I have a couple of questions:

1.What's the difference between button man and "soldier"
2.Which of this two is the "foot soldier"?
3.What racket is shylock. In the Corleone organization tree, there are charges of shylocking. What is shylock?
4.How did the racket "white slavery" worked?
5. The enforcer is the lieutenenat(some sy there isn't a rank "liuetenenat" but in some families there are lieutenenats between capos and buttons) or a top button man?
6. Underbosses control men on war?
7.Consigliere's also kill and go to war?

Thanks for your help,

Giorgio Luigi Gamnino.

I think Mafia hierarchy today isn't as formalized as that, GLG, but:
1. Usually "button" and "soldier" are interchangeable--a nonsupervisory made man.
2. They could both be considered "foot soldiers."
3. "Shylocking" in Mafia parlance is loan-sharking.
4. "White slavery" started in the 1880s, when young girls leaving farms for cities were befriended by pimps who drugged or kidnapped them and kept them captive in brothels. A famous incident in Chicago, in which a girl (known as a "damsel in distress") threw a "help me/I'm a slave" note out the window of a brothel to attract the police, led to the passage of the Mann Act, or "White Slavery" act, which prohibits transportation of minors across state lines for immoral purposes. That was the charge that landed Charlie Luciano a 30-year sentence, later commuted to deportation. Chuck Berry, the rock star, also was sent away for a few years on Mann Act charges in the late '50's (he wasn't a pimp, he just had an underage white girlfriend). BTW: the brothel of the "damsel in distress" was operated by Harry Guzik, brother of Jake Guzik, Capone's right-hand man.
5. Some families have lieutenants as you described, some don't.
6. Anyone with rank can command soldiers if there's a real war. At other times, the Don's approval is usually required for a killing.
7. A consigliere is usually thought of as a guy whose sole job is to advise the Don, and therefore has no operational responsibilities, like rackets and murder. But there's no rule that says a consigliere can't have men under him to kick back money to him--and whom he can command to do any crime to make their own livings. .

Thanks Turnbull! Your answer of "white slavery" was very interesting! Then, shylocking means loans. I suppose thet they were illegal lones.

Thanks,

Giorgio Luigi Gambino.

There's nothing illegal about loaning money. It's the interest rate that makes it illegal--typically about 5 or 6 % a week

1. Button Men and soldiers are basically the same thing. So, like Turnbul said, They are Foot soldiers

2. a lieutenant is actually a high ranking button to a capo (Captain). For example; Paulie was the top button guy in the clemenza regime. So he was a liuetenant. Even though Most Mob organizations don't call anybody Lt. Paulie led 2 other buttons in the beat down of the sexual abusers who hurt Bosenera (Forgot how to spell his name) little girl.

Not to mention the threat of having your kneecaps broken if you don't pay up in time.