The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-29
GEN. CARIBALDI ON PROBLEMS
 OE THE ALitV DeclaresAssimilationo of Ital- ian People Must Solve
 that of Immigration Prominent Fellow Country men Gather to Honor Grandson of Liberator in New Haven.

The problem for Americans is t make the Italian immigrants wh
 come to your shores better citizens i to cause them to so assimilate witt
 your people that they will not b.
 looked upon as foreigners but as in ! tegral parts of your civilization Ev cry Italian who comes to your shore feels that were he called upon tc help his mother country in a Euro pean entanglement, American citizen ship would be no barrier to hl: swearing allegiance to his native lan6 ana to his returning to fight for her Italy will at all times do her duty 10 the Latin race" said Genera, Guiseppi Garibaldi, in talking of the pro bIem Of the Italian with a Jour nal-Cour1er representative, in New Haven, last night. He insisted with much energy that 1t is the American attitude toward the alien. and parti- cularly the Italian alien that estrang- es the immigrant.
 ours. it is yours," said the general in that soft and insinuating voice that one finds difficult to associate with the fighter. Give the Italian a chance to enter your life. Try to as- simulate him instead of antagonizing
 
 full patronizing attitude that you maintain toward him. In my work with laborers in the canal zone, I had the experience during the first months of my career of thirty-six strikes a month. Later they were re- crease was accomplished by trying to better understand the nature and temperament of the Italian, and to make the American workman with whom he came in contact better un- derstand him.
 'The Italian government is glad to have her people come to this coun- try, but her responsibility ceases aft or they leave her shores, and yours begins. The Italian himself must aid in this work of assimilation by unify- ing his race, that is by bringing the Italy together, leading them to for get that they, are not all from the same part of the country, and by linking selfish personalities in the 1 greater good of the whole nationality l problem from the standpoint of the italian himself.
 Your public schools are doing a ,reat work in this assimilating pro- ess and the younger generation through the schools are made to un- erstand that though the Italian child
  0 be looked down upon.
 You need these Italian immigrants rho come to your shores. Why look own upon them when it is proven nat they are necessary to you? Make nem your friends instead of your nemies and there will be no foreign rOblem."
 General Garribaldi, the famous Mex ,an insurrecto and grandson of the .alian patriot of the same name, wasI ntertained at the Cafe Mellone last fight by his countrymen Among the umber was s. z. Poli who acted as 'astmaster; Surgeon General Verdi, ssistant City Attorney Ierardi, At 'rney Paul Russo and Attorney Spin- 10. After the general who is only
 years old, was introduced to his osts, a banquet was served. MT. oli asked for toast for the general hich was heartily responded to. Mr. oli throughout the entire evening ,pt the guests in good humor. Dr. Verdi when called upon made an formal address of welcome and ex- essed the hope that the guest would 'come as illustrious as his grand ther. Lawyer Paul Russo when call
 upon told of the conditions of the allan colony in New Haven when first made his advent, saying in Tt:
 'At that time there were but five allan families in New Haven. To- y there is a thousand times that any. These have done more to ake New Haven than any other na- 'n. They have found a place in all r industries and professions" General Garribaldi, at the compIi- sntary dinner, added some words of aise regarding his impressions of ,w Haven, speaking particularly of trip through the works of the Win T ester Repeating Arms Company, d made this very significant state snt: Should it ever be in my pow to designate the type of rifle to y used in any army of which I am I participant, I shall certainly insist il on the Winchester. My observation the carefulness of testing and the l. agnificent method of producing the le leads me to this belief It is thing short of marvellous for one U see with what care and preciseness ey manufacture their product drs. s. z. Poli rendered a luncheon honor of General GarribaldIs visit the Elm city at her residence, 10 si weastreet, today, at noon. The gen. pt LPs visit there has been one of the ce st pleasant events since his advent of o the United States. ne 'ank pttnYc Rnh sMa