The record-union., 1891-04-16
Correspondence Between the Two
Governments Made Public.
PREMIER RUDINI REPEATS HIS FOR,
MER DEMAND.
He Asks for the Prompt Institution of
Judicial Proceedings Through the
Regular Channels-In Reply, Secre-
tary Blaine Refers Him to the Courts
of Louisiana to Seek Redress.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-Following is
the correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and the Italian Government since
the Secretary's note to the Marquis I'M
periali acknowledging the notice of Baron
Fava's departure:
WHAT ITALY ASKED.
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY,
WASHINGTON d. c.. April 2, 1891.
To the Secretary Of State: / hasten to
acknowledge the receipt of the note
which your EXcellency did me the honor
to address to me on the 1st inst. in reply
TO that whereby Baron Fava informed
you of his departure on leave of absence
| have laid the contents of your Excel
lencys aforesaid note before the Govern
ment of the King, and his Excellency
the President of the Council, his Majes-
ty's Minister of Foreign Affairs, has just
directed me to address the following COM
munication to you:
1.-The Government Of the King of Italy
has asked nothing beyond the prompt in
stitution of judicial proceedings through
the regular channels. 1t would have
been absurd to claim the punishment OF
guilty parties without warrant of regular
Judgment. The Italian Government now
repeats the same demand. Not until the
Federal Government shall have explicitly
shall be promptly begun can the diplo-
matte incident be considered as closed.
Meanwhile, his Majesty's Government
takes note OF the declaration whereby
the Federal Government recognizes that
Indemnity is due to the families of the
victims in virtue of the treaty in force
between the two countries"
l have, therefore, the honor to bring
the foregoing to the knowledge of your
EXcellency, and | avail myself of this
occasion to offer you, as Secretary ot
State, the assurances of my highest and
most repectful consideration.
IMPERALI.
To his Excellency, James G. Blaine
Secretary of State.
BLAINE's REPLY.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, April Ii, 1891.
The Marquis ImperdIi, Charge d a f.
fares, etc.-SIR: L have the honor to
acknowledge receipt of your note dated
Thursday, April ID. 1t contains a second
telegram from the Marquis Rudini, part
of,which | here quote: 'The Govern
ment of the King of Italy has asked
nothing beyond a prompt institution OF
judicial proceedings through the regular
channels. 1t would have been absurd to
claim the punishment of the guilty
parties without a warrant of regular
judgment. The Italian Government now
repeals the same demand. Not until the
Federal Government shall have explicitly
declared that the aforesaid proceedings
shall be promptly begun can the diplO-
motto incident be considered as closed.n
This Government certainly had no de-
sire whatever to change the meaning OF
Marquis Rudini's telegram of March 24th.
1t was delivered at the State Department
by Baron Faya 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
requests to the Federal Government are
very simple. Some Italian subjects, ac-
quilted by the American magistrates,
have been murdered in prison while
lnder the immediate protection of the
authorities. Our right, therefore, to de-
mand and obtain the punishment of the
murderers, and an indemnity for the
victims, is unquestioned. | wish to add
that public opinion i'll Italy is Justly i'm
patient, and if concerted provisions were
not at once taken ! should find myselfin
the painful necessity Of showing openly
our dissatisfaction by recalling the Min
lister OF his Majesty from the country
where he is unable to obtain justice.
"RUDINI.r
The words understood are precisely
those which l quoted in my former note
and l am directed by the President to ex-
press the satisfaction of this Government
with the very material qualification OF
the demand made by Marquis Rudini on
behalf of the Italian Government. You
quote in your note another part of Mar
quiS Rudlni's telegram of April 3D. in
these words: meanwhile his Maiestys
Government takes note of the declaration
whereby the Federal Government recog-
nlZes that indemnity is due to the families
OF the victims III virtue OF the treaty in
force between the two countries" If the
Marquis Rudini will carefully examine
my notice of April lst, he will discover
that did not recognize that indemnity
Is due the family of the victims in virtue
of the treaty in force between the two
countries" What i did say was in an
swer to Baron Fava's assertions that the
United States Government refused TO tax e
this demand for indemnity into consid-
Grafton. quote my reply: The United
States, so far from refusing, has distinctly
recognized the principle of indemnity tc
those Italian subjects who may have been
wronged by violation of the rights Sc
cured to them under the treaty with the
United States concluded February 26
ISL"
The Marquis Rudini may be assured
that the United States would recompense
every Italian subject who might che
wronged by violation of the treaty" To
which the faith of the United States is
pledged. But this assurance leaves un-
settled 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
consideration in the general subject be
submitted to the judgment of the Italian
Government. As precedent of great
value to the case under discussion, the
President recalls the conclusion main
tanned by Webster, as Secretary Of State
in 1901. In August of that year, mob in
New Orleans demolished the building in
which the office of the Spanish Consul
was located, and at the same time attacks
were made upon coffee houses and cigar
stores kept by the Spanish subjects.
American citizens were involved in the
losses, which, in the aggregate, were
large. The supposed cause of the mob
was the intelligence of the execution OF
fifty young Americans in Havana and
the banlshment TO the Spanish mines OF
nearly 200 citizens of the United States.
The victims We're all members OF
the abortive Lopez expedition. In
consequence of these depredations of the
mob upon the property of the Spanish
Consul, as well as against Spanish sub
incts. Don Calderon de In Parca. Minister
of Snain. demanded indemnification for
Webster admitted that the Spanish Con-
suI was entitled to indemnity, and as
snred the Spanish Minister if the injured
Consul T.aborde ''shall return TO his
most or any other Consul for New Or
leans shall be appointed by her Catholic
Maiesty's Government, the officers of this
(;oyernment resident in that city will be
instr1cted TO receive and treat him with
courtesy and with national salute to the