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f　Detroit。　One　of　his　sons　had　married　into　an　old；　well…known　American　family。　Zaluchi；　like　Don　Corleone；　was　sophisticated。　Detroit　had　the　lowest　incidence　of　physical　violence　of　any　of　the　cities　controlled　by　the　Families；　there　had　been　only　two　execution　in　the　last　three　years　in　that　city。　He　disapproved　of　traffic　in　drugs。
　
　Zaluchi　had　brought　his　Consigliere　with　him　and　both　men　came　to　Don　Corleone　to　embrace　him。　Zaluchi　had　a　booming　American　voice　with　only　the　slightest　trace　of　an　scent。　He　was　conservatively　dressed；　very　businessman；　and　with　a　hearty　goodwill　to　match。　He　said　to　Don　Corleone；　〃Only　your　voice　could　have　brought　me　here。〃　Don　Corleone　bowed　his　head　in　thanks。　He　could　count　on　Zaluchi　for　support。
　
　The　next　two　Dons　to　arrive　were　from　the　West　Coast；　motoring　from　there　in　the　same　car　since　they　worked　together　closely　in　any　case。　They　were　Frank　Falcone　and　Anthony　Molinari　and　both　were　younger　than　any　of　the　other　men　who　would　e　to　the　meeting；　in　their　early　forties。　They　were　dressed　a　little　more　informally　than　the　others；　there　was　a　touch　of　Hollywood　in　their　style　and　they　were　a　little　more　friendly　than　necessary。　Frank　Falcone　controlled　the　movie　unions　and　the　gambling　at　the　studios　plus　a　plex　of　pipeline　prostitution　that　supplied　girls　to　the　whorehouses　of　the　states　in　the　Far　West。　It　was　not　in　the　realm　of　possibility　for　any　Don　to　bee　〃show　biz〃　but　Falcone　had　just　a　touch。　His　fellow　Dons　distrusted　him　accordingly。
　
　Anthony　Molinari　controlled　the　waterfronts　of　San　Francisco　and　was　preeminent　in　the　empire　of　sports　gambling。　He　came　of　Italian　fishermen　stock　and　owned　the　best　San　Francisco　sea　food　restaurant；　in　which　he　took　such　pride　that　the　legend　had　it　he　lost　money　on　the　enterprise　by　giving　too　good　value　for　the　prices　charged。　He　had　the　impassive　face　of　the　professional　gambler　and　it　was　known　that　he　also　had　something　to　do　with　dope　smuggling　over　the　Mexican　border　and　from　the　ships　plying　the　lanes　of　the　oriental　oceans。　Their　aides　were　young；　powerfully　built　men；　obviously　not　counselors　but　bodyguards；　though　they　would　not　dare　to　carry　arms　to　this　meeting。　It　was　general　knowledge　that　these　bodyguards　knew　karate；　a　fact　that　amused　the　other　Dons　but　did　not　alarm　them　in　the　slightest；　no　more　than　if　the　California　Dons　had　e　wearing　amulets　blessed　by　the　Pope。　Though　it　must　be　noted　that　some　of　these　men　were　religious　and　believed　in　God。
　
　Next　arrived　the　representative　from　the　Family　in　Boston。　This　was　the　only　Don　who　did　not　have　the　respect　of　his　fellows。　He　was　known　as　a　man　who　did　not　do　right　by　his　〃people；〃　who　cheated　them　unmercifully。　This　could　be　forgiven；　each　man　measures　his　own　greed。　What　could　not　be　forgiven　was　that　he　could　not　keep　order　in　his　empire。　The　Boston　area　had　too　many　murders；　too　many　petty　wars　for　power；　too　many　unsupported　free…lance　activities；　it　flouted　the　law　too　brazenly。　If　the　Chicago　Mafia　were　savages；　then　the　Boston　people　were　gavones；　or　uncouth　louts；　ruffians。　The　Boston　Don's　name　was　Domenick　Panza。　He　was　short；　squat；　as　one　Don　put　it；　he　looked　like　a　thief。
