New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02
A STRONG ANSWER TO FAVA
SECRETARY BLAINES REPLY.
THE CASE OF ITALY PUT IN MISERABLE
PLIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
FULL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE ITAL-
IAN MINISTER AND THE SECRETARY OF
sTATE-ITALY ASKS FOR TWO THINGS.
BUT THE UNITED STATES
CAN GRANT ONLY ONE.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSE.1

Washington, April 1.-Two letters are maze
public tonight by. the State Department "nich
throw striking light on the negotiations whicn
eliminated yesterday in Baron favas presenVa-
tion of his letters of recall, and which hX con-
vincingy the responsibility for that glarng dfplo
matte blunder either on the shoulders OF the over
hasty Italian diplomat himself or on those OIL
wilful and sensation-lOving Ministry at home.
The correspondence itself. in which the retiring
Minister announces his departure and sets forth
the reasons therefor, and in which Mr.. Blame,
while regretting the step taken by the ltalan
Government vindicates most sweeplngly ana Ell
fectively the attitude assumed and malntalned oy
the United States during the whole controversy,
leaves no possible doubt that the Italian Minister
either suffered the Government at home to order
his recall under grave misapprehension Of the
status of the negotiations, or that the Rudini
Ministry rashly and foolishy seized the opportun-
ity which offered to make capital at home by 4
stroke of Jingo" policy; which finds no justifi-
cation whatever in any view of international
comfy or diplomatic etiquette Mr. Blaine, in
deed. raises a grave issue of fact both with the
Minister and with the Italian Government, and
with the plain statement of this Governments
views and intentions which his letter to the
Marquis Imperiali presents, the whole Italian case
falls miserably to the ground.
Here is the text of the correspondence, which
begins with Baron Favas letter, announcing his
withdrawal:
BARON FAvAS ANNOUNCEMENT.
CTranslation)
Royal Legation of Italy,
Washington, March 81, 1891.
Mr.. Secretary of State
BY nv two notes of the 9th and Sth instant,
/ had the honor TO call your EXcelencyS s serious
attention to the occurrences OF exceptional gravity
which took place at New-OrleanS oil the l4tn,
whereby four subjects of the King OF Italy, VINO
were confined in the prison of that city, were
massacred by the crowd, under the leadership OF
two American citizens.
After having formally protested against the un-
justifable conduct of the local authorlues' wiica
were evidently recreant to all their duties on that
occasion | reserved to the Government OF Ills
Majesty the right to demand such satisfaction as
il might think proper, since the occurrence III queS-
tiOn constituted a patent violation OF the slpu-
atons of the treaty in force beween our two coun-
tries which secures to Italian subjects residing IN
the United States the same protection that Is en-
joyed by American citizens, ana Wnlcn mas aiWaSs
been extended to the latter in Italian territory.
The rcparatiOn demanded by the GOverhihent
of the King. as have had the honor to inform you
i'm our interviews held during the last lew uaSs'
1yerp 10 consist of the following points:
The ofliciaI assurance by the Federal Gov
ernment that the guilty parties should DC DroughV
TO justice -. :. ioiolo that an in
den,nitv is due TO the relatives of the victims.
Your Excellency was pleased to declare 70 me me
that. as the Federal Government tld NOT uilhk an
that it could take this view OF the case, lC ue-
elincd to take the two aforesaid demands into
consideration. c...u,o,,4 %
Under these circumstances the Government OF
His Majesty considering that the legitimate actloh
of the Kings Minister at Washington becomes III
efFcacous has ordered me to take my leave;
In obedience to the instructions which nave nave
received | have the honor to announce to Your
EXcellency that | am going to leave Washington
as speedily as possible leaving the Marquis I'M
periali. His Maiesty's Secretary Of Legation IN
charge of the current business oil the Royal Le-
Re pleased TO ac 'ept Mr. Secretary of state
the renewed assurance Of my highest considerit
Cioh FAVA.