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

Ter OF uSnuHS IRE WIFI IRE, ny Sc
cret organization gradually growing so
powerful that the criminal on the
street never will know whether the
man he speaks to in his own tongue
the man from his own village-is or is
not a member Of the secret body that
will fight crime to its vanishing point.
The nameless brotherhood-for its
name as well as the names Of its indi-
vidual members will be kept secret
already has been formed. The first
meeting has been held. There were
so men present at this. At the next
meeting 300 are promised to be on
hand. Within three months it is eX-
pected that there will be 5000 mem
bers. The unwritten prospectus pro-
vides for the establishment of large,
highly organized and efficient body of
secret agents. The first object will
be the protection Of the homes, the
families and the property Of the mem
bers of the organization, this to be eX-
banded gradually until every good
Italian of New York is under the di-
rect care and guard of these Italian
vigilantes.
The city is not to be called upon for
single cent. The organization pro-
poses to raise among its members all
of the large sums that will be neces-
sarv to carry on it's work The amount
required will not be small. A very
+ great share of it will be appropriated
for rewards for the secret agents. Inc
- scheme for these secret agents is re-
y markable and it really is the keynote
of the entire plan. Regular detectives
n will be employed only to moderate
i extent. A vast amount of the prelml
Il nary work Of collecting evidence VII
4 he done by Italians of both sexes
~ while engaged in their regular occu
- nations who thus will be able to move
O among their countrymen without sus
n picion. In addition to this, these Sc
g cret agents will be guarded CAREFUL.
u, against harm. AS one of the mel
II most powerful in the establishment 0
u, the brotherhood expressed 1t, rev
~ criminals will attempt to do anythh
4 against our agents if they know ina
10 thew are watched"
"a ~ HE Italians who are the protector
ak of this brotherhood are widely re-
IS resentative citizens o. New YORK an
1y come of many different classes. Son
10 of them are rich, others OF modera
lid means. In the organization aireac
ia orc IN he found natives of all parts
italy and of all shades OF poltlcal u
lief # is the scheme to have u
ar membership include not only big al
at little business men, but large pr
nv norton of the laboring element II
oIs secret agents will be picked deslgne
otc " from this class. AS the element
no he fought comes mostly from the sou
mn of Italy it is planned to have as ma
a of the secret agents as possible III
the same region. Experience II
sbovn that the slower-Witted, INC
mo n,odding Italian from the north IS
If match for the devious ways Oh the
,ro. that are born in Sicily and the sou
bod Hitherto the great trouble has De
nc 10 get the natives from the SCUM
4 Italv to testify at all in BLACK Har
tho matters. An American VINO IS ho'
Italian-American has no idea OF
10, terrorism that is employed. II Is
49, torrorism that is below the sur1a
Iitv not TO be seen by the outer world
'oTo fc this that has handicapped pey'
ore. belief, the efforts to secure Ju9'ao <,
own tho italian Matchmaking cases Oh ~
the York. s,u ox
A thousand secret agents, for eH
p r,e-men working at their daily ira
no. can be had at the price o. say
,! ~ no1ico detectives. These thousand
PIE Ita ard women will not be Vidocqs'
eme will they have the skill OF a sherl
'aa,, Holmes Yet they will have two
' vo1ous advantages, advantages
,rnd cannot be estimated too strongly,
No. the first place, their identity VIII
,,iae hidden absolutely. When once tnls
IN. SANITATION is fully started any It'd
The met with may be one OF 'iese %
ami agents The laborer playing mori
l ' the back room of dingy saloon
mot marty of new found FRIENDS mas
,,ras one. an Italian physician or la"ye
olice high repute and income i, may i oe :
- o' Nv, other. Secondly, there will be
1rrl, sand of these men and women-
, ~ the haps several thousand-all nse sue,
como q M, questioning, remembering, repeau
is an nermeating every strata OF ltallan
w in New York, and together .hey :.
- have the mastery of every oiaieo'
custom of Italy.
now TT PROBABLY is not known sel
naver " that New York city is alVlq IL
erica erica very curiously as concerns us 1t l..
IL he population. The Italian quar-, :. ,
finals divided up into what pfae ,,,
thann amounts to hundreds OF little VII