The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25

| Secretary Blaine and the italian government
since the secretary's note to Marquis Imperiah
acknowledging notice of Baron Fava's de-
parture;
ROYAL LOCATION OF ITALY,
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 2, 1891.
Mr.. SECRETARY OF STATE: Ihasten to ac-
knowledge the receipt Of the note which your
exoellency did me the honor TO address to me
| on the 1st instant, In reply to that whereby
Baron Fava informed you Of his departure on
| leave
have laid the contents OF your excelloncys q
| aforesaid note before the government OF the
| king, and his excellencY, the president OF the
council, his mniesty's minister Of foreign AFFAIRS,
has Just directed me TO address the following
communication to you:
"The government Of the king of italy has
asked nothing beyond the prompt institution OF
| judicial proceedings through the regular chan
| nels. 1t would have been absurd to claim the
| punishment OF the guilty parties without the
| warrant of irregular Judgment The Italian
| government now repeats the same demand Not
until the Federal government shall have ex-
plicitly declared that the aforesaid proceedings
shall be promptly begun can the diplomatic In
cident be considered as closed.
Meanwhile, His Majesty's government takes
note OF the declaration whereby the Federal
| government recognizes that an indemnity Ia
| due to the families Of the victims In virtue OF
the treaty in force between the two countries.
have, therefore, the honor to bring the fore
| going to the knowledge of your excellency ana
| / avail myself OF this occasion co ofier to you,
Mr. Secretary Of State, the assurances OF my
highest and most respectful consideration.
| IMPERIAII.
His excelenoy, James G. Blaine, secretary
Of state.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1891.
THE MARQUIS IMPERIALI, Charge d AT
| fairs, etc.-Sir; 1 have the honor to ackno"l'
edge the receipt of your note dated Thursday
| April 9, 1891 1t contains o second telegram
| from the Marquis Rudini, part OF which here
quote;
1.-THE government OF the king OF Italy has
asked nothing beyond the prompt institution
OF judicial proceedings through the regular
| channels 1t would have been absurd to claim
the punishment OF the guilty parties without
the warrant OF the o regular judgment. The
| italian government now repeats the same de-
mand. Not until the federal government shall
have explicitly declared that the aforesaid pro-
ceedings shall be promptly begun can the diplo'
matte incident be considered as closed"
This government certainly had no desire
whatever to change the meaning Of the Marquis
Rudinis telegram Of March "a. 1t was deliver
| ed at the state department by Baron Fava in
| person, written in his own hand and expressed
in the English language. The following is the
| full text of the telegram:
ROME, March "a 1891.
ITALIAN MINISTER, Washington: Our re-
| quests to the federal government are very
simple. Some italian subjects, acquitted by
the American magistrates have been muir
dered in prison while under the immediate
protection OF the authorities. Our right there
fore to demand and obtain the punishment OF
the murderers and an indemnity for the victims
is unquestionable. 1 wish 10 add that the pub
lie opinion in Italy is justly impatient and II
concrete provisions were not at once taken
should find myself in the painful necessity OF
showing openly our dissatisfaction by recalling
the minister OF his majesty from n country
where he is unable to obtain justice. RUDINL !"
The words understood are precisely those
which quoted in my former note, and am
directed by the president to express the salts
faction of this government with the very ma
terial qualification of the demand made by the
Marquis Rudni on behalf of the italian govern
ment. You quote in your note another part OF
the Marquis Rudnis telegram of April q in
these words:
meanwhile his majestys government takes
note of the declaration whereby the Federal
government recognizes that an indemnity is due
to the families OF the victims in virtue OF the
treaty in force between the two countries"
If the Marquis Rudinl will carefully examine
my note of April l. he will discover that did not
recognize that an indemnity IS due to the fam
lilies OF the victims in virtue of the treaty in force
| between the two countries" What did say
was in answer to Baron Favas assertion that
| the United States government refused to take
| this demand for indemnity into consideration.
! Iquote my reply:
| 1.-THE United States, so far from refusing, has
| distinctly recognized the principle Of indemnity
| to faose Italian subjects who may have been
wrouged by violation of the rights secured to
them under the treaty with the United States
| concluded February &c, 1871"
The Marquis Rudni may be assured that the
United States would recompense every Italian
subject who might ''be wronged by q violation
Of a treaty" to which the faith OF the United
States is pledged. But this assurance leaves
unsettled the important question whether the
treaty has been violated. Upon this point the
president, with sufficient facts placed before
him, has taken full time for decision. He now
directs that certain considerations on the gen
eral subject be submitted to the judgment OF
tho Italian government.
AS a precedent of great value to the case un'
der discussion, the president recalls the con
clusion maintained by Mr. Webster in 1851,
| when he was secretary OF state under Pres
dent Fillmore. In August OF that year moi
In New Orleans demolished the building In
which the office Of the Spanish consul was 10
GATED, and at the same time attacks were made
upon coffee houses and cigar shops kept by
Spanish subjects American citizens were in
volved in the losses, which, in the aggregate
were large, The supposed cause OF the mol
was the intelligence OF the execution OF hftI
young Americans in Havana and the Danish
ment to Spanish mines of nearly 200 citizens o
the United States. The victims were all mem
bers OF the ahortive Lopez expedition.
In consequence OF these depredatons of the
mob upon the property OF the Spanish consul
rs well against the Spanish subjects, Dor
Calderon de la Parca, the Minister OF Spain, de
manded decentralization for all the losses, botl
Official and personal
Mr.. Webster admitted that the Spanish con
sui was entitled to indemnity, and assured
the Spanish minister that il the injured
consul, Mr.. Laborde, "Shnll return to hi
post, il any other consul for New Or
leans shall be appointed by her Catholic
majesty's government, the officers OF th
government resident in that city will be instruct
} cd to receive and treat him with courtesy ant
with q National salute to the flag OF his ship, 1
, he shall arrive in q Spanish vessel, as n demon
strRton OF respect such may signify 10 hin
and 10 his government the sense entertained b.
the government OF the United States OF tn
gross injustice done TO his predecessor by a law
less mob, as well as the indignity and insult oi
ferod by II to foreign state with which tn
United States is. and wishes over to remain
on terms OF the most respectful and pacific inter
course"
But when pressed by the Spanish minister L
afford indemnity to Spanish subjects injured b.
the mob in common with american citizens
Mr.. Webster declined 10 nccede TO tho demand
I and gave his reasons as follows:
''The government supposos that tho rights O
the Spanish consul, public oflcer residen
here undcr tho protection Of the Unitod State
government are g'..to different from those o
the Spanish subjects who have come into tn
country to mingle with our own citzons an
hore to pursue their private business an
objects. The former may claim specia
indemnity; tho latter are entitled to suol
protection Rs IS afforded To our own Cit
Zens. While therefore, the losses OF ind
yiduals, private Spunish subjects are greatl