River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-07
DI RUDINI is MISTAKEN.
Secretary Blaine Corrects some OF the
italian Premier's Misstatements.

Secretary Blaine Corrects Some OF the
Italian Premisr's Misstatements.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The following
dispatch was sent by Secretary Blaine
Monday:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WAsHINGroN May
T. ls9i.-Porter, American Minister Rome
series OF statements addressed TO the Marquis
IMPERIAL by the Marquis Rudini was tele-
graphed from Rome yesterday and was pub
lis he'd b. the press OF the United States to-day.
IT. on!y part OF the Marquis Rudini's com
mt nicatfon which this government desires 20
notice Is the one here quoted-namsly:
Il have now before me note addressed to
you by Secretary Blaine April "a. rs perusal
produces most painful impression upon me.
/ will not stop to lay stress upon the lack of
conformity with diplomatic usages displayed
in making use, as Mr.. Blaine did not hesitate
to do, OF portion of telegram Of mine com
municated to him in strict confidence in order
to get rid of question clearly defined in our
official documents, which alone possesses d p
lomatic value
1.-THE telegram OF March a. concerning who's e
public use the Marquis Rudini complains. is
the following, which quoted in full in my
note OF April a to Marquis Imperiali charge
of italy, at this capital
ROME, March 4-Italian minister. Wash
ington; Our requests to the federal govern
ment arc simple. Some Italian subjects
acquitted ty the American magistrates
have been murdered in prison while
under the Immediate protection OF the
authorities. Our right therefore TO demand
and obtain the punishment OF the murderers
and an indemnity for the victims is unquestion-
able. | wish TO add that the public opinion in
Italy Is justly impatient, and il concrete pro
visions were not at once taken ! should ind
myself in the painful necessity of showing
openly our dissatisfaction by recalling the min
lister of his majesty from country where he
is unable TO obtain il stice RUDISI.'
The intimaton of the Marquis Rudini that
the telegram in question was delivered in
strict confidence is a total error As the tel
egram expressed the demand Of the Italian
government il was impossible that Marquis
Rudini could transmit 1t ia strict confidence.
AS | have already stated, il was communi-
Gated to me in person by Baron Fava writ
ten in English in his own handwriting
without a suggestion of privacy, and the
telegram itself has not a sing mark upon IL
denoting a confidential character. l have
caused number OF copies OF the telegram TO
be forwarded to YOU in fac smile. Tie usual
mark for italic printing made by me under
four lines and they appear in the copies. You
will use the fac smiles in such manner as will
most enectually prove the error into which the
Marquis Rudini has fallen. BLAINE"
WASHINGTON. May 3. - II is not
thought Minister Porter will be with
drawn from Rome for awhile yet.
From the beginning the policy of Sec
rotary Blaine was not to dignity the
childish cause of Marquis di RN-
DIM In any way, and the sud
den withdrawal of Minister Por-
ter would be giving the affair too
much importance. 1t is therefore prob
able that Minister Porter will not come
home on leave of absence for time
yet. The diplomatic correspondence
with regard to the New Orleans lynch
ing viii go on in the usual way. Mar
quis lmperiali will keep on transacting
the current business between his
government and the United States,
while the Rudini ministry may do
whatever it pleases to satisfy the homo
sentiment.