The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-14
AS EXPECTED.
Italy Cannot Sustain Its De.
mands for indemnity.
0'MALLEY HAS A STATEMENT.
He Reiterates That There is no Malta and That
the Italians Were Innocent.
An Italian Says That the Matter should be
Dropped-Press Comment-Minister
Porter Expecting Recall and
Has Leave of Absence


SptS4aI 10 lIIS JdZtNts
WASHINGTON. May NO surprise was
expressed AT the state department to-day
over the report Of the New Orleans grand
jury. Secretary Blaine being absent in
New York, no official opinion was expressed
| i'll the department The assistant Secre-
taries declined to talk for publication, but
the general tone of the conversation
throughout the offices indicated that while
the attempt 10 palliate the resort TO lynch
law by otfsetting an alleged attempt at jury
fixing Is deprecated. the outcome OF the
case will have Il good etfece upon the turbu-
lent foreign element IN It's country. One
feature OF the report has been remarked
upon. II is that portion which relates 70
the citizenship OF the victims. According
to District Attorney Grants report TO AT
tOrney-GCneral Miller, one OF the victims
was OF Italian nationality, and another was
OF such doubtful natioua Ity. Mat i would
not be safe 20 hazard an opinion. The
grand iurr'S report found eight of them 70
be natUGlized American citizens and one
had declared his intention Of becoming
naturalized This leaves a controversy
over but two Of the victims. with the
burden of proof in favor OF their American
citizenship. One Of these, according to the
report of the district attorney, is
AN ESCAPED CONVICT.
Although the United States government
has no naturalization treaty with Italy, the
latter mas invariably recognized our nat
uralized citizens as free from amenabi!ity
10 their native government and that govern
ment as free OF any responsibility Tor or
claim to, persons of the adopted citizens Of
America. This phase Of the case has been
pretty thoroughly considered, both by the
state department and the department Of
justice. The truth is, this question is now
resting in statu quo until President Har-
risen returns, which will be in the course
of a week or 50.
There are various rumOrs as to what the
president will do when he comes home, but
one thing is assured, and that IS the ItallOD
imbroglio will receive attention al the
earliest cabinet meeting and President Har
risOn viii let his policy be kuoWn within
the next few days. The report of the grand
jury will then figure n the correspondence
between the United States and Italy. II is
believed that this finding, or investigation,
will about
CONCLUDE THE EVIDENCE
desired by the United States government in
order TO make final answer TO 1taly's re
quest for Investigation.
The main question that presents itself to
this government, as has been frequently
stated, is, have treaty stipulations with
Italy been broken" This depends
/. On the nationality of the two victims
and
3 On the construction that is placed up
on the treaty.
Unless it appears clearly that the treaty
has been violated, the Italian case falls TO
the ground.
Speculation on the return Of Minister
Porter still continues. He may leave Rome
any day. Long before the New Orleans
trouble arose Mr.. Porter asked the state
department for a leave Of absence. This
was granted, and Mr. Porter was given the
privilege eff taking = vacation whenever 1t
best suited him.