　
　The　Cleveland　syndicate；　perhaps　the　most　powerful　of　the　strictly　gambling　operations　in　the　United　States；　was　represented　by　a　sensitive…looking　elderly　man　with　gaunt　features　and　scow…white　hair。　He　was　known；　of　course　not　to　his　face；　as　〃the　Jew〃　because　he　had　surrounded　himself　with　Jewish　assistants　rather　than　Sicilians。　It　was　even　rumored　that　he　would　have　named　a　Jew　as　his　Consigliere　if　he　had　dared。　In　any　case；　as　Don　Corleone's　Family　was　known　as　the　Irish　Gang　because　of　Hagen's　membership；　so　Don　Vincent　Forlenza's　Family　was　known　as　the　Jewish　Family　with　somewhat　more　accuracy。　But　he　ran　an　extremely　efficient　organization　and　he　was　not　known　ever　to　have　fainted　at　the　sight　of　blood；　despite　his　sensitive　features。　He　ruled　with　an　iron　hand　in　a　velvet　political　glove。
　
　The　representatives　of　the　Five　Families　of　New　York　were　the　last　to　arrive　and　Tom　Hagen　was　struck　by　how　much　more　imposing；　impressive；　these　five　men　were　than　the　out…of…towners；　the　hicks。　For　one　thing；　the　five　New　York　Dons　were　in　the　old　Sicilian　tradition；　they　were　〃men　with　a　belly〃　meaning；　figuratively；　power　and　courage；　and　literally；　physical　flesh；　as　if　the　two　went　together；　as　indeed　they　seem　to　have　done　in　Sicily。　The　five　New　York　Dons　were　stout；　corpulent　men　with　massive　leonine　heads；　features　on　a　large　scale；　fleshy　imperial　noses；　thick　mouths；　heavy　folded　cheeks。　They　were　not　too　well　tailored　or　barbered；　they　had　the　look　of　no…nonsense　busy　men　without　vanity。
　
　There　was　Anthony　Stracci；　who　controlled　the　New　Jersey　area　and　the　shipping　on　the　West　Side　docks　of　Manhattan。　He　ran　the　gambling　in　Jersey　and　was　very　strong　with　the　Democratic　political　machine。　He　had　a　fleet　of　freight　hauling　trucks　that　made　him　a　fortune　primarily　because　his　trucks　could　travel　with　a　heavy　overload　and　not　be　stopped　and　fined　by　highway　weight　inspectors。　These　trucks　helped　ruin　the　highways　and　then　his　roadbuilding　firm；　with　lucrative　state　contracts；　repaired　the　damage　wrought。　It　was　the　kind　of　operation　that　would　warm　any　man's　heart；　business　of　itself　creating　more　business。　Stracci；　too；　was　old…fashioned　and　never　dealt　in　prostitution；　but　because　his　business　was　on　the　waterfront　it　was　impossible　for　him　not　to　be　involved　in　the　drug…smuggling　traffic。　Of　the　five　New　York　Families　opposing　the　Corleones　his　was　the　least　powerful　but　the　most　well　disposed。
　
　The　Family　that　controlled　upper　New　York　State；　that　arranged　smuggling　of　Italian　immigrants　from　Canada；　all　upstate　gambling　and　exercised　veto　power　on　state　licensing　of　racing　tracks；　was　headed　by　Ottilio　Cuneo。　This　was　a　pletely　disarming　man　with　the　face　of　a　jolly　round　peasant　baker；　whose　legitimate　activity　was　one　of　the　big　milk　panies。　Cuneo　was　one　of　those　men　who　loved　children　and　carried　a　pocket　full　of　sweets　in　the　hopes　of　being　able　to　pleasure　one　of　his　many　grandchildren　or　the　small　offspring　of　his　associates。　