“The pretty evident purpose of this volume is to reverse the prevailing American prejudice against the Italian as an immigrant and material for United States citizenship.... [It] uses ... the argument ... of statistics, and its authors ... attempt to show first of all that the Italian settler is economically a good thing for the country.... Secondly, they produce evidence that in the particulars of disease and crime he does not supply more than his quota ... and, thirdly, they argue from data which they present that he ... adapts himself very completely ... to American ways of doing and thinking.”—N. Y. Times.

“The book as a whole is general in its treatment, somewhat objectionable because of frequent quotations, and partakes too much of the loose character of magazine articles. The spirit of the book is much to be commended.” Emily Fogg Meade.

+ —Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 609. S. ‘05. 460w.

“The book is optimistic, discriminating and instructive.”

+ +Engin. N. 53: 532. My. 18, ‘05. 110w.

“Is of normal simplicity and clearness.”

+Ind. 59: 579. S. 7, ‘05. 120w.

“There is room for believing that ‘The Italian in America’ will be a potent instrument in molding a saner public opinion.”

+ +Lit. D. 31: 666. N. 4, ‘05. 800w.

“But the labors of others are here presented in logical sequence and in a sympathetic spirit, resulting in an interesting and readable book. The book is not free from dubious assertions.”