St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-04
SNUBBEO BY RUD|NI.
The Italian Premier Gives
Uncle Sam a Slice Of
Cold Shoulder.
lie Instructs Impepiali to
Attend Only to Current
Business.
Public Opinion Left to Indi-
cate a Solution Of the
Problem.
The French Government Cen
sured for the Butehery
at FoupmieS.

ROME, May S.-The green book on
the New Orleans lynching comprises
twenty-four dispatches dated from
March II to April 2S. 1t shows that the
Italian government from the commence
ment persevered in asking that criminal
proceedings be taken against the lynch
ers and that an indemnity be paid to
the families of the victims. The eX-
preston brought to justice" recurs In
the official dispatches as we'll as In
Baron Fava's private letters. The prln-
cipal communications have already been
published. After Mr.. Blaine's note OF
April IA the volume concludes with the
telegram from the Marquis di Rudlnl
to the Marquis Imperiali, the text of
which is as follows: 81 have now before
Irv note addressed to you by Secretary
Blaine April IA. It's perusal produces
most painful impression upon me.
will not stop to lay stress upon the lack
of conformity with diplomatic usages
displayed in making use, as Mr.. Blaine
did not hesitate to do, of portion of
telegram of mine communicated to him
In Strict Confidence.
In order to get rid of a question clearly
defined in our official documents, which
alone possess diplomatic value. Nor
will | stop to point out the inference in
this telegram of mine of March "a that
the words punishment of the guilty in
the brevity of telegraphic language
actually signifed only that prosecution
ought to be commenced in order that
the individuls recognized as guilty
should not escape punishment. Far
above all astute arguments remains the
fact that henceforward the federal gov
ernent declares itself conscious of what
we have constantly asked, and yet it
does not grant our legitimate demands.
Mr.. Blaine is right when he makes the
payment of indemnity to the families of
the victims dependent upon proof of the
violation of the treaty; but we shrink
from thinking that he considers tnat
the fact of such violation still needs
proof. Italian subjects acquitted by
American juries were massacred in
prisons of the state without measures
being taken to defend them. What
other proof does the federal government
expect of
Violation of Treaty
wherein constant protection and secnr-
ity of subjects of the contracting par
ties is expressly stipulated? We have it
placed in evidence that we have never
asked anything else but the opening of
regular proceedings. In regard to this,
Baron Fava's first note, dated March Is,
contained even the formula of the tele-
gram addressed Oh the same day by Mr..
Blaine under the order of President
Harrison to the governor of Louisiana.
Now, however, in the note of April IA,
MIR. Blaine is silent on the subject
which is, for US. the maint point of
controversy. We are under the sad
necessity of concluding that what
to every other government would appear
to be the accomplishment of strict
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
problem. We have affirmed, and we
again affirm, our first right. Let the
federal government reflect upon its side
if it Is eXpedient to leave to the mercy
of each state of the Union, irresponsible
TO foreign countries. the efficiency of
treaties. pledging its faith and honor to
entire nations. The present dispatch is
addressed to you exclusively, not to the
federal government. Your duties
henceforth are solely restricted to deal
ing with current business