Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-04-11
Buster Fails to Scare the
American Eagle.
SECRETARY BLAINE
Sees Baron Fava and Goes him
One Better.
Other Interesting News From Our
Regular Correspondent
in Washington.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 4. 1891.


Secretary Blaine has just shown that
he is about the last man in the world to
be stampeded by buster. whether the
blusterer be loud -mouthed democratic
editor indulging in threats of personal
or political exposures, or the king Of a
bankrupt European country who hopes
by arouslng the national pride cf lis
subjects to make them willingly =: nit
TO further taxation. Had this f. 3een
as well known to the King of tia and
bis advisers several days ago as il is now
1t might have prevented the government
of that country making itself the laugh
ing stock of the civilized world, as it has
done by instructing its minister to the
United States to ask for his passports
because the United States government
declined 10 interfere with the state
authorities OF Louisiana, now engaged
In investigating matters connected with
the recon- lynching of eleven members
OF the famous Malta" society at New
Orleans.
When Baron Fsva, the late Italian
Minister, called on MIR. Blaine to present
his letter of recall, he after protesting
the gre;.Sest admiration and personal
friendship for the Secretary, began an
audacious and abusive harangue abuto
the neglect of this government to take
proper steps to satisfy the demands of
Italy. He was quickly interrupted by
MIR Blaine and informed in polite but
unmlstakable language that he could
not proceed further. He then very
quietly Withdrew and is still in Wash |
ington. though no longer minister.
The attitude of the president and the |
cabinet ID dealing-wlth this bit of Italian |
bulldozing /, commended on all sides; |
they have Just gone quietly about their |
duties just as if nothing had occurred !
1t was decided as soon as the matter /
was laid before the cabinet that our min |
lister to Italy should not be recalled. |
unless there was something more tangi- |
Ole to base such action upon than the /
silly recall Of the Italian minister to |
this country.
Nobody for moment thinks that Italy |
wants to fight the United States-she |
couldn't If she was ever so anxious, for the
best OF reasons, she hasn't the money or
credit necessary to make her
really powerful navy effective on this
side of the Atlantic. At first 1t was
thought that the italian government
vas only adopting this sensational meth
ID OF getting rid of its minister here,
and many well informed people are still
If that opinion, but Baron Fava told
personal friend, an Americanized Italian,
hat such was not the case, and that
CpOunrnOnnnt only IaesrO,,. e
emphasizing its dissatisfaction with the
United States government because il
would not promise to pay an indemnity
o the families of the Italians, lynched
md TO guarantee that the lynchers
hould be properly runished-two i'm
even. If he evidence were
ver ever so plain that any of the lynch
ID men were italian subjects.
This childish action of the Italian
will not change by hair
IRE adth the status of the
he question of the responsibility of
his government. Mr.. Blaine has been in
estigating ever since the lynching and
viii continue, without regard to any,
hing Italy may see fit to DO, until he is
d possession of all the facts. Then he
I'LL decide. The i'm 3ortance of this
uestlon Is not overlooked, but there is
o occasion for any undue haste, and if
ny serious complications were expected
he president would certainly Lave not
nnOunced the date for his departure to
be Pacific coast, as he has done since
he recall of the Italian minister.
The president and party, which 1t is
bought will not include any ladies, will
ave here Wednesday April 10. 1t is /.
OF yet certain how many OF the cabinet
I'll be in the party, but Secretary Tracy
Ill go, as he is anxious to inspect the ,
lare Island Navy Yard, the Union Iron
Works at San Francisco, which is build
* several vessels for the navy, and the
ew navy yard. Secretary Rusk will
so go; the rest are in doubt. :
Secretary Foster has shown his good i
ense by declining to be drawn into a
uarrel exis ting between members of ri Z
al labor organizations the knights of
abor and the Federation of Labor
nployed in the Bureau of Engraving I
I'D Printing. He also declined to order
ny investigation upon charges that have
READY been investigated without re- S
llt under his predecessor. t
Young j. Harry Martin, Senator
ance's tstepson, who, while in a
runken frenzy attempted to break into
ne windows of the White House with
lie declared purpose OF "doing" the pre- a
dent was by consent of the president Z
lowed to forfeit SO collateral in the (
0lice court on charge of assault upon
e officer who arrested him although !
would have been easy to have convict t
l him of the charge that was first en- l
red against him-house-b breaking. Q