The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-01-03

plrlFuL PLIGHT or ITALIAN uMi'
GRANTS IN BRAZIL.
Completely a. shs Mercy q Cruel
Taskmanters. unfortunataa Wear
put Tnelr Lives IL Esardsat
Kind sf Tell.

Kind 81 Tell.
For the last seN years italian peas
anlfy have been encouraged 70 emi'
CRATE to Brazil. aud Roman and FioF.
vnfine reviews have puhllshed arti'
clee setting forth the advantages q
South America fpr the exploitation q
Italian capital and labor, saya the lat
erary Digest II the year 1905. we
are told. there were 100000 Italians
settled IN Brazil. 100000 being IN san
paulo. u the south region Of the -.
public. But according 10 oreste kia'
tori, who writes from aan PAuio, the
condition uf the Italian farm laboFeFs
in that region Il most deploFahie
Writing n the University pesloraa
gMantual. he speaks Of the miserable
slavery Of hls fellow eotnifymen.
They ara compelled 70 work from -
to IL hours a day. The food E1ven
them ia both unwholesome aud Insult
nciont. Physical and raoral degNn.
eraiion has resulted from the hot.
rora OF their lot and they have sur3
into condition below that = The
brufes. This writer says that a.
though heavy taxation and eaplialistie
oppression have driven thnm % for
elen lands, they tind after some years
In South America they have merely
Jumped ont Of the trying pan Into
the fre. To quote
'On thelr arrival IN brazil they are
distributed through the fazandaa. of
farms OF the country, aud are com.
PEELED to labor far htyoud their
strength. badly fea, lodged iike swine
ia the mud of hoyela destitute Of
light Or fresh air. Here they are ex.
posed 70 the weather. 70 disease 70 all
the pestllential yapors u night with
40 alieviatlon Zoe their exhaustion ex
ceptlne a few hours of sleep between
sunaet and dawn After yearg q
WEAKNESS and tfibulatlon cur slaves
a. the aoli. those strong and lndum.
table raltivatOra u the ground. are
nor lrneef recognizable. Their phTsi
cal constitution Is Sgokea thclf
strength h exhausted. their blood b.
comes impoverished. their spirit i
gone. Even their countenanoes Be-.
tray their condltion. Tor pFivation and
suffering have emaelaied and turned
them into the aspect u skeletons
The personal liberty q the Italian
settlers has become suhlect 30 the
Whlms of cruel tazkmasters. and The
saw IA San Paulo Affords - FoassSs
Mr. Ristan tells aa
On the fazendas tbs Italian colons
tals count Tor nothlag They arn mere
II chattala gifted wssh the power u
Incpnlosinn. and their masters have
abaolate Flsht % them. A. 70 the g.
sroea Who wofe formerly tbeiF sla~z
they ere eompaffea 70 give Hp -
Ehslr human rights 70 think only of
thalr dalT and q uontorm - the loeal
estimate q their era inferiwisy @
their masters. AZ tn rink II balns -
verefy panished nsekaess and Fes.
Isnailon zre indispensable requisites
IN avcidine the lash 4 the slave driver
q foreman. and only IN this was
ean the lsborsrs escape from > worse
fste"
The worse fats il forfeiture q
wages, torfure and sometimes death
The laws and the Italian consulate
have No protection for the Italian
farm hands of San pauio Thus;
The laes q the and. whieh breathe
the spirit Of the fsllest liberalism.
have no force IN protecting she lsalian
celoniat Al the guarantees of which
~ - freely hear are mare dead
letter as regards him The police IL
xafiably favor the aHaassinH. and the
magistrates exculpafe them Their e..
Heliencies The Italian cansais dine with
he owners d the faFendas. and The
horrors of slavery. apparently puf :
HOP 70 D brazilian LEGISLATION. are
actually hfeaeht back asmln fl all
heiF fflKhtfa craalgY and ssiil aour
81 under the blue aky ~ the fepuh
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