New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
ITALIANS DEMAND REDRESS
THE COLONY HERE
AROUSED.
THOROUGHLY
4 MASS MEETING TO DE HELD ~ FEW DAYS
TO CONDEMN THE MASSACRE OF THEIR
DFFTyCELEsS FELLOw.COUNTRyMEN
IN NEW.ORLEANS-WHAT THEIR
NEWSPAPERS SAY-Ho TALK
OF VIOLENCE 49, REPORTS
FROM VARIOUS CITIES.

OF VIOLENCE 80 REPohIS
FROM VARIOUS CITIES.
The Italians of Ncw-York are intensely excited
over the reports of th, killing of the eleven
pIi.cncrs in Ncw-Oreans on Saturday. and tcc-
Grams received Yesterday indicate that in all
other large cities in which there ore Italian colonies
the sons of Italy are similarly aroused To
man the Italian residents of Ncw-lOrl Gcaounce
the action of the Ncw-Orcans mob as atrociOus
murder.
The Sunday editions of tie Italian newspapers
I'll Progrcsso Italo-Amcricano and LEO
d'Italia" contoincd long accounts of the riot In
Ncw-O Orlcans. the columns beng bordccd by heavy
black lines. and the headlines bcing of the most
sensational nature. The Offices of those news
papcrs were crowded all day yesterday by mdlE-
naut Italians. who demanded that public meet
inc Of their countrymcn should be- held to take
suitable action. 1t was found impossible To
obtain a hall on such short notice. and
IT, was decided that n committee should
he appointed to meet this morning ANA
arrange for mass-meetlnS IL VIII
nrol,,bly bo held late in the week. This COM
mittcc was appontel at the office of Carlo Bar
sotti, the Editor of II progreSso Italo.Amcr-
cano.'
In the meantime another meeting Of Italians
was held at the Office of Eco d'Iala.' the rival
of I'll Progresso Italo-AmcrIcano, at which 1t
was decided to hold a mass-mcctng on Wcdncs-
day night at some hall 10 be arranged for as soon
as possible but it is likely tina: conference be-
tween the two factions will result in merging
the proposed separate mass-ncetings into one
great demonstration.
All day long the bulletin boards IL front OF
both offices were surrounded by groups of swarthy
men, who talked excite ily. gcsticuated vigorously
and finally went away mutterng what Sounded
like curses. There seemed to be no disposition
10 procrcd to acts Of violence In retaliation, or
for revenge, but there wos decided nnanimity
in the open declaration that reparation should I've
demanded The slain Italians were characterized
os mor,yrs. and those who killed them were called
murdercrs
Carlo Barsotti on Saturday, sent the following
cable dispatch:
TO Rudin Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Rome.
Italian pres, OF York unanimGns NH IN repreSSet m SsN
Orleans by rage OF pOpulace OF SIX ltaalls ALREADY
%cgaed by american Jury demapF ftNy IfyeT,R PR so"
The Itllian premier replied as follows:
Carlo Barsoti. New York
Your cabegram received. and have already demanded
from the Federal Government energetic and prompt
measures. E'DlNl'
A good idea of the prevailing sentiment among
the Italians may be obtained from the following
extracts from the leading editorials of IL Pro-
gresso ltalo- Americana, yesterday:
We believe that In the history OF nations has
such "A horrible tragedy been committed, not even
among the most barbarous people or tribes the most
entirely removed from the principles OF civilization
and the ma ms Of Christianity. Never for Savagcs
and bartarans respect the sentences and the members
of their courts Of law; the savaccs and barbaiians
regard aS sacred the persons Of prisoners Of any ard
every degree: savagcs and barbarans rarely we might
say never, infct indlgnty upon the dead enemy, or,
except they pertain to the lowest OF mankind. the
cannbal profnc with obscenity the corpseS Of their
victims, happened yesterday at New-Orieans.
one " yesterdays daily papers announcing the
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