He　wore　a　round　fedora　with　the　brim　turned　down　all　the　way　round　like　a　woman's　sun　hat；　which　broadened　his　already　moon…shaped　face　into　the　very　mask　of　joviality。　He　was　one　of　the　few　Dons　who　had　never　been　arrested　and　whose　true　activities　had　never　even　been　suspected。　So　much　so　that　he　had　served　on　civic　mittees　and　had　been　voted　as　〃Businessman　of　the　Year　for　the　State　of　New　York〃　by　the　Chamber　of　merce。
　
　The　closest　ally　to　the　Tattaglia　Family　was　Don　Emilio　Barzini。　He　had　some　of　the　gambling　in　Brooklyn　and　some　in　Queens。　He　had　some　prostitution。　He　had　strong…arm。　He　pletely　controlled　Staten　Island。　He　had　some　of　the　sports　betting　in　the　Bronx　and　Westchester。　He　was　in　narcotics。　He　had　close　ties　to　Cleveland　and　the　West　Coast　and　he　was　one　of　the　few　men　shrewd　enough　to　be　interested　in　Las　Vegas　and　Reno；　the　open　cities　of　Nevada。　He　also　had　interests　in　Miami　Beach　and　Cuba。　After　the　Corleone　Family；　his　was　perhaps　the　strongest　in　New　York　and　therefore　in　the　country。　His　influence　reached　even　to　Sicily。　His　hand　was　in　every　unlawful　pie。　He　was　even　rumored　to　have　a　toehold　in　Wall　Street。　He　had　supported　the　Tattaglia　Family　with　money　and　influence　since　the　start　of　the　war。　It　was　his　ambition　to　supplant　Don　Corleone　as　the　most　powerful　and　respected　Mafia　leader　in　the　country　and　to　take　over　part　of　the　Corleone　empire。　He　was　a　man　much　like　Don　Corleone；　but　more　modern；　more　sophisticated；　more　businesslike。　He　could　never　be　called　an　old　Moustache　Pete　and　he　had　the　confidence　of　the　newer；　younger；　brasher　leaders　on　their　way　up。　He　was　a　man　of　great　personal　force　in　a　cold　way；　with　none　of　Don　Corleone's　warmth　and　he　was　perhaps　at　this　moment　the　most　〃respected〃　man　in　the　group。
　
　The　last　to　arrive　was　Don　Phillip　Tattaglia；　the　head　of　the　Tattagfia　Family　that　had　directly　challenged　the　Corleone　power　by　supporting　Sollozzo；　and　had　so　nearly　succeeded。　And　yet　curiously　enough　he　was　held　in　a　slight　contempt　by　the　others。　For　one　thing；　it　was　known　that　he　had　allowed　himself　to　be　dominated　by　Sollozzo；　had　in　fact　been　led　by　the　nose　by　that　fine　Turkish　hand。　He　was　held　responsible　for　all　this　motion；　this　uproar　that　had　so　affected　the　conduct　of　everyday　business　by　the　New　York　Families。　Also　he　was　a　sixty…year…old　dandy　and　woman…chaser。　And　he　had　ample　opportunity　to　indulge　his　weakness。
　
　For　the　Tattaglia　Family　dealt　in　women。　Its　main　business　was　prostitution。　It　also　controlled　most　of　the　nightclubs　in　the　United　States　and　could　place　any　talent　anywhere　in　the　country。　Phillip　Tattaglia　was　not　above　using　strong…arm　to　get　control　of　promising　singers　and　ics　and　muscling　in　on　record　firms。　But　prostitution　was　the　main　source　of　the　Family　ine。
　
　His　personality　was　unpleasant　to　these　men。　He　was　a　whiner；　always　plaining　of　the　costs　in　his　Family　business。　Laundry　bills；　all　those　towels；　ate　up　the　profits　（but　he　owned　the　laundry　firm　that　did　the　work）。　The　girls　were　lazy