The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-04
ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES.
Italy Gets Impatient and Recalls
Her Minister-Blaine's Reply.

Baron Faya the Italian Minister at Washington,
on Tuesday officially notified Secretary Blaine that
1.-The United States Government not having given
assurances" that the New Orleans lynchers would
be brought to justice the Italian Government has
found itself under the very painful necessity OF
showing openly its dissatisfaction by recalling the
Minister of his Majesty from a country where the
Italian representative is unable to obtain justice"
The Baron will sail for home leaving the Secretary
of Legation in charge of current affairs.
Secretary Blaine replied to Baron Fava's notiica-
ton Of recall, addressing the Charge d'Afairs Mr.
Blaine wrote
The cause of his sundering his diplomatic rela-
tions with this government is thus given in his
note:
THE reparation demanded by the government OF
the King, as have had the honor to inform you in
our interviews held during the last few days were
to consist of the following points
"First-The official assurance by the federal gov
eminent that the guilty parties should be brought to
jnstice.
.'Second-The recognition, in principle, that an
indemnity is due to the relatives ofthe victims"
The first demand thus stated by Baron Faya is
slightly changed in phrase from that employed
by him in his many verbal requests based on a
telegram from the Marquis Rudini which he left
with me- The Marquis Rudini declared that
ElSLl " uSulaLiu anu " Obtaih
of lhe murderers and an indemnity for the victims
| is unquestionabe.'
| II is inferred that Baron Favas change Of phrase
meant no change of demand.
! l have endeayored to impress upon him i'll the
several personal interviews with which he has
honored me, that the government of the United
States is utterly unable TO give the assurance which
| the Marquis Rudini has demanded. Even If the
national government had the entire Jurisdiction
over the alleged murderers it could not give
ance To any foreign power that they should be
punished The President is unable to see how any
government could justly give an assurance OF this
character in advance of a trial and a verdict of
guilty"
In the constitution of the United States it is de-
clared that .in all criminal prosecutions the accus-
ed shall enjoy the right to speedy and public trial
by an impartial jury of the State and district where
in the crime shall have been committed"
1t needs no argument to prove that a jury could
not be impartial if it were in any sense or to any
degree bound before the trial of the accused by al
assurance which the President of the United States
had ventured 10 give 10 a foreign power.
In the constitution of the State of Louisiana, under
whose immediate jurisdiction the crimes were com
milted substantially the same provision is found
so that the Governor of that State would be IN
able give pledge in advance for the result of
trial under state law as the President would wert
ii practicable to try the leaders Of the mob undeI
the laws of the United States.
In Baron Favas second point he demands the re
cognition in principle that indemnity is due Il
the relatives of the victims. He is assuredly unde
a grave error when he declared that the United
States government declined to take this demand
into consideration, and | shall regret if he la
communicated such conclusion TO your govern
ment. The United States, far from refusing, ha
distinctly recognized the principle of indemnity Il
those Italian subjects who may have been wronget
by violation of the rights secured to them undo
the treaty with the United States of February 2G
1871.
| have repeatedly given to Baron Fava the as
surance that, under the direction Of the President
all the facts and incidents connected with the un
happy tragedy at New Orleans, on the nth ofMarcl
last, should be most Thoroughly investigated. hav
also informed him that in matter of such gravit
the government of the United States would not per
init itself TO be unduly hurried; nor will it max
answer to any demand until every fact essential L
correct judgment shall have been fully ascertain
ed through legal authority The impotence of thu
aggrieved may be natural, but its indulgence doe
not always secure the most substantial justice.
Accept, sir. the assurance of my high considera
ton JAMES G. BLAINE.