The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
SCORES NEW YORK TENEMENTS.
Better Police Regulations Needed,
SAYS Count SoIImef

Count c. c. Zucchini Solimej. OF
Bologna, Italy. a visiting delegate, who
is also a member Of the chamber OF COM
merce of his native city, expressed deeT
interest in everything pertaining TO ma
terial public improvements and COM
mercial progress.
There is one thing that I cannot un-
derstand. Take. for instance, the tene-
ment district of New York, where so
many Italians are living IN most IN
sanitary surroundings and a great many
of them keep little stores reeking with
filth. Why do the police allow such con
dltiOns to prevail? No wonder the ratio
of crime is on the increase. when the
police authorities permit the existence Of
stores where unhealthy. decayed. and
spoiled foodstuffs are sold.
The fire departments Of Boston and
New York believe are about the best
1 have ever seen anywhere. I am deeply
interested in all questions relating 70 the
protection of public property. The Boston
police, as well as the New York police,
seem to be well-organized force and
effective.
You Americans. Of course, understand
that the average italian immigrant that
comes to the United States is of the lower
class, illiteTate, and poor. They are hard
workers. certainly. but the Italian nation
should not be judged by them. And still
after these very same illiterate Italians
have spent a few years in America they
become educated and save money; they
thereby become a valuable asset 10 your
country. And if they ever come back TO
Italy they will become a gain for that
country, because they have learned some
thing, they have become better educated,
and have saved money.
Washington Is a beautiful city The
buildings, the streets, the parks, the mon
uments and public works, all are laid out
on such grand plan. so thoroughly
American, so daring, so wealthy, so great
1 think II a splendid idea that Washing
ton has no factories. It gives the city
not only a more beautiful and cleaner
appearance, but it adds to its dignity and
excluslvsness, Wherever there are big
factories, they viii always try to exert
their political influence for their own BEN
eft. irrespective Of the wishes Of the rest
of the taxpayers. I think the placing OF
the capital In each State at a different
place from the metropolis is a good idea
The legislators, as I look at it, are not so
easily accessible TO the interests that al
ways control the politics OF the large
cities
The Capitol is beautiful building: the
most beautiful. I believe, I have ever
seen. 1t reminds me strongly Of Yer
sailles. It has no semblance, however, to
the capitol in Rome. after which. I al
ways understood, it had been laid out and
modelled.
The relations between the powers Of
the Triple Alliance. which includes Ger
many. Austria. and Italy. are very cordial
indeed, reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. No good and patriotic italian
will go against the policy OF his govern
ment and the King. and seriously dream
Of regaining the Italian provinces Of Aus
tria such as TTiest and other places.
The recent meeting between the Austrian
Emperor and King Umberto was fraught
with the happiest results, and settled all
differences, if, indeed, there were any"