The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25

partnership, because it brings olu
friends together; and, secondly, fof :
the reason that the dialects OF dli1er-
ent districts Of Italy are very distinct
" different and the customs OF these
same districts no less diverse 10
really enjoy America an Italian family
wants to live with families that speak
the same patois and do the same
things-that have every interest III
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 consldera-
lions greatly limit his usefulness. Inc
plan of having thousand and more
secret agents eliminates at once all
this trouble. 1t means the getting
right down to a scientific method OF
keeping a watch upon people.
Thus the first object of the organlza-
ton will be a thorough espionage upon
every Italian Of criminal tendencies III
New York, the bringing to book sharp
" and suddenly of such people when
thew begin to terrorize, preventing
them in this way from terrorlzng at
all. The way in which this is going 10
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 eN-
ecutive This mystery will go 1ar'
: Among these eXcitable people 1t Will
| proye vastly more effective than II the
S organization was working openly ana
/ above board.
But the work of this nameless pro
$ therhood is not to end here. What has
: heen told already is but the beginning
y of their big task The Italians VINO
Il are heading this movement realize
u there is a vast amount to be done t
" make their lives and property sale
g More than this they realize that the'
At mnst do it themselves. There mus
be, they foresee, a change IN the IN
migration laws, much more carelu
rs regulation as to the admission or liz
p lians and all other foreigners INT
I'd America. There must be much NOR
ne careful provisions as to the carryln
te Of firearms and the sale OF fireWork
1y everything, in word, must be don
of to prevent the criminal Italian tro'
,e- getting the upper hand he now has.
nd THE secret part of the organization
fo- / work has already been dWelt upt
ne in detail There will be what may
cd called public branch, besides. 1t II
TO lows that many of the reforms the
TIN representative Italians have In mil
ny cannot be carried out so comp.stely
ON desired unless they are caretui
las nushed taken I'D in detail with Il
ore national and municipal government
no What is wanted, what must be dor
ose according to the belief OF these m
th. to bring Italian America into just t
zen nosition they desire, is a long sto1
OF IF these plans are carried out IN
i'd will result in very thorough ad
an tional revision of the existing lml
'he grafton laws
What these representative ltalla
ICE want are provisions so that every
II migrant over 16, of whatever natl
ond atty, must possess not only passp
, in 1870 oar+ifcate that shall bear
We" official seal of the municipality
town from which he comes, signed
am the mayor or chief of police. This
.des tifeate must state that its mol
ten never has been accused, convicted
men imprisoned for any crime enumera
nor in the new immigration laws. 1t m
lock hear a date not earlier than three q
mar before his departure from such &c
that or district and not over 80 days ear
IN than his arrival in this country
w A nroyision like this, it is contend
~. would prevent a man committing
'.. crime and hurrying at once 10 Fra
49, ~ or England and then coming frol
IL MORT in one of those countries TO
with polt Al Wv "
:, ho United States.
~ ~ Even with law like this, the en-
" on of the new organization contend, II
49,, is vet loophole that must De {
nor fully guarded. 1t Is known tnN
,ina large number Of foreign crlml
nio' reach this country as sailors. ACC
, - life ing to present regulations they ar
will abled to get into America safely'
oaa If these are bona-fide sailors, t
' representative Italians insist,
should be compelled to furnish
ouo, tifcate from their last captain,
ID nm 1t is a question of guarding G
allan possible point. There are lite
are dozens of ways by which 1ol
ically criminal, seasoned and hardene
lagos vice. can get into this country
email, comparative ease. They are help
al NV do so by men employed on the
that liners and indeed on every v
same sailing from Italian ports. Ihese
tho in most cases belong to the sam