The evening world., 1911-08-31
EDITOR URGES HIS COUNTRY.
MEN TO AID POLICE.


Under the flaming headline "A Shame
and the Duty Of the Colony" DR.. Luigi
Roversi. editor Of the Italian Herald. to-
day published over his own signature
the following remarkable and coura-
geous proclamation to his countrymen:
Never as in this last month has the
italian community OF New York and
Brooklyn given such an argument to
the American press from the viewpoint
Of public order to write about our COL
ony and people at length. Fights for
gambling, jealousies of m murders.
Kidnapping of children for blackmafl.
sending CT extortion letters in the name
Of the Black Hand. throwing Of bombs
at any hour of the day or night In The
front Of stores and in the halls Of tene-
ments. terrorzing women and children
these are the items we read In the
American newspapers. all quite true ana
with which. unfortunately. the name OF
the Italian colony Is always connected.
THE prominent men OF the italian
colony who do not show any Interest
In trying to stop this criminal record
must nave the brains OF a chicken II
they don't see a grave danger In that
the crimes committed within the last
month involve outside races. which
makes the situation more serious. For
merly tho acts Of the italian criminal
classes were directed at Italians alone
!, There should be a united effort OF the
good people of our race. working n
association with the city authorities. &c
try and stop this thing. How? Well
! I don't know just how. but certainly
Z know that we should all work together
3 to that purpose"
5 DIR. Roversi laid to-day to an Evc
= ming World reporter In his office at No
2i3 Canal street:
, "It Is true that no italian Rewspape
In New York City ever before scolde'
our good people for failure to assist tn
New York police. But I decided that l
was high time an italian editor spoke
I I have been connected as a writer wit
s the italian colony for twenty-five years
and I am sure that II the Italian editor
! would only stand together upon tn
' point Of our people giving assistanc
q TO the authorities. the peace OF the Who'll
community would be greatly benefited.
COOPERATION WILL END II
: poUoHERTY SAYS.
Second Deputy Commissioner Dough
erty was found In conference with hi
y chief at Police Headquarters. The
= were discussing tho situation In tn
Italian sections when an Evening Worl
reporter arrived. Both were delighte
to learn of tho tan taken by d
% Roversi, for within the past week tn
entire complement Of italian detectives
II with the most experienced Central U
fice men. have been put out In tn
Italian districts with instructions to 81
the bomb throwers and other allen CT
minals now at work.
Cooperation OF the local italian leac
ers with the police alone will end II
l. whole trouble. and bring the wroni
doors to justice" said Mr.. Doughert'
q himself an experienced detective, "Th
y Italian editor has hit the nail upon Il
head. We must I'VE compliments
~ order to ferret out the criminals. Il
timidation 10 the cause behind ever
: bomb which has been thrown in Il
.u last month. yet even the men whom v
positively know to be the objects of Il
II explosions deny 1t, and withhold val
able information"
- But at last Wo HhNo possessiou
II some important information. and I thir
" Commissioner Waldo here will allow n
- TO say"-Mr. Waldo nodded his head
Ia that we have excellent promises
st early results
DR. Mr.. Dougherty was asked II the di
ut solution Of the Italian detective bure'
Sc had not turned the criminal eleme
loose In the Italian district.
to KEEPS IN CLOSE TOUGH WIT
CRIME.
OF Decidedly not" he said. I'm fa'
IN our having the italian detectives o
,d in the districts has no doubt lessen
a the crimes. and as no fatalities have
he yet resulted directly from the explosi,
Of bombs 1t 10 apparent that I
criminals realize that our detectiv
are after them. and they are taking
u chances
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