The sun., 1907-08-28


There have been OF late q great many
articles in tho newspapers about the dificul-
ties which the New York police experience in
dealing with the large foreign population OF
the city, and principally with the Italians
who have emigrsted there. On August 3
the papers reprint an interview OF q Rev.
Campbell Morgan. who says that in the
haunts of low class Italians and other bottom
grade Europeans from South Europe tsieI
secret societies are fourishinR. with assassi-
nation az part Of their principles" &c. Will
you allow me to state, for the benefit Of your
readers and in justification OF my abused
countrymen, what my experience has boon In
such matters during my tenure OF ofhoc as,
Consult General of Italy In New York for
ten long years tending at the beginning OF
I005)?
AT that time We had certainly within the
limits Of Greater New York Q population OF
$50 900 or s00, 900 Italians: whole parts OF the
town. whole streets. were inhabited by
Italians only. with their shops. cafes. &c.
All those places were virtually without any
police supervision with the exception OF the
regular Irish policeman at the CORNER OF the
street. who did not care rap what Italians
did among themselves a. long as they did
not interfere with other people and ss long
as they voted the regular tioket. At that
time there were in the force only two or three
policemen who spoke or understood Italian.
and the man who directed any dstective or
police operations among Italians ian excellent
man. many q times It'd ms that S ne Ssd a. mahy
cases, so many inquiries thrown on his hands
them AZ to the other, suthorities they did
not trouble themselves at all about n, 90 much
that In nine cases out Of ten any Italian com
unpublished II he only escaped Tor a few
uays Ws iTpn Is mean H. Italia, Cov.rnm.r, and the
Italian Consulate, tried TO remedy this exist
ing state Of things by arresting IN Italy emi-
grants Who: after committing Srims II New
f Sns the ps9 GSs ss q
h.d II Ssss Ct IN
Sicily ! found On inquiry that although
S reSS
TO get a warrant out again.t the man, In
another case where procesdines bad been
would prosecute him il Italy tour laws DO poi
Il Ss %oud Hf aus e 70
collected in The case. was T met With demand
ing Of the proceedings, DC SO 7 sent him
word that the man would be set free and thai
New York would soon have the benefit again
OF such a deserving citizen.
will sutice. The fact is that the New York
owing TO the heterogeneous masses Of people
which inhsbit IL, and in front Of such dificul-
ties. instead Of facing them. they absolutely
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come to their shores than to keep them in
order; while Il Is impossible that With mill
ion OF emigrants who enter New York every
year. some bad characters should not pene.
trste there. The truth Is that, with the eI-
ception. perhaps, Of the Jewish emf grafton,
America drains Europe. and particularly
Italy: Of the pick Of it's population. In Italy
our people. and we certainly do not encourage
II IN any way. But " in the new country they
stin0ts OF some OF them. Il inspGaity is sImoa
assured to those who turn criminals there.
a, Amsrica i;s has not to complain q them 6nt
understand could not let out these sent-
ments while ] was IN Office. but I shall be
glad II. by printing them. you will give me
an opportunity Of saying what has been ~
long on my mind.
Excuse my poor English. and believe mo
yours truly. q, BRANcHI,
Ohan