The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-14
RUDlNl IN A RAGE.
Italy's Premier Stops correspondence
With Blaine

WIN lbla1ne.
ROME, May 3.-The Green Book on
the New Orleans lynching comprises
twenty.four dispatches, dated from
March II to April 28. It shows that
the Italian Government from the COM
mencement perseversed in asking that
criminal proceedings be taken against
the llynchers and that indemnity be paid
to the families of the victims. The ex-
preston "bronght to justice" recurs in
the Official dispatches as we'll as Baron
Fava's private letters. The principal
communications have already been
published.
After Blaine'S note Of April If the
volume concludes with a telegram from
the Maquis di Rudni to the Marquis I'm
perali, the text of which is as follow:
have now before me note address
Ell to you by Secretary Blaine Of April
II. Its pcrusal produces a most pain
full impression upon me. | will not
stop to lay stress upon the lack of con-
formity with diplomatic usages dis
played in making public, us Blaine did
not hesitate to do, of Il portion Of a tele-
gram of mine communicating to him in
direct confidence in order to get rid of
the question clearly defined in our oilici.
Ill documents which alone possess diplo-
matte value. Nor will stop TO point
out the reference in this telegram of
mine of March 2l, that the words pun
ishment Of the guilty." in the brevity
OF telegraghic language, actually signi-
lied only that the prosecution ought to
be commenced in order that individuals
recognized as guilty should not escape
punishment. Far above all aStute ar
guments remains the fact that hencefor
ward the Federal Government declares
| itself conscious of what we have con-
Stantly asked, and yet it does not grant
our legitimate demands. Blaine is
| right when he makes payment of indem-
nlty to families of victims dependent
upon proof of violation Of the treaty
| but we shrink from thinking that he
considers that the fact of such violation
still needs proof. Italian subjects ac-
quilted by American juries were maSsa.
cred in the prisons of the State without
measures being taken to defend them
| What other proof does the Federal q Ov-
ernment expect of the violation of the
treaty wherein constant protection and
security Of the subjects of the contract
ing parties is expressly stipulated. We
have placed on evidence that we have
never asked anything else but the open.
ing OF regular proceedings. In regard
to this, Baron Fava's first note, dated
March Is, contained even the formula
or telegram addressed OH the same day
by Mr.. blaine under order of President
Harrison to the Governor Of Louisiana
Now. however, in the note of April II
Mr.. Blaine is silent on the subject, which
is for us the main point of contro-
yerSy.
We are under the sad necessity of
concluding that what to every other
Government would be the accomplish
ment of a civil duty is impossible to
the Federal Government. 1t is time to
break off this bootlesS controversy
Public opinion, the sovereign Judge
will know how to indicate an equitable
solution of this grave problem. We
have affirmed and we again affirm our
right. Let the Federal Government re-
fleet upon its side if it is eNpedient to
leave to the mercy of each STATE Of the
| Union, irresponsible to foreign coun
tries, the efficiency of treaties pledging
its faith and honor to entire nations
The present dispatch is addressed to
you exclusively, not the Federal Coy
ernment. Your duties henceforward
are solely restricted to dealing with cur.
rent business.