The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-06
BLACK HAND METHODS
Rigid Inquiry Suggested TO the
Immigration Authorities.
TO KEEP OUT LAwLEss s1o1IIAEs

Broushton nrandenburR Advises
That scrueant Petrosino Of New
York ne Commissioned 90 search
Ehtirr Country East Of Chicago Fer
Suspects os Criminal Antecedents,
Wigh View 20 Their Deportation.
A rigid inquiry into the operations OF
the Black Hand band with a view to
deportation has been suggested to the
commissioner OF immigration. Frank
L. Sargent, by Broughton Branden-
burg Of New York city. says the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Post. He has written to the com
missioner suggr ling a canvass Of the
entire territory east Of Chicago with a
view to deporting all suspects Of that
stripe who are found TO have criminal
antecedents.
Mr.. Brandenburg's own investigation
of the immigration problem gives his
views unusual weight in the minds OF
the federal officials. and his suggestion
is receiving attention. He urges that
Detective Sergeant peirosino Of New
York be commissioned 10y the depart
ment Of commerce and labor TO under
take this search, as he credits the Ital-
iaD detective With qualifications better
than are possessed by any other man in
the United States for apprehending the
lawlesss sSicilians. "He is the only man
who knows them by sight as wen as
being acquainted with their criminal
records" declares Mr. Brandenburg
"He could traI them wherever they
might hide and detect them even
though they attempted to conceal their
identity. If he had once known them
they could not escape him"
Commissioner Sargent has MT yet
had time TO consider the suggestion
finally, but he regards It with favor.
The main trouble in making such de-
portations. he realizes. will be In trac-
ing those who have gained admlttancs
TO the United States under assumed
names, Until the department assures
itself on this point in each case It can
not place the responsibility as TO which
steamship company must bear the ex-
pense Of deportation. In this exigency
the personal knowledge which Detec.
tive PetrOsino possesses might bridge
the difficulty.
The commissioner Is considering the
subject in the light Of a similar case
which engaged his attention only a
few days ago. 1t was that of a woman
suspect living in Cleveland. The inves-
tigation disclosed her criminal record
and established beyond a doubt, from
anarchistic literature and inflamma-
tory correspondence In her possession.
that her activities were OF a lawless
sort and that she should be deported.
This action has already been taken.
Representations to the department
allego that there are 5000 Black
Hand members In the United States
and that an extension OF their depre-
dations is imminent. The basis for this
prediction Is that. the increase In the
number of foreign lawhreakers has de-
creased so greatly the opportunities for
preying upon their own countrymen
among the immigrants that they are
making their threats lndiscriminately
1t is pointed out that the Mana, OF
which the Black Hand is a sort of
Sicilian offshoot, was originally devot-
ed TO the vendetta, but spread out into
.awlessness without tinge Of so called
4'hoior'' to be avenged The never
band has gone even further In its dis
regard of methods.
Commissioner Sargent believes that
these developments emphasize the ne
cessity, upon which he commented In |
ais last annual report, for a stricter |
surveillance over Immigration. He sees
increasing need for more thorough pro
tection against foreign anarchists seek |
ing asylum In the United States, and
favors reaching an understanding with |
foreign governments to require a vised |
passport from every immigrant. De
sirable newcomers would have no diff |
hculty in procuring such official recon-
in their home country. |
Were passport TO be issued willfully |
abroad to get a criminal out OF the |
country he would have 10 run such ,
great risk OF Identification ard deporta. |
ton here that he would probably turn
In another direction. At present New |
York is the easy refuge appealing most |
strongly 20 the leass desirable immi- |
grants
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