During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries over twenty-five million immigrants came to America. ... And the gangs knew how to give it to them. ... Knowing this many gangs would rob trains and warehouses where the whiskey was stored. ...
Finally, Torrio needed to get the gangs to work together and stop fighting amongst themselves. ... Torrio also wanted the gangs not to continue their violent crimes but rather to concentrate on bootlegging. ... s underworld peace treaty among the gangs was beginning to fall apart. There was fighting again amongst the gangs. ... The other gangs did not want to let him have it. ... All the other gangs asked for peace because they were afraid of his fire power. Capone graciously granted the other gangs all the of Chicago north of Madison Street.
Peace in Chicago would not last long the other gangs got together in an attempt to get rid of Capone. ...
Meranzano now being the strongest in New York named himself supreme leader of Jacob Bozyk, 9 all the gangs in New York. The other gangs not pleased with this wanted Meranzano gone they looked to Lucino as their leader. ... Lucino instead brought forth an idea of the national syndication of all major gangs. ... He brought about a council in which all gangs would listen and have a voice but only Italians would have a vote.
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