlons Hi .ii'''s,1,,. 'es,a1n.srsly
lus"s nav" often NeeI iol ~, his,ory
or Somr rlrt,cAlar nAleeL t,,ssch-
u these societies IL +" reeutSY y. x,arion
r.-. murder. abdIcfiun aAu hsve
Sometimes whole families ana nc e'T.s Tnasnisrs M
,ies nj these crimes Is thnt 'he W w ~" IN
.re usually themselves Menioeis FIX = dssI.
Malta. or at least. tney haNe III nhon
ngs with it. Foreigners. among o1nssd wnS.
Italians from tho inainI,ana are nsrtact
hNE tFaE' aI NM. ,Sav bannen 20 et