The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-29
they begin to make their presence
felt among the Italians and the Amer

felt among the Italians and the Amer
leans.
THE American police are very
clever, and l personally do not be-
lieve that the politicians pull can
prevent them from hauling before the
courts those who, according to the
laws passed by the American con-
gress. can he deported to their native
country. What we believe to be true
is that the American police of the
smaller cities are not the fittest per-
sons to detect the southern Italian
criminal. If ignorant of the language
and ways of the people he can hardly
expect to succeed in his attempts to
win the confidence of the blackmail-
er's victim. Thus the Italian settle
ment is closed to him, his presence
quickly detected and the criminals
informed by their many confcderates.
On the other hand. our police
work in smaller American cities
would be immensely valuable and the
good results achieved through them
should in no way hurt the pride of
the local American police. A man
who has long been on the trail of tho
Stella Malta can easily recognize one
when he sees one. in the same way
that an American detective would
eflclently deal with safe blower and
| a metropolitan bunco steercr.
Consequently can't see why an
able body of Latin-American trusted
police should not be organized in the
mutual interest Of both Italy and the
United States. These men, if spread
Through the Italian settlements of the
large and small cities. could act as
'informers for the American police
and watch the suspects movements
Americans generally believe thai
Italy is always glad to get rid OF
CRIMINALS. and ] shall be very much
ihdepted IN the name of my country il
you VIII say the contrary is the truth
our emigration laws strictly forbid
the issue of a passport to anybody
who has a criminal record. But tha
is easily remedied and our honest eff.
forts to prevent the emigration o
Italian criminals frustrated.
The Sicilian criminal, for instance
Where the passport is refused hin,
goes either to Tunis or some othe,
African port and then he works hi.
way to French port, where a pass
port is not needed. The ultimate re
suit is that when the criminal reach
es Ellis Island the emigration author
1tles can not exact from him pass
port. inasmuch as France does no
issue one to its emigrants.
Once admitted, he is almost saf,
from detection. His friends and hi.
conferees shelter and protect him a,
long as he needs their help.
I'm my opinion. the work of ex
purging the Italian settlements il
America of blackmailers and cut
throats can not be successfully un
dertaken by the American polio
alone, and it is the duty of The Italian
government to offer them whateve
help they may need"
On answering the several speakers
, Marquis di San Guiliano said tha
. Deputy Peroni's ideas would be takel
into account at the proper moment
1t is also known that since Petrosi
nos murder in Palermo the Italian
embassy in Washington has often dis
cussed with the officials of the Amer
lean stale department in Washingto
the possibility of concerted actio
toward the suppression of the Italia
criminal groups in the United State.
and that the subject will also be dis
cussed at the emigration conferenc
that will meet in Rome some tim
next year.