The evening world., 1909-03-13
Petrosino's Starts
a War of determination
All Over the Country.
ALL POLICE CHIEFS AID.
Work Began in This City
With a Roundup of
Foreign Criminals.

The death OF Joe Petrosino bids fair
to do more in the way OF wiping out
organized blackmail and murder
among Italian bandits In this country
than all the work an efficient Secret
Service organization could accomplish
In years. |: shows, with compelling
force, that the chain OF crime extends
from Italy to this country and pene-
trates to every large city which shell.
ters Italian immigrants.
For political and other reasons, In
dividual policemen have been handi-
capped in fighting the so-called Black
Hand. The death Of Petrosino has
wiped out these handicaps. Inspector
McCafrerty started out picked staff
OF men to-day 10 make a roundup OF
the various Little Italics and gather
in certain known criminals. He sent
kilograms to the Chiefs OF Police o.
all the large cities OF the country ask.
ing that a similar roundup be made
In their communities.
Now Seek Revenge.
There Is a police object now in get.
ting to the heart OF the Italian oath
bound blackma!l and assassination so.
cietes. 1t is revenge for the death OF
Joe Petros!no. Although dead, Petro.
s!no's influence Is still back Of the
movement to subdue the Black Hand,
and his memory as martyr Will be
more potent for results than his actual
work as detective.
Fourth Deputy Police Commissioner
Arthur Woods, directly In charge Of the
Italian Detective Bureau. was a close
friend OF Petroslno, When fully con.
WINGED that the report OF the detectives
assassination was true, Mr.. Woods said
THE Police Department can give no
Information at all as to the purposes OF
Lieut.. Joseph Petrosino's visit to Italy
and to other places he has been In. This
Is a matter OF detective work and will
not stop because Of the death OF one
man. 1t would be hard TO overest!mate
the value OF Lieut.. Petros!no's work
Besides being a skiltul detective, he was
an honest. reliable man and had the full
respect OF every one, Devotion to duty
and utter disregard OF personal conse.
quences had always been characteristic
Of him.
May Open Eyes Of Public.
ut is hoped that the assassination OF
this faithful servant Of New York City
may bring home to people some idea OF
the seriousness OF the Black Hand sit.
uation. Although the number Of Black
Hand crimes has been decreased about
20 per cent. in the last few months, II
Is impossible 4 make any radical
move against these outlaws unless the
Police Department can have the use
OF a secret service fund provided by the
CITY, and unless Congress will pass i'm.
migration laws which will keep Grim.
inals out and make 1t possible to put
OUT any tIIdt may oiip
THE immigration laws to-day. as far
as they affect the entrance OF criminals
into this country. go such short way
that they almost entirely fail in &C.
complishing the object intended. II We
are going to allow into this country men
who by breeding and inheritance are ac.
customed to take the law into their
own hands, we must expect them to
keep up these tactics when they get
here"
Should Amend Law.
To- To- this formal statement Mr. Woods
Immigration regulations are not suf.
aciently severe to keep these people
out. They are used to another legal
system over there. They come here
for comfort and safety. Here we pro.
tect the rights OF the Individual. Over
there they protect society"
Inspector McCafferty said; Il have
had as yet no official information. II
Petrosino Is dead, a good conscientious,
hard working fellow Is gone"
Later, when the cabegram from
Consul Bishop had been received at
Commissioner Bingham's offlce, Nc
Cafferty summoned all the detectives
in the building and had a talk with
them. They hurried out, with deter
minatlon and eagerness In their eyes
toward the various settlements where
criminal Italians congregate.
"The men have their orders" said
McCafferty grimly. This department.
rnr the law-abiding, Industrious Ital.
ian Immigrant But there are lot OF
criminals we have been too leniert
with. apparently. / hope my men do
nothing Illegal
Ths inapector laughed unpleasantly