Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
GENERAL NEWS.
tween Secretary Blaine and
the Italian Government.
Italy Spoke With Undue Haste and
Was Obliged tn Recede from
Her Unwarranted Claim.
An Epitome OF All the Notable Hap
penings Of the Week Made Up
for Busy Readers.
Blaine and Italy.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The correspond
ence between Secretary Blaine and the
Italian government since the secretary's
note TO Marquis Imperiali, acknowledging
notice of Baron Fava's departure, has Just
been made public.
The first note is from Imperiali, inform
ing Secretary Blaine that the Italian gov
eminent ''has asked nothing beyond the
prompt institution of judicial proceedings
through the regular channels. IL would
have been absurd To claim the punishment
OF the guilty parties without the warrant
of "a regular judgment. The Italian gov
eminent now repeats the same demand.
Not until the federal government shall
have explicitly declared that the aforesaid
proceedings shall be promptly begun can the
diplomatic incident be considered as closed
To this note Mr.. Blaine replied quoting
the first paragraph of the above note, and
adding: "This government certainly had
no desire whatever to change the meaning
Of the Marquis Rudini's telegram Of March
"a. 1t was delivered at the senate depart
ment by Baron Fava in person, written in
his own hand and expressed in the English
language. The following is tho full text
of the telegram; dated Rome, March "a,
1891. and addressed to the Italian minister,
W
government are very simple. Some
Italian subjects acquitted by 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 aud an indemnity for the vic
tins is unquestionable. / wish to ada
that the public opinion in Italy is justly
impatient, and if concrete provisions were
not at once taken. l should find myself in
the painful necessity of showing openly
our dissatisfaction by recalling the minis
ter OF his majesty from a country where
he is unable to obtain Justice Continuing,
Mr.. Blaine says: The words are precisely
those which quoted in my former note,
and l am directed by the president to
express the satisfaction of this government
with the very material qualification of the
demand made by the Marquis Rudini
on behalf of the Italian government.
The widows and children of the citizens
who lost their lives by mob violence may
sue the leaders and members Of the mob
only in the courts of the state of louisiana
while the widows and children of the Italian
subjects who suffered death have the right
TO sue each member of the mob, not only in
the state courts, but also before the federal
tribunals for the district of Louisiana.
Provision is made in the revised civil code
of Louisiana for redress OF such grievances
as the widows and children Of the victims
of the mob may plead" Secretary Blaine
then calls attention 70 the fact that the at
torney-gcneral has been directed 10 make
an investigation "a to the federal liability,
and that his report has not yet been re-
ceived. Mr.. Blaine then continues: "If il
a
only in the state courts of Louisiana and
the usual judicial investigation and pro-
cedure under the criminal law is not resorted
to, it will then be the duty of the United
States TO consider whether some other form
of redress may be asked. The state grand
jury is now investigating the affair, and
while IL is possible that the jury may fail
to present indictments. the United States
cannot assume that such will be the case.
IF, therefore, it should appear that among
those killed by the mob at New Orleans
there were some Italian subjects who were
resident or domiciled in that city, agree
ably to our treaty with Italy and not in
violation of our immigration laws, and
who were abiding in the peace Of the
United States and obeying the laws there
of and of the state of Louisiana, and that
the public officers charged with the duty of
protecting life and property in that city
connived at the work of the mob, or upon
proper notice and information of threaten
ed danger failed TO take any steps for the
preservation of the public peace. and after
ward to bring the guilty TO trial, the pres!-
dent would, uGder such circumstances, feel
that a case was established that should be
submitted TO the consideration of congress
with a view TO the relief of the families of
the Italian subjects who had lost their
lives by lawless violence