Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-09
THE ITALIAN AFFAIR.
Correspondence between Minister
Fava and Secre tary Blaine


OF STATE; BY my two notes of the
10Th and 18th inst. ! had the honor to
call your eycellency's attention to the
occurrence Of exceptional gravity
which took place Mt New Orleans on
the lIth. whereby four subjects of the
king OF Italy who were confined in the
prison Of that city were massacred by
American citizens, After having pro-
tested against the unjusuliablc con.
duct of the local authorities who were
evidently rccreant TO all their duties
on that occasion, ! reserve to the gov.
eminent of his majesty the right 10 dc.
maGd such satisfaction rs it might
think proper, since the occurrence in
question constituted potent viola
ton of the stipulations Of the treaty
in force between our two countries,
which secures to Italian subjects re-
siding in the United States the Same
protection that is enjoyed by Anne rican
citizens, and that has always been cN.
tended TO the latter in llaly's territory.
The repnration demanded by the gov.
ernment OF the king, rs have had the
honor to inform you in our interviews
held during the past low days, were to
consist OF the following points,
/. The Official assurance by the
federal government that the guilty
parties should be brought TO Justice.
=. That the recognition in principle
that am indemnity is due TO the rela.
Of
was pleased to declare TO mo that rs
the federal government did not thiak
that it could take this view Of the case,
it declined TO take the two aforesaid
mands INTO consideration. Under
these circumstances, the government
OF his majesty, considering that the
legitimate action OF the kings minis.
Ter at Washington becomes iuetiica.
cious, he has ordered me to take my
leave. In obedience to the instruc-
tons which ] have received, | have
the honor to announce to your excel
lency that | am going TO leave Wash
ington as speedily rs possible, leaving
the Marquis Imperial, his majesty's
secretary OF legation, in charge OF he
current business OF the royal legation
BE pleased 10 accept, Mr.. Secretary OF
State, the renewed assurance OF my
highest consideration. FAyA.
His Exce,lency j. q. Blaine, secre.
tary Of state, etc.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHING.
TON, ID. c., April /, 1891. Tho Mar
quis lmperiali, Charge D'Atfaircs,
ETC.. have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your note ofyester-
terday's date from Baron Fava, who
has left the Italian legation in your
charge. ! beg to express the sincere
regret with which the government OF
the United States receives the intelli-
gence of Baron Fava's speedy depar.
turc from this capital. Though he has
more than once minated this pur-
pose, the government OF the United
States has been unable 10 see adequate
reasons for such IA step. Tho Baron's
service here for the past tea years
has been distinguished al all times by
| the most agreeable relations with the
executive department OF the govern
mcnt. The regret mt his leaving Is
enhanced when rs the president be
lieves he has been recalled under u
misrepresentation Of facts by the gov.
eminent OF Italy. Tho cause of his
! surrendcring his diplomatic relations
with this government j. thus given in
his note: The reparation demanded
| by the government Of the king rs
have had the honor to MORN you in
our interviews held during the last
| few days, were to consist Of the fol-
lowing: First, the official assurance
by the federal government that the
| guilty parties would be brought 10
| justice; second, the recognition in
| principle that an indemnify Is due to
! the relarives of the victims.
The first demand stated by Baron
Fava is slightly changed in phrase
| from that employed by him in his
many verbal requests based on u tclc-
gram from the Marquis Rudinl. which
he left with mo. Marquis Rudini de-
clared that ltaly's right TO
demand and obtain punishment of the
! murdercrs and an indemnity for the
! victims is unqucstionable.
1t is inferred that Baron Favas change
! OF phrase meant no change OF demand.
| / have endeGyored TO impress on him
| in the personal interviews which ho
| has honorcd me that the government
! ofthe United States is unable to give
the assurance which the marquis has
demanded. Even If the goycrnmcn t
! had the entire Jurisdiction over the
! alleged murderers it could not give
assurance to AIRY foreign power that
they should be punished. Inc presi-
! dent is unable to see how any govern
mcnt could justly give an assurance Of
this character in advance OF trial
| and verdict of guilty In the con.
stitution OF the United States il is de-
! clared that lin all criminal prosecu-
! tions the accused shall enjoy the
right 10 a speedy trial by an impartial
| Jury OF the state and district wherein
! the crime shall have been committed. y
! Ii needs no argument TO prove that a
! jury could not be impartial il it would
! to any degree be bound before the
| trial OF the accused by an assurance
| which the president OF the United
/ StutGS Hdu Nc1tuteu W give 10 " lOf-
cign power. In the cons tuition OF
! the state of Louisiana, under whose
immediate jurisdiction the crimes were
! committed, substantially the same
4 provision is found; so that the COVER
nor of the state would be as unable to
I give a pledge in advance for the re.
I suit of trial under state law as the
president would be We're it practicable
to try the leaders OF the moo under
the law OF the Uuitcd States. In Bar.
on Fava's note he demand, the recog.
milton in principle that an indemnity
is due the relatives of the victims
He is under a grave error when he de.
clares that the United States refused
TO take this demand into consider.
alton, and shall regret if he has con-
municated such conclusion to your
government. The United States, 70
far from refusing, has distinctly recoe
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