New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02

Mr.. BlalneS reply, udueu ApIlI ~ "n" "ANN
TO MARQUIS Imperiali, is as follows
Department of State
Washington, April /, 1891.
The Marquis Imperiali, Charge d'Aifaires, etc
Sir: | have the honor to acknowledge the re-
caint of a note of yesterdays date, from Baron
Fava, who has LETT the Italian Legation III your
charge. 80. .;,i 1,iol,
the iioyprnment Of the United States receives the
intelligence Baron Favas speedy departure from
this capital Though he mas lOrG siaH Of oiibe me
intlmated this purpose, the government OF tne
ITnited States has been unable 10 see adequate
reasons for such step. The Baron's service mere
fol the past ten years has been t S ao
all times by the most agreeable relations WIN Ine
Executive Department of this Government Inc
regret at his leaving is enhanced Wneh as tle
President believes. he has been recalleu uhuer d q
misapprehension of facts by the Government OF
Italy. ,--. -. ,;,,o,,o+io rolo-
tions with this Government is thus given IN his
THE reparation demanded by the Government
of the King as have had the honor to inform
you in our interviews held during the last lew
davs were to consist of the following points ::
The official assurance by the Federal Gov
eminent that the guilty parties should be brought
to 1stiSs ice ,ooorition in prircire than an indem.
nifty is due to the relatives of the victims.
The first demand thus stated by Baron Fava
is slightly changed in phrase from that emPioSeu
by him in his many verbal requests based on a
teleoram from the Marquis Rudlnl, which ne ieIt
win me. The Marquis Rudini declared that
"italy's right to demand and to obtain punish
ment of the murderers ana an indemnify lor Vhc
Victims is unquestiOnal'e.
II is inferred that Baron tava's change OIL pnraSe
meant no change OF demand ~ - a.,
I have endea vOred to impress upon HIM IN me
several personal interviews with when ne mas
Loncred me. that the Government OF the unlteu ea
States is utterly unable 10 give the 1ss"I ISoo r
y.bcb tne Marquis Rudn has demanded. Eveh @
IL tho National Government had the ehlire JniIe
diction over the alleged murderers. II could not
Oivp assurance TO any foreign ROVER uuy .ii.S
shonld he punished. The President Is uhaole W
Soc how any Government could Justly give an as
curonce of this character in advance OF Uldi
and a verdict Of guilty.
In The CONSTITUTION Of tho United States II Is
declared that in all criminal pro'ecuodTs ondy ond
nrbiic trial bv an impartial jury of the state ana
g;syr;c, wherein the crime shall have been cont
mitted II,
rot hn i,onortial il it were in any sense or 10
80, decraa bound before the trial Of the accused
b"' an assurance which the President 0i tue hlteu
States had ventured TO glNe TO p,iSl7 aisisna
under whose immediate jurisdiction the crimes
we're committed substantially the same piot%!slVn %
is found. so that the GoVernor oi thaI .e o'aee
,yonid he as unable 70 give pledge IN advance
for tho result of a trial under State law as the
President would be were ~ praeucaDie 10 ~
the leaders of the mob under the laws ol 'le
In Raron Fava's second point he demands the
recognition, in principle, that an indemnity IS dqe
to the relatives Of the victims ne ~ aisutetS % th
under a grave error when he declares that liie
Inied States Government declined TO take this
demand into consideration, and | shall regret IL
Go,,orn,out The United States, 80 far from re-
fnsng has distinctly recognized the principle OF
indemnjtv 10 those Italian subjects who may nave
been wronged by violation OF the rights seguieI
to them under the treaty with the Uhl'eu o"''e'
OF February 26, 1871. a. u.,a, rava the