The St. Louis Republic., 1905-10-29
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

ters Ct New York's grea; East SIDE +.
~ 40 UNCOMMON ttIls 70 see a croad of
excited men and DoiaeT huddi"i IN front
of q building. c,am".itS in a iargon Of
harsh dialects fcr their money. Women
are Wr!ti2ing their iIands. men. with dis
:Orte3 faces and hysfericai gesture. are
potentiy shaking their fists at the win
sICs'; .hefe :. siSn IN foreign language
pfcclainis the place to he a hank. II is q
picture calculated to excite the synApathy
S' the onicohcr. tur ii = soon over. Th-
police clear the sidewalk. the crowd Gf
dlSt..ssed deuos,iors 'aslts a.ay and he
One coui; scarcely call !. 4 run "a III.
Zank: TOR Bank and banker ~. gone
Considered a. an a1aIr of modern bamkins
business. !: Is q. no consequence. Post
hly not more than $3.50, l. iavoly.o al
O2ether. and i. las no sIgEif ,arce III the
vrcat canns OF nigh finance. II = fiulp!,
vnc OF the petty crimes Of lou finance, re.
patti Frequently ia .v"ry city of tho
e1g3 population.
In E"H York City these petty crimes o..
finance have been going Oh and incrcas-
shS steadily ever since tE. great steam
ship cofnDd'iias = b"gau 10 land IrUltlivdcs
-! HunSarian- and Italians at f.ii!s Island
These crimes concern oniy tho sinIpic in.-
MIGRANTS who haV" been dup@i aid cl'Ir-
Isfe1 bv thor o.T; CDuTtryiIien. and evil
l"nce necessary fo: conviction IL 50 dr.
frut TO obi tin fha, investigation USUAL.
zoe TO further than a mere record Of the
fact IN the police hlgrtsT ~ the pr. cine.
-s.tfsS ffls NfffsI+ 'b'f&.E.
Yet. 50 Ds-rF!sI.rtiy T. the work o: !,
h:-n1 oi cyn-ni'ators carrie. 1n h..-. that
W" liEifif!s ants Of tho east 81 are sy In
I'D out II more than si"'.f'., every gear.
fh'r" are. I'll told between 30 and so
ranking pi1c"s - Scw York .,o1dycteI M,
,&t for"lgn language ana pfrryl!Z.d large
y by tn i'nrn.grant cisss. i few or
theiH are operated along I.yitinIa,.. lines
out NOR. han % exist in oD,n Viola. EDn
~ a. Stat snd national ,aws .,D..r.!ir.: /:
nc D'nkinE business and without IN"
. nt b!incipl" 0; 19"'.D: % n" 20 Justify
'heir existence.
SPRISG Up EVf.HywEIERE
They spring up o:c.ywh"re in IN. Ita,.
y are shrrt-!IV.d. They ar. found chiefly
~ saloons anu 2foc"ry stores. .,Hd no, In
fsIIeHty shrC"d b""thank opens "a
tH;Iling iUsI1s . g.. como. iigu With his
a.!-lness Dl -l:sin. shoe IT.. strongest
h!iizs ni 'b"," bankers ar.. rrn w"-' ~
'tgltn, n"i the nc~-pdP"rs printed Ia for.
risTi ls'SG1Sr'.
IL o number Of :h~ Hungarian or italian
.eN7pin"ts published on IN" East Side
~, al an IL nnd from fi:ty 70 u, advortise.
is-ue Of Hungarian Paper printc,j :n the
Middle Vet contained glowing advertise
iirhts of sis'y-s"v.n banks for HTng,Tians
:" Cleveland a''ii". H. :, ~ YORK. r." num-
pc: u rfpr0Tti"aI'"ly larger. Tnc-n adj
"rti1' nl"nrs are tn. l-4St source Of r..--
Ehpc 20 10 publisher. and each orc tells
n eloquent words calculated fn arI,.aI Tn
va. SiriI'i" PEASANT MIN. thai This g. the
'Hl: Hungarian bHnk in America author
.Z"l {" end y0ur hard-"irn.i dollars ana
ms I" yoIf kin1r"t acrosH- the ocean"
The ward politician becomes useful when
:, ,cuifinr d"pnsi'"r learns to his dismay
'4at ms HIoi!'F. D.. -"H" mysterious way.
Hds Bas,-o-! t.sy"nI III. reach H.. hec,ns
70 make Inquiries that az. likely -n lend
70 disastrous dI-clpsgr"-. and immediately
- .''''' =" On" - ~. CouufrEru..n =. ks,
has hFc"-n" active politically in the district
ma Is tod that bis Only Ear..t. &. In k..p-
ing hE- lips "I0r-'l w.. g. told that /, 4.
e'ifns li' america either {" hoard money
=. 81. {" - rG = I" th' Old country. and that II
i'r.-sia..u' F"r..vslt ~ captain J.rn-1.
wer" 10 Ind 'hir he had turned OYER
fnOn"y 10 . banker 20 To-. sent 0r,, 81 tho
"0Bntry h" would l." a; once d-lort.d ard
maybe hanged. tH.-"iDT" ,ha. only ih,Es
'Dr him IN ~. circumstances 4. 2. g,y
hoihing- II may bs difficult for th. aver
g american - appr"cist" how such
"ho understand tn. a"cr... ~ !Iiir.rac
md ~" chiaGiik" simplicity -. IN. Hun
-'ar!an Pri Italian p.isan.s who swarm.
