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But lot us leave that man alone! I suppose he has never t'ome In contact with .the Rood-hearted, hard-working lfMiarls and cnttld not realize that if the poor tiro the true gold of this world” the Italians are the finest specimens ofthis.c ’ _*Fortunatc-ly, not all. American* are like th« p^plo f HmtUnunat-* There aft, v t\)tne hroail-initided, trite Americans Wfih-Wlsli only To diTfoo3rT’mSt^oGCfi-signally a few of tItem everywhere In TheVnihd Htatfltvand a good number” ill Joliet of kite. When 1 went there in November 1 found one of the beat Ital-iarj..colonies in the Onited Htatos and attributed this not only to the Italians themselves, hut to the good will, sympathy and appreciation of the people of Joliet.I was scarcely a month there that the -people, the press, the authorities, did for mo so many kindnesses that I was really surprised,' Almost everybody, Catholic and non-Catholic, wanted to help me.And here in Chicago there ar£ sofne Americans who do their best for the good of the Italians. There is a lady who opened'tjie doors of her institution to all Italians who wish to educate and ameliorate themselves, and though not a Catholic, invites the Catholic priests to help her in her good work. There are some other ladies who give up the comforts nf life, the social pleasures, andX1? ngderate their time, their money,their life for the a melioration -jQf. the Italians, so numerous in the neighborhood of State and Twentrcth streets. Good bless them all!Now, give me a handful of these gen-eriius' vvtiitli'ti 111 ewy town where an Italian colony exists, ready to assist the priests and sisters in their work; give me some millionaire who hy the great diversities and richly-endowed Ifijrar-ies. inaccessible to empty stomachs and rags. -Would build large houses and schools for the blight Italian children, and in less than a century I Will give hack to America in Italo-American race which will be the pride of the country. In less than a century of these sons of glorious Italy, of this race of Caesar, of Cicero and Virgil, Columbus, Dante, Giiileo, Raphael. Canova, Verdi. I Will turn over to America a people of rulers,H-
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Joliet Weekly Republican
Joliet, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 27, 1903
Page 5
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Joliet P.
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