The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-02

| carpenters, mechanics bricklaycrs, en-
s sa,m or members OF useful trader Per.
an Italian In Richmond who ever did hard
work, or had any profession.
Anothers point I wish to make Is that
Inc Italian Government is scheniing to
proof OF this I would cali your "atten-
merc!al Bulletin, 81 New YorR ii w IHm,
on the first page I believe, you viii
Ing an article describing a meeting OF
ithem IN q speech asserts that the
Italian Government Is tho only European
government that encourages It's immi-
grants to lmmigratc to America
In the North American Review for
eeonsul-general at New York. I'm in WITCH aIiei
ne ne ri,,, states TINT he is favorlng the dis.
''11P - tno OF 5lta4nns through the South.
", NO nave now. no harm will be done, but
If W. we get 1000 instead OF zoo It viii be {,
different matter altogether. IngLous!ann
.ney are very turbulent, and every week
and some weeks every day in the New
orleans Picayune there are accounts OF
murders and attempted murders, These
nre facts and not theories, showing tho
i a',, grade OF Italians coming over. The
editor. Of an evening paper .,nys the same
cutlery was made against the Low Irish
years ago. May be so, but an Irishmnn
never never. sticks man In the bnck or shoots.
nm from ambush. II an ,1rishman has
put goes for him with his fists. Treach-
cry IS not an Anglo Saxon ichnra ctcrIstic.
INC demand for italian laborers is a
oteveriy engineered scheme to dump the
| upon us. No Virginian, am sure, wants
| this State overrun with q horde OF half
fiv .,a. sieiilans and bandits from
1 uhd.a mountains and have State
age and chlvalry has never been e1ualled,
mrurderers. Soma ono will reply, that
because they understand English sum IN.
Giently we'll to know that II anything
IKE that is attempted they will swing MS
nigh as Haman, out in communities
rant Of tho language, laws ana Gus
toms they think they may practice the
Malta as freely as In Their own co,,n-
tidy. we had o. small sample OF this
murderous tendency when q deputy.shartff
| OF Fairfax county WINS murdered by an
italian not long ago.
Nor have our people forgotten the MUIR
der OF the Chief OF Police Of New Or
| planned out for weeks beforehand. A
doctor was murdered In Mississippi somc
years ago BY some sicilians, over n
quarrel over some goats. which had
II the fathers, husbands and sons OF
those dependent upon them are liable to
| be killed in cold blood by these assassins.
| then say restrict absolutely all Italian
| Immigration. The mother of the young
deputy-sherin OF Fairfax county can get
| no indemnity from the Italian Govern
nent for the death OF her son, who was
her support, but II any italian Is killed
| II America tho United States pays their
relatives about three times what he wns
| worth.
think you will find here In Virginia
at least a very strong prejudice against
| allowing ItaliansNto settle hare in largo
numbers and I regret to see that one
of our prominent q tizens has been taken
! In by this scheme of the Italian Govern
ment. They always try to, get some
| prominent citizen TO! act as q sponsor
f6r the first ca rlpadsof immigrants. All
| they want toido Is to- make a settlement.
and then like the beginning OF slavery in
| this country It Will gradually increase.
Let us be warned III ample time by our
| experience on the slavery question.
regret to see that one of our editors ndvo-
| Gates mucf5immigra Ion. II think he s
making q grave mistake, and Is dealing
| with dangerous prob len, without pos
I sibly the close personal observation Of
Italian aoharac tert which Is necessary to
| n complete, understanding of that race.
| AS q matter OF factyall Latin races are
treacharous. They cannot help il It Is
their nature. Witness the ATTEMPTED as
! sassination Of bori In France during
!! the Drevfus trial. Such Il thing would
| not have happened In America, outside
| of Kentucky
| In conclusion. let us try to eat YAM
| KEGS here In As large numbers as Dossi-
BILE, and let that suffice for the present.
| - ~ j JUVIrNIS.