The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-05

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friends together; and, secondly. for
the reason that the dialects of differ
ent districts Of Italy are very distinct
ly different and the customs of these
same districts no less diverse. To
really enjoy America an Italian family
wants to live Nl;h families that speak
the same patols and do the same
things-that have every interest in
common.
Any regular police detective is at
double disadvantage. He not only is
known as a detective, but he also is
only in complete sympathy with the
people of the district in Italy from
which he comes. These considera-
tions greatly limit his usefulness The
plan OF having thousand and more
secret agents eliminates at once all
this trouble. il means the getting
right down to a scientific method Of
keeping a watch upon people.
Thus the first object Of the organiza-
tion will be thorough espionage upon
every Italian of criminal tendencies in
New York, the bringing to book sharp
ly and suddenly OF such people when
they begin to terrorize, preventing
them in this way from terrorjzing at
all. The way In which this is going to
be worked out is very complete and
systematic. No one will know what
the society is doing except three peo-
ple-the president. treasurer and ex-
ecutive. This mystery will 20 far.
Among these excitable people 1t will
prove vastly more effective than IL the
organization was working openly and
above board.
But the work Of this nameless bro
therhood is not to end here Whatehas
been told already is but the beginning
of their big task. The Italians who
are heading this movement realize
there Is a vast amount to be done to
make their lives and property safe.
More than this they realize that they
must do ii themselves. There must
be. they foresee, change in the i'm
migration laws, much more careful
regulation as to the admission of Ita-
lians and all other foreigners into
America. There must be much more
careful provisions as to the carrying
Of firearms and the sale of fireworks
everything, In word must be done
to prevent the criminal Italian from
getting the upper hand he now has.
r HE secret part Of the organizations
4 work has already been dwelt upon
in detail. There will be what may be
called a public branch, besides. 1t fol-
lows that many of the reforms these
representative Italians have in mind
cannot be carried out so completely as
desired unless they are carefully
pushed, taken up in detail with the
national and municipal governments.
What is wanted, what must be done.
according to the belief of these men
to bring Italian America into just the
position they desire, is a long story.
II these plans are carried out they
will result in very thorough addi-
tional revision OF the existing immi-
grafton laws.
What these representative Italians
want are provisions SO that every inn
migrant over 16, of whatever nation
ality, must possess not only passport
but certificate that shall bear the
official seal OF the municipality or
town from which he comes. signed by
the mayor or chief of police. This GER
tificate must state that its holder
never has been accused. convicted or
imprisoned for any crime enumerated
In the new immigration laws. It must
bear a date not earlier than three days
before his departure from such town
or district and not over 80 days earlier
than his arrival in this country.
A provision like this, 1t is contended.
would prevent man committing a
crime and hurrying at once to France
or England and then coming from a
port in one of those countries to the
United States.
Even with law like this. the chiefs
OF the new organization contend. there
is yet loophole that must be care |
fully guarded. 1t is known that a
large number of foreign criminals
reach this country as sailors. Accord /
ing to present regulations they are en-
abled to get into America safely. Now
If these are bona-fide sailors, these
Italians insist. they
should be compelled to furnish GER
tficate from their last captain.
It is question of guarding every
possible point There are literally
dozens of ways by which foreign
seasoned and hardened in
vice, can get into this country with
ease. They are helped to
do SO by men employed ON the big
liners and indeed on every vessel
sailing from Italian ports. These men
In most cases belong to the same Sc
cret organization as those OF the Grim
lpal classes they wish to aid. 1t is a