New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
ITS CARE or IIlTGR4NTS.
4 Society That LoOkS after the
Interests Of Italians Here.

1t used 10 cost the Italian immigrant anywhere
ron g. 30 % s. 20 ret from Ellis Island 70 the
Battery--we have reduced the expense OF getting
from Ellis Island 10 has destination To- an average
o. 81 csntE" said Eliot Norton. president % the
Society for the Protection OF italian Immigrants II
the animal meeting which took place yesterday
his house, 80. IS East Sevel.t y-slXth-st. 'Every
I,silau immigrant arriving iu this portland there
are Tow two hundred thousand such In the course
Of tho years met at Ellis Island by our men.
We have agent the boat and guides 10 take
the immigrants 20 respectable hotels or 20 their
destination. We SEND many reports 10 the Italian
government which gives as an annual subsidy
a1d To- cordially In sympathy with We dis
u1buts money that has been forwarded from Italy
20 be given Italians when they land. and OF the
more than Sl0.e90 thus distributed not one dollar
has ossn lost got into wrong hands. I con-
sder this a very remarkable record-n0t that our
employees are honest hut that they should be able
invariably 70 ane TIE right person among SO many
We have a labor bureau. and do what we can 10
send Italians out OF the city and locate them on
faryaA"
ACNLLLARLEs IN FLORENCE
Others spoke in the same pleasant and salts
factory vein o. the beuifcent work the society is
doing
Miss Helen Durham told uDout the organization
az Florence and Rome OF TIE auKiIarles under the
chairmans--iIs respectively OF Mrs Lauut Thomg-
son. Bishop PotJer's sister. and Miss Aspinvyall
Another auxiliary is about to he formed In Genoa
and 10 is hoped that others viii follow al Naples
and Venice
During my visit to Rome last winter. Miss D.,,
ham sala, great interest was shown in the society
by the Queen Mother. by THE head OF the E,rrIg-a
the 5rczldelt % Jhe Roman 1rio E y-i- Is
most nearly approximate 10 our Womau's AIuulci-
Csulsre Bossl. who is investigating the consi-
loh OF me Italians IN this country GA behalf q
the ITALIAN Government said that he had hecr s----
prised 10 and how general vu- the Impression he~e
thai Italy was doing all Il could 70 encourage emf
at Is true" be said. THAT what almost amounts
Il ne Hn
italy bur t1at IS conducted BY the steamship
r~-tiS- e. 20 ~ i'ei.S s-.ajio5s OF inni-
Stance tO advertise in such 8 way as 10 fr-L.
Stesrshr or-rariot 1,'l5sr ra,, q ts 20 k-II.-e
llead t0r tho efuigrauts they transport and give
bond f0r go1d treatment besides paving The salary
Nl-h caca emigration SHY. Zach mUllic iTsI.t-
Has q committee 70 advise with prospective emf
sL5n's aHl whereas formerly each steamship
--i'@.. mac az GEeIt II a nuHlclI atty, row the
tlen OBJ a given district including twenty or thirty
THEY DO NOT COMB TO LOWER WAGES
some Americans th3nk the Italians come her.
Tor thr express purpose OF lowering wages. but
when there was scarcity OF lab0rers az Johann
@oerg and Italy was applied 20 FOR men. II re-
llse1 90 send them unless they were guaranteed
ihe wages of EugIishmen, and 81 possesses the
poWe- 10 suspend emigration altogether to any
5Aoe where economic conditions become acute. as
NS are u Brazil 81 present"
To- report OF C.. D. Phipard superintendent Of
~ socicty'E labor bureaus gave interesting
-, % The management BY thesOciety OF the oom-
,-.sseiy Tor italian laborers employed upon big
.lt Is tho custom" the report said IN substance
- ne pacrone 10 get his party OF laborers to-
S..--L ADVANCE their transportation, and after
t-.t TIE me- Tho work. provide them with
t--.s lodging and clothes. The majority Of pa
'.- charge eEorhitsnr sJr1Ces FOR Inferior goods
80 An criticism by the men is permissible So
- society advertised that On would supply con-
factors. etc. with laborers and would undertake
~ management OF tho cOmmissary when SO de-
Slta One such contract has been obtained IN
@i.t Island. and the experiment has demonstrated
$50 TIE proper way 20 do Ia 70 charge p L.
s-.linhfe profit the goods handed and 10 show
= '.iaflo amount 81 Interest IN the complaints
- OBJECTIONS from tho men and from the en-
.-uyeit FDg the entire period OF q month. when
~ society catered f1r the lab0reTs on the Long
-.tnl contrart there Was little or no serious
.iI aiit, and 90 the expiration or lts aduinistra~
-.' t1e society complmented by the EN-
tttff or the fact thrt tho general harmony OF the
Eng ""s ahead ~ anything they had ever seen
-. -a.iI "a camp whore number 1l men were
..eti '0rs 81 "a collective body The men also
s-l'ff'~f tHer entire Satisfaction M % the way
- .uc-e-I conducted the COmUissary.
h'-s .e about s. 90 in the treasury. Inc follow
lt 'thceit were elected: Board or directors Law
r.il'e AlaCtt William fl. Baldwin Jr-. Miss llnina
~.a'e " FRANKLIN Brush. and Ernest IL crosby.
Sl.ts0rF council Dr Ernesto HlUsucc1s Hiss
4affaref rhauier. council n associates Dr W lll-
~ Moves 3. IS. Drdway Robert Hunter. lottore
'l'l'ito.l and Mrs Charles Russell Lowell