SEVEN FOR SICILY
They Repel the Insult and Throw It Back on the Sender To the Editor of the New York Times:
We, Sicilians, proud of being such, proud of our native land, indignant, disgusted, and incensed by the vile, libelous, uncalled for and unjustifiable insulting letter published in yesterday's issue of your newspaper against all Sicilians, do hereby, for ourselves and thousands of others, repel said insult and throw it back on the face of its sender, and assert:
1. That the Sicilians have never been bloodthirsty cowards, treacherous thieves, overpowering liars, counterfeiters, or dogs, but on the contrary they have always been, and are, at home and abroad, here and everywhere, the most fearless, generous, chivalrous, faithful, peace-loving, law-abiding people, strong defenders of liberty, fierce enemies of all forms of oppression, public and private.
2. That we do not believe that the letter insult hereinabove referred to was really signed by any 200, or 50, or 5 Italian women, but that it is the work of the sick, demented mind of an hysterical female without nationality.
3. That if the said letter was really sent to Coroner P. Acritelli, he has grossly erred, and deserves our heartful scorn and despite, for having rendered it public, and in such case we do freely bestow it on him.
And firmly convinced that said letter will not receive the slightest belief or consideration by any sound mind, we thank you for your space, and set hereunto our names, as we are not used to send out anonymous communications, as the wretched writer of said letter.
Giusseppe L. Maggio Di Geraci
Corrado Tranchida
Luigi Bonanno
G. Cavallaro
P. Barbera
G. Lo Cicero
G. Rando
New York, April 18, 1907
