The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
HELPING NEWYORK'S ITALIANS
COI NrESS CIPRIINI PIiNS a
omar NORA MERE.
MOSlrI Trnemenis Not In tho I1t1's
crowded Parts and schools That WIN
Teach Trades TO the New Generation
Part OT Her Plans ItaIS to Help.

Part OT Tier Plans Italy 60 IIeIp.
in New York for several morths past
beginning n work among the Italians
of this city which she hopes eventually
will do much To better their condition
The Countess il In New York with the
sanction and the cooperation 81 the
Italian Government.
The Countess conceived the plan in
Florence. her native city. three yoGrs
ago and Immediately came to New York
To put a into execution. In her first
year ~ America the Countess saw to the
publishing 10y the Century Company
nf her book A Tuscan Childhood and
gave lectures. She also received from
the University Of Chicago the degree
of Pm u At the expiration % the fret
wear -u., returned To Italy. laid her plan
before officials 1T the Italian Govern.
mont and received from them Rssur-
anCe- ni the Government = cooperation
The Countess told something Of her
plays yesterday Afternoon at her home
ISo ra,t Thirty eighth street.
4 have been working for my people
In New York now for nearly three years
some 1T the time in this country and
Some IN Italy." she said. Although IL
ha- taken time To perfect our plans. |
think Ne now have reached a point where
our -ICCess ~ assured. there are 80 OD
ItallLrs an New York city Have you
Thought what this means II - almost
uu"-'ifth ot the population. Most Of
these persons have lande d here a. lInmi-
grants not knowing one word Of the Eng
hsh language They begin immedi-
Gtelv 10 try to fall in with the ways 81
tho american people aud 10 learn the
language. Until they can do this they
must live congested and huddled IN some
thtckly populated part 81 the city; they
must eat and support the families that
generally come with them. This Is the
reason for their terrible poverty.
We want to ge, these immigrants ont
II the Copgnst"d quarters Of the city and
10 educate their children. since every
educated child raises the standard Of
his family | have planned tenements
on the idea Of the Henry Phipps tene-
ments. but these | hope to build. not IN
the already congested centres, but on the
outskirts 81 the city IN order that the
congestion may be- that much relieved.
These tenement houses are Intended to
be self supporting. One Of the promi-
nsnt building associations OF the city
has offered to cooperate with us in erect
ing these buildings and TO furnish 50 per
cent he capital requiredu up o 81 .0so. 600
We want 10 make u pOesihle for the i'm
migrants themselves 10 cooperate and
finally to own their own tenements by
investing their savings IN them.
This work which ! am carrying on
herr is in cooperation with a society IN
Italy The -Segretariato Permanente
Feminile I-er Ia Tutela del Fanciulh Q dele
Donne Italisne all Estero.- long title
which IN effect means that the Govern
mont has ent r1Isted IL with the welfare
Of Italian women and children. The
Countess Camozzi-Dameli II president
Of the society.
1T 10 hnu..d that cooperation will BE-
secured with Leading inst buttons here in
New York First we will have a cent raj
bureau which will devote lie energies TO
the study 81 the Italian problem here.
which II "A great problem. This bureau
ought 20 include "A depart ment for trans
lation and Information. many Of our
peopIe who come TO New York cannot
read your newspaper advertisements
which oder them the work they 80 much
need
Then we shall have a hvgienic station.
a branch - the work in which We EXPECT
10 receive tn" COOPERATION Of the BOARD
~ Health Here we shail inst TICt our
people how 10 avoid disease by their own
efforts. and shall study arrested develop
men' among Italian children IN the coun,;
nv and shall seek To overcome ne evil
nv sp.olal ald 90 the mot hers before the
bir1h Il the child.
-Proper housing 81 our people will he
promoted IN every possible way and we
snail strive for a civic and Intellectual
Improvement II also - most important
& ha' we should teach our people various
trades and 20 DO this we must establish
trade schools for children.
The Countess will remain IN New York
all winter