The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-02
MARQUIS IMPERIALLI
Concerning the Recall Of Baron
Faya.
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WASHINGTON, April 1.-The following CORE
spondence between Secretary Blaine and Baron
Fava is made public by the department of state:
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY,
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1891.
alr. Secretary of State:
By my two notes of the 18th and 18th inst, I
had the honor to call your excelency's serious
attention to an occurrence of exceptional grav
ity which took place at New Orleans on the
18th, whereby four subjects of the King of Italy,
who were confined in the prison of that city,
were massacred by crowd, under the leader
ship Of two American citizens. After having
formally protested against the unjusJifiable
conduct of the local authorities, who were
evidently reereant to all their duties on that
occasion, l reserved to the government of his
majesty the right 10 demand such satisfaction
as ii might think proper. Since the occurrence
III question constituted a patent violation
of the stipulations of the treaty in force
between our two ountries, which Sc
cures to Italian subjects residing within
the United States the same protection en-
loyed by American citizens and which always
has been extended to the latter in Italian terri
tory, the Preparations demanded by the govern
ment of the King, as 1 have had the honor to in
form you in our interviews held during the last
few days were to consist OF the following points
l-oncial assurance by the federal government
that the guilty parties should be brought to JUS
tlce. Interrogation, in principle, that indem-
nifty is due to Une relatives of the victims.
Your excellency was pleased to declare to me
that, as the government did not think il could
take this view OF the case, it declined to take
the aforesaid demands into consideration. I'm
der these circumstances, the government of his
majesty, considering the legitimate action of the
king minister at Washington becomes ineffi-
caclouS' has ordered me TO take my leave. In
obedience have 10 announce that am going
10 leave washington as speedily possible,
leaving Marquis imperlallt. his maJeSty's secre-
tary of legation, in charge of the current buSi-
ness OF the royal legation
Secretary Blaine to-day wrote to Charge
dAhai15 Imperial as follows: Il beg to as
sure you OF the sincere regret with which the
20 .ernment o the United States receives the
intelligence Of Baron Favas speedy departure
from this capital. Though he has more than
once lntimated this purpose, the government
Of the United States has been unable to see
adequate reasons for such step. The baron's
service here for the past ten years has been
distinguished at all times by the st agree
able relations with the executive department
OF this government. Regret at his leaving is
enhanced when. as the President believes, he
has been recalled under a misapprehension of
the facts by the government of Italy
1.-The cause of his sundering his Diplomatic
relations with this government is thus given in
ais note: The reparations demanded by the
government of the King, as L have had the
honor 10 INFORM you IN our interviews held dur
ing the last lew days, were to consist of the
following points: l-Official assurance by the
federal government that the guilty parties
should be brought 10 justice. by recognition,
IN principle that an. lGemnity is due TO the rel
atiVes of the victims
The tfrst demand thus stated by Baron Fava
is slightly changed in phrase from that en-
ployed by him in his many verbal requests
based on the telegram from Marquis di Ruduni
which he left with me- Marquis di Ruduni de.
clared that 'Italy's right to demand and to OBJ
as1,v
Tor the victims Is unquestionable. 1t is
inferred that Baron FaTas change of
phrase meant no change of demand.
l have endeavored to impress upon
him in several personal interviews with which
he has honored me, that the government of the
United States is utterly unable to give the as
surance which Marquis di Rudini has demanded
Even if the national govern nent had entire
jurisdiction over The alleged Inurderers, IL could
not give assurance to any foreign power that
they should be punished. The President is un-
able to see how any government could Justly
give an assurance OF this character in advance
OF a trial and verdict OF guilty.
In the constitution OF the Un ted States ii is
declared that IN all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and
pubic trial by impartial jury of the state and
district wherein the crime shall have been
committee. II needs no argument to prove that
jury could not be impartial II il were in any
sense or to any degree, bound before the trial
OF the accused, by an assurance which the Presi
dent Of the United States had ventured to give
u foreign power.
In the constitution of the state Of Louisiana
under whose immediate jurisdiction the crimes
were committed. substantially the same provi
sion is found, so the governor of that state
would be as unable to give pledge in advance
for the result OF a trial under the state law as
the President would be were il practicable tc
try the leaders of the mob under law of the
United States.
In Baron Fava's second point he demands
recognition, in principle, that indemnity is due
TO the relatives OF the victims He Is assuredly
under grave error when he declares that the
United States government declined 10 take this
demand into consideration. and / shall regre
If he has communicated such conclusion tc
your government. The United States so from
refusing has distinctly recognized the principle
of indemnity TO those Italian subjects who MAJ
have been wronged by violation CT the rights
secured TO them under the treat,
with the United States of February 90
1871. have repeatedly given to Baron Favs
President, all the facts and incidents connected
with the unhappy tragedy at New Orleans OF
the 18th Of March last should be most thor
oughly investigated. have also informed hin
that in matter OF such gravity the government
OF the United States would not permit itself TX
be unduly hurried, nor will IL make answer Il
any demand until every fact essential 70 a cor
rect Judgment shall have been fully ascertaineC
through legal authority. The Impotence of the
aggrieved may be natural but ITS indulgence
does not always secure the most substantial
justice"
The fact that Secretary Blaine addressed his
last letter on the subject Of the New Orleans
tragedy TO Marquis lmperlall, charge q afIaireS
Is significant demonstrating that the govern.
uent does not regard the rupture of diplomatic
relations caused by Baron Favas recall as com
plete. Had that view been taken, the commun-
ication would have been addressed to the Ital
fan government direct or through the medium
of Minister Porter at Rome.
How the matter is received by the italian
government will be disclosed by the reply thai
is made to the secretary's letter. If the charge
o'affaires replies as such, it must be construed
as an acknowledgment that the Italian govern
ment is still represented in the United State,
by it's legation, but if he announces he is with
out authority to reply, and suggests the trans
initial of the secretary's communication tt
Rome, il may be taken as evidence that direc
diplomatic relations between the two countries
is at an end.
careful perusal of the secretarys lette
seems TO warrant the assumption that from tn,
very beginning of the CORE spondence ant
negotiations on the subject treated, the Italian
minister has assumed an aggressive attitude
The secretary says that the baron has NOR
than once intimated this purpose Ito depart
speedily which clearly demonstrates that til,
minister threatened to leave Washington earl,
in the negotiation in d less cautious and diplo
matte manner than might be expected in cas-