The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-04-10
Washington Letter.


That was no " April /, sensation which
struck this town this week when Baron
Fava, the Italian minister, who Seems
TO have studied the great American
game Of draw poker 10 some purpose
during his ten years residence In Wash
ington, walked into Mr.. Blaine's private
office and made the bluff of his life by
presenting n letter from the Italian gov
eminent recalling him az Envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentlary
to the United States by way of empha-
sizing it's dissatisfaction ut the failure OF
this Government TO make reparation for
the recent lynching Of Italians al New
Orleans, but real genuine, ail-wool-and-
a-yard-wide, warranted-not-to-shr
while being cabled- around the W o r d
sensation. Ii has shaken the admins
tration from stem to stern and from
BABY Mckee TO Jim" Blaine, and
will probably cause Il slump in the price
of Nacaroni in the New Orleans market.
am afraid that some one will accuse
me of leyity in writing thus, but | can
no more take this absurd Italian blum
der seriously than | can the announced
retirement of John sherman from poll
tics. If this act of the Italian govern
ment be seriously taken and followed TO
its logical conclusion IL can mean but
one thing-war. Had the same thing
been done by that government at the
court of any first class European power
it would undoubtedly ere this have re-
suited in declaration of war. But in
this case there will be- no war. We can I
fight Italy because We haven't the ships,
and Italy can't fight us because although
she has the ships, she hasn' the money.
What will We do to resent this insult?
Nothing. Our minister to Italy will re-
main at his post, unless the ''Maiia
which King Humbert evidently fears
more than the citizens of New Orleans
did, shall compel the government of Italy
TO send him his passports, in which case
he will return home and Italy will not
be represented At the Worlds Fair.
An official statement of the affair has
been made public, which makes il plain
that the administration Is i'll no way re
sponsible for the slap in the face it has
received from the nation of organ-grind-
ers and bogus counts. and which takes
as dignified stand a. is possible, con-
Sidering that the absence of navy
powerful enough to cope with that of
Italy stands in the way of our trying to
assume too aggressive An attitude.
The following remarks made 10y Re
preventative McCreary, of Kentucky,
who was chairman of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs in the Fiftieth
Congress, and who will occupy the same
position in the Fifty-second, represents
the general sentiment i'll regard to the
occurrence: The Italian government
has acted hastily and without the digni-
" which ought and usually does mark
diplomatic negotiations. In the frst
instance Italy had grievance, or be
lieved she had, in the killing of three OF
her subjects III riot. The United
States promptly responded TO her de
mands by institutine an inquiry into the
matter in perfect good faith. While
this investigation is being made, before
the United States has time 10 take
any action further than to institute the
inquiry, the Italian government sudden
ly recalls her minister and breaks off
! Diplomatic relations with the United
: States. This turns the tables. The
United States i now the party having a
grievance
The popular song The yr'e after me-
is particularly applicable to the man who
! disburscs $135, 900, 900 a year in the
payment of pensions. The they" in
( the present case are several hundred de
, partment clerks who have invested some
thing like $50. 900 in a suburban real
estate scheme of which Commissioner
Raum was at the head, that Is apparent
" as great a fraud az was the Refrigera-
/ tor company so cleverly uncarthcd by
Representative Cooper last year This
''snide' enterprise and Commissioner
Raum's connection Herewith has been
brought to Mr.. HarriSon's attention.
and once more there is rumor that
Raum resignation win be asked for.
EX-Sccretary Whitney and ex-private
Secretary Dan Lamont were welcome
visitors this week They are now asso-
ciated in business.
1t is expected that Mr. Harrison and
as many of his cabinet as care to go will
start on that much talked of trip to the
Pacific coast on the 10, of this month.
1t has been decided TO make il stag
party.
The kinCaid murder trial is drawing
To a close. 1t looks like acquittal.
Senator Faulkner'S wife died at his
residence here last Tuesday evening.
She was very popular.
Secretary Foster has offended the
Knights of Labor by refusing to make an
investigation of certain charges they pre-
ferred against the chief of the Bureau OF
Engraving and printing. They threat
en- to bring the matter before the House
when Congress meets. "