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           Maranzano’srefusaltouchedoffthegreatwarof1933whichwastochangethewholestructureoftheunderworldinNewYorkCity.

           Atfirstglanceitseemedanunevenmatch.SalvatoreMaranzanohadapowerfulorganizationwithstrongenforcers.HehadafriendshipwithCaponeinChicagoandcouldcallonhelpinthatquarter.HealsohadagoodrelationshipwiththeTattagliaFamily,whichcontrolledprostitutioninthecityandwhattherewasofthethindrugtrafficatthattime.HealsohadpoliticalcontactswithpowerfulbusinessleaderswhousedhisenforcerstoterrorizetheJewishunionistsinthegarmentcenterandtheItaliananarchistsyndicatesinthebuildingtrades.

           Againstthis,DonCorleonecouldthrowtwosmallbutsuperblyorganizedregimesledbyClemenzaandTessio.HispoliticalandpolicecontactswerenegatedbythebusinessleaderswhowouldsupportMaranzano.Butinhisfavorwastheenemy’slackofintelligenceabouthisorganization.TheunderworlddidnotknowthetruestrengthofhissoldiersandevenweredeceivedthatTessioinBrooklynwasaseparateandindependentoperation.

           Andyetdespiteallthis,itwasanunequalbattleuntilVitoCorleoneevenedouttheoddswithonemasterstroke.

           MaranzanosentacalltoCaponeforhistwobestgunmentocometoNewYorktoeliminatetheupstart.TheCorleoneFamilyhadfriendsandintelligenceinChicagowhorelayedthenewsthatthetwogunmenwerearrivingbytrain.