Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-02
FAVA RECALLED.
The italian Government Takes q
Serious Step.
TIE AMBASSADOR ORDERED TO LEAVE
Italy Declares That 1t is Hopeless to Ex-
pect PREPARATION Under the Peculiar
American System Of Government
and Expresses Its Views.

WASHINGTON, April LIN an official
note dated yesterday, Baron Fava, the
italian minister, declared to the secre-
tary of state that the United States gov
eminent, not having given the assur-
ances that "the murderers of the Italian
subjects acquitted by the American
magistrate and murdered In prison
while under the immediate protection
Of the authorities of New Orleans"
would be brought to justice, the Italian
government had found itself under the
very painful necessity of showing openly
its dissatisfaction by recalling the min
lister of his majesty from a country
where the Italian representative was
unable to obtain justice. The baron
will soon leave the United States, leav-
ing the secretary of legation in charge
only of the current aft airs
This action by the Italian government
caused the deepest surprise in official
circles here, when the fact became
known. 1t had been generally sup
posed that the Italian government
would at least await the action of the
New Orleans grand jury which is
charged with an investigation of the
tragedy at the New Orleans Jail 1t APP
pears, however, that the information
received from its representatives must
have led that government to the con-
clusion that the grand jury investiga-
ton would fail to result in the punish
ment or even indictment of any person
connected with the killing of the Ital-
ians.
The letter of Gov. Nichols in reply
to Secretary Blaine was also, it is
thought, regarded as evasive of the
real point at issue-reparation for an
alleged wrong-and the governors as
surances that further bloodshed would
not follow, unaccompanied by any ex-
cuse for the failure of the state or mu-
nicipal authorities to take precautions
to prevent the killing was, it is said, re-
garded by the Italian government with
extreme dissatisfaction. 1t appeared to
it that the United States government had
exhausted its resources.
The relations between the national
government and the governments of the
states were so fixed by the American
constitution that when the Italian min
lister, obeying the commands of his gov
eminent, sought for some assurances
that the persons concerned in the kill
ing of its subjects would be punished,
it was not possible for the general gov
eminent to give any definite assurance
of the kind. 1t could and did point to
the fact that the grand jury was the
American provision for calling before
the bar of justice the persons who had
violated the laws of the land. But this
particular grand jury was called to-
gether under the laws of the sovereign
state of Louisiana, and whether or not
it would punish according to the Italian
idea of justice was something that no
national official from the president
down could guarantee.
The Italian government was not sat
isfed with such views. With the rela-
tons between the state and national
government and the peculiarities of the
American constitutional system of gov
eminent it had nothing to do But it
was necessary, according to its views,
that Italian citizens in foreign countries
should be accorded the full measure of
protection fixed by the laws of those
countries.
Here was a case where, according to
the statement of the minister, the Ital-
ian subjects bad been arrested on a
charge Of crime and acquitted by an
American jury, according to the forms
of American law. These men, declared
innocent by a judicial tribunal, had
been slain by an angry people. The
Italian government could not 90 be- |
hind the verdict of the American court,
and Notwithstanding it was stated in
some quarters that the men were really
guilty of foul assassination and had |
been acquitted by means of bribery, in |
the eyes of the Italian government they |
were innocent Italian subjects. In their |
violent killing the Italian people had |
been outraged and insulted. The ma
tional government of the United States |
had, as stated, failed to give any definite
assurance that PREPARATION would be
made. There was but one recourse,
ard thai was taken when the Italian |
notified Secretary Blaine that
he had been recalled because his gov
eminent was dissatisfied with the nego-
tiatiOns. This is the Italian view of |
the matter