Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-17
BLAINE AND 'RU0lNI.
The Controversy Between the
United States and Italy
Made Public.
The italian Government Only
Asks for Justice for Her
Countrymen.
Blaine vs.. Rudini.

Blaine vs.. Rudini.
WAsHISGTON, April 15.-The cor
respOndence between Secretary Blaine
and the italian government since the
secretary's note to Msrquis Imperiali,
acknowledging the notice Of Baron
Fava's departure, is given out tonight.
In q communication Of April I'd the
italian government says: The gov
eminent Of the king OF Italy has asked
moth ng beyond IN prompt institution
of judicial proceedings through the
regular channels. 1t would have been
absurd TO claim punishment ofthe
guilty parties without a;wsrrAnt of
regular jud meDt. The Italian gov
ernment now repeats the same de-
mand. Not until the federal govern
ment shall have explicitly declared
that the aforesaid proce' diDgs shall be
promptly beLun can the diplomatic
incident be considered as clos ed.
Meanwhile his majesty governments
takes note Of the declaration whereby
the federal government recognizes that
indemnity Is due to the families Of the
victims Is = virtue Of the treaty IN
force between the two Countries"
BLAINE's REPLY.
Under date Of April l4th, Blaine
expresses bis satisfaction with the
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on the Indemnify says: "If Marquis
Rudini will carefully examine my 1ots
Of April LIST, he will discover that did
not "recognize that sn indemnity IL
due to the families Of the victims by
virtue Of the treaty in force between
the two countries." What / did say
was in answ, T To Baron Fava's asser-
ton that the United States govern
ment refust d 10 take this demand r
indemnity into consideration. MARQUIS
Rudini msy be assured that the United
states would recOmpense every Italian
sutject who might "be wronged by
the violation OF treaty" !" to which the
faith of the United States is pledged.
But this assurance leaves unsettls ID the
important question whether the treaty
has been violated, Upon this point,
the president, with sufficient facts
plac, d before him, hss taken full time
for decision. He now directs that
certain considerations in the general
subject be submitted to the judgment
Of the Italian government" The sec
Tetary then Giles the action in previous
similar cases and cOntinu 6: "As
promptly as possible after the lament
able occurrence at New OrleSns, tn e
president directed the attorney general
TO cause through the department q
full inquiry to be made into all facts
connected Herewith and solicited his
opinion whether any crimi- al pro-
ceedings would lie under the federal
laws in the federal courts against the
persons charged with the killiny 2 OF
the Italian subjects. He has not yet
received the official report. II fit be
found that q prosecution can be OBJ
tanned under the statutes of the United
States, a case will be presented to the
next grand jury, according to the
usual methods Of the criminal admin
istratiOn. But II IL shall be found, s.
seems probable, that criminal pro-
ceeding can only be taken in the
courts OF Louisiana, the president can
in this direction do no more than to
urge upon the state officers the duty
OF promptly bringing the offenders tc
trial. This was done In the telegram
to the governor of Louisiana as early
as the 10Th of March. II IL shall re-
suit that the case can be prosecuted
only in the state courts Of Louisiana
and the usual Judicial investigation and
procedure under. the criminal law Ii
not resorted TO, il will then he the duty
of the United States TO consider
whei her some other form Of redress
may be asked. 1t Is understood that
the state grand jury Is now invsstigat.
ing the affair, aud, while IL is posslb Z
the Jury may fail to present indict-
ments, the United States cannot as
sumo that such will be the case. The
United States did not by treaty with
Italy become an insurer Of the live
OF property OF Italian subjects resi-.
dent within our territory. No govern
ment Is able, however high its civiliz'
alton, however vIgilant its police sn-
pervision, however severe its criminal
code and however prompt and inflsxi-