IN ~" East SIDE II Is quite easy to under
gtanq.
CANNOT READ OR WRITE.
Not one in 4 ifunfrei can either read or
writ'. md thor ouIy know ledge at the
AVS i"i customs %; this country IL OBJ
@oIns rh'v accept wIrh th' Cr.iu.pucy o.
little children y" matter how grossly
r1ey may have been Wrongad. their fear
u rigorous punishment Of t.ror,atiou
="Gi- th.lF lips. ana no sort Of .ui-rat, or
'o.f'ipn ,Fn t"t."" them To give frs.:-
iAuny that would CONT. tho me1 VINO
have Gott.i th"ra
\ gr"B Illustration g. rEIs j. c'.r.l hy
Emil Fireman. o hungarian lawyer, with
"nr-s Al t;ruhdw nay "D' IN. rub.gs street.
\ short time ago. S-id Mr.. Fireman, Il
sHi iN nv itrni = o. tungarlla servant
-iri. who Nas trying 20 ear! money enough
20 pay IN" Ea-stS. Il her mother and a
-ist.: 20 TINS country. After 81. had been
with US ih,s.j a E'd. ~ noticed that she
u great ElaFF.gz Fs- hing and
:tsr iOr< TIM 81 contiI-d To- u, ;aat
me rad d.p"-4'"i ahoY, 81 with one o.
hes. .ak. tIlks some month. before.
an! ihi, Afi'E waiting a long time for
her mother and sister. neither Of whom
sou.d read gr WRIT. -. had learned from
another !n!#iSrtnt recently arrived ts.It
She msdr inquiry 50 the bank ana Wis
told that SOMEHOW IN" m"u"y had been
.vst ard ~" could DO nothing. She ap-
,.al-i O. d friend ard VI. soon visited by
EgnsarLIu wh, tod her ;ha, sag rad
'nmmlIt"i . crime IN attempting G. ser:
.aC;lsy 9ut % II" country sni that Cap
an" JeTorn" Mould likely as NOT hav.
.,.r .i-ctrvcUt"d u h. Erart Ct Il ! lost
20 time in going 20 the ~O-CIiIcl hsuk~:
,nt he very promptly hsried ov"r IL"
:trlr innr"y. 1"rlarlas thit u aIs al
mistake
Probably -. ETea;"-, a;nngnt ~ money
,sst ny immigrants rh-0GSh thee. TAX"
hanks E,~< n that way. Nearly all ~
hem sdScrJi-" that they grc agents Tor
Gums for The ruT"his" Of tickets IN the
ath"r side Tor Relatives Tl"rr IS another
a,a.s which make a speciality 20 taking
money fo- ssf-k.-EiuE. sUd instead oT
rsyirS the d-rcsltor f0r the E~, of his
moray they CSa-E.- him J -"r cent Cor
fis esfek-cpinr and return -. prfncipi. az
;h..r pleasure.
In tire District attorneys rtS-e thTr" are
-ccrrs.- " dozens q 'Hr-" b.nk"rs VITO
have as.ro-d-, from Nov York ~i'hin the
's.r f.~ ycar%- Most - a ~ ahT. ftstp-
reared Nth SUMS hanging from S..'-' tn
,~,ss but a frw haE. sg0C. ri"i IN GET
Ing away with iaFZ.T amounts. II - nC'
ansusl for a Hungarian banker 70 dts
appear srer being IN business = :'w
months With Z ga thousand dollars. ard
after ~ absence ~ = year "T 50 return 20
-h~ country ard -'s'E a-"th-r bank unicr
A different name They have Gt'i" DIS
-VI,y IN procuring h,ssireS- T." u'c
steamships arp Gaiig landing fresh 70
r-,;it aT Victims 80 Els Island and IN"
Naaksr< .r.t thyf- agents frequently STg'1
.hs;r -o'irsri=s q: tI.s0.ss tr'F". IN"
-,<xsyri. ~ Bankers arc rot sg-u'i~!s'ai ar!
.fesa-tI.~i ~ ~. -aErSaSsaE immigrants
.~ Trey are lr Wan street Ard -" man
who has Ss--tFi.t his e~-1;sg -T,rF "lIt =
a.vuai-rs - DO iz-A 81 'hs r-1-"T HNwrTy
-ss Eiria tlf!T' '-G.'T o. Goi-S D." slE1" -ssi;t,