Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-02
WAR! WAR! WAR !
The Italian Government Recalls
its Ministers from the United
States and Savers Official
Relations Between
the Countries.
The Only Reason Given is That
the Government is Dissatis-
fed With the Conduct
of the New Or.
leans Affair.

WASHINGTON. March 31.-With an
official note dated today, Baron Fava,
the italian minister, hss declared TO !
the secretary Of state that the United
States government not having given
assurances that the murderers Of Ital-
ian subjects acquitted by American
magistrates and murdered In prison
while under the immC date protection
Of the authorities Of New Orleans.
would be brought to justice, the Ital-
ian government has found itself under
the very painful necessity Of showing
openly its dissatisfaction by recalling
the minister Of his majesty from q
country where the Itaian representa-
tive is unable to obtlin justice. The
baron will soon leave the United
StatS :, leaving the secretary Of legation
In charge only Of current affairs. This
action by the If1lian government
caused the deepest surprise In official
circles here when the fact became
known. 1t had been generally sup
posed that the Itslian government
would at lea7t await the action Of the
New Orleans grand jury, which is
charged with the Investigation Of the
bloody episode at the New Orleans jail,
Il appear-. however, that the infor-
nation received from it8 representa-
tives led the government to the con-
clusion that the grand jury invesiiga-
ton would fsil to result In the punish
ment or ~. D indictment Of Sny person
connected 4 with the killing Of the Ital-
lars. TIE Letter Of Governor Nichols
In reply t. SeoretlIy Blaine was also,
II is thought, regarded - eYasiva Of
the real point at issue-repsrAtion for
the alleg, wrOng-aDd the governors
~ surAnces that further bloOdshed
would not follow, UnAccOmpenicd by
any excrse for the r. ilure of the state
municipal authorities to tske precau-
tions TO prevent the killing was, It is
said, regarded by the italian govern
ment with extreme dissatisfaction. II
appeered to il that the United States
government bad exhausted "a re-
cources. The relations between the
natiOnPl COVER. ment ard the govern
ment Of the states were so fixed by the
American constitution that when the
Irqiian minister, Obeying the goyerr-
ment, sought for. Fssurance that the
persona concernt IN the killing OF its
subjects would be punished, 1t was not
possible for the general government to
give ny defibii assurs nee Of the kind.
1t could end point TO the fact that the
grand jury was an American provision
for calling before the bsr Of justice per
sons who had violated the law Of the
land. But this pal ticulsr grsnd jury
was cslld 4 together U1der the laws OF
the sovereign state OF Louisiana, end
whether or not II would punish them
accoI ling to toe ides of If-"-n jrsfiCe e
was something th%t no national off,
cal -Om the pr sident dow could
Rusrantee. The alien government
was not satisfied with such views.
With the relations / stw, en- the state
aud DAtiOnsl governments end the
peculIarities of our ,~si'tJtione' sys-
tenn Of government IL had nothing to
do. But it wss nee ssAfy. according tc
its views, that Italian citizens ia for
eign countries should be accorded the
full measure of protection fixed by the
laws of thee cOuntriss. Here WIS 9
csse where. according TO the statement
of the minister, Italian subjec's had
been arrested on tho chsrge Of crime
srd acquitted by an American jury
according TO the forms o
the American law. These men. de
clsred innocent by a judicisl tribunal
had been slain by sze people. TIT
Italian government Duld Mt 90 b.
yond the verdict Of the American court
and Notwithstanding that it wa
stated In some quarters that the mel
were reslly guilty Of the foul rssassina
ton and had been acquitted by meao
of bribery. out In the eye Of the Italial
government they were innocent Ital
|. ian subjects. In their violent kil'inl
tine ItSlian reople had been Outrage'
aud insulled. The national govern
ment Of the United States bsd, a
stated, failed - give any defiDte IS
surance that q rebsraiion would b
mace. There was but one recourss