Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-02
ITALIANS AND ITALIANS.

In another column Voice of the People, subscriber calls
tentcn fact that editorial comments in this paper on the sub
iect of undesirable immigrants particularly those OF Southern and
Eastern Europe have been misleading TO number OF readers
who have failed observe that distinction has been made and point
ed repeatedly between the better class OF ans particularly
those of Northern Italy and the undeslraes who come from The
southern portion OF that country 1t this latter class who have
flooding country the past few and have been dub
bed the Italian immigrant and have brought into dsrepute the
immigrants from that country
The United States has OF better than the high
grade Italian who usually from Northern Italy although
originate further south An Italian writer on the subject says
1T important to remember that IN race advancement the Northern
Italians differ from the of their fellow counrymen In the
of the boadeaded people of Piedmont Lombady and
Venea runs much northern blood The other Italians of the
long head dark Mediterranean with small infusion OF
Greek Saacen and African blood Caabrans and San Rare
H there wide ehnic gull between the geographical
emes of there between Milan and Palermo He
further says at the Italian from the north who brings native
commercial capacity and becomes wholesale commission
chant fruits and vegetables, As to Amercanzng influences
authority says. Not being ansien the Northern Italians
do not resist Americanizng influences But the South
Italians nearly aoo did the Cantonese who built the
Central Pacific Railway The Italian American Civic League,
speaking Of the great cycay mass of their countrymen in
New York declares By far the largest OF the Italians OF this
city lived life of their almost entirely apart from Aeri
environment in one street writes Signor pecorni VIII
be found peasants from Italian village the next the origin IS
different and distinct customs and sympathes show
ing how hopeless is the task of assimang this class.
The better class of Italians always welcomed to the United
States and amaed and make good citizens but the prevailing
class that has been coming in such large numbers Of
the lower order and come with idea of becoming real Aerl
AS indication of what by the Italian immigrant
against whom the protest made and whose coming sought
be restricted, authority immigration writes
1T frequently stated the members OF the immigration
Commission Southern Italy that crime had greatly diminished
many communities because Of the criminals had gone Ameri
One Italian official Messna stated that several years ago
Southern Italy hotbed Of crime but that very few
ina left When asked their whereabouts he replied
WHY they all in the United States From the Camorra that
spdewb Of thieves and prostitutes by whom life and politics
Of Naples controlled have thousands who find the hard
working Italian immigrants richer field Of exploitation than any
field open home Still more harassing the Malta by Of
which Sclans contrve ignore police and and to jus
tice in their way To avenge ones wrongs oneself,
and appeal to law, is a part of Sician honor
is the of Italy whom objection made the class that
have and will become assate and who bring their
laws and and with them and who persist
them The Italian rich poor who America become
American become aenabe its laws and be really asSmat
ed is not only objected to but welcomed.