The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01


lrlends together; and, secondly. for
'he reason that the dialects OF differ.
emf districts of Italy are very distinct
~ inherent and the customs of these
same districts no less diverse To
really enjoy America an Italian family
wants to live with families that sneak
the same patos and do the same
'hihgs-that have every interest in
common.
Any regular police detective is at a
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-
lions greatly limit his usefulness. The
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 watch upon people.
Thus the first object of the organiza-
ton 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 terrorizing 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 go far
Among these excitable people 1t will
prove vastly more effective than If the
organization was working openly and
| above board.
But the work of this nameless bro
therhood Is not to end here. What has
been told already is but the beginning
of their big task. The Italians who
| are heading this movement realize
there Is vast amount to be done to
make their lives and property safe.
| More than this they realize that they
must do it themselves. There must
| be. they foresee, change In the i'm
migration laws, much more careful
equation as to the admission of TIA
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
eyerything, in word, must be done
| to prevent the criminal italian from
getting the upper hand he now has.
n HE secret part of the organization
work has already been dwelt upon
In detail. There will be what may be
called 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
according to the belief Of these men
to bring Italian America into just the
position they desire, is long story
II these plans are carried out they
will result In a very thorough add
tional revision of the existing immi-
grafton laws.
What these representative Italians
want are provisions so that every i'm
/ migrant over 16, of whatever nation
atty, 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 It's holder
never has been accused, convicted or
imprisoned for any crime enumerated
in the new immigration laws. 1t must
bear date not earlier than three days
before his departure from such town
or district and not over 30 days earlier
than his arrival In this country.
A provision like this, 1t is contended,
would prevent a man committing a
crime and hurrying at once to France
or England and then coming from
port in one OF those countries to the
United States.
Even with law like this. the chiefs
of the new organization contend. there
70 vet a 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
~ these are bona-fide sailors, these
representative Italians insist. they
should be compelled to furnish a GER
tificate from their last captain.
1t is a question of guarding every
| ,,esthia noint There are literally
dozens of ways by which a foreign
criminal. seasoned and hardened In
vice, can get into this country with
comparative 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
inal classes they wish to aid. 1t is