Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-17
Tidings
BLAINE AND ITALY.
The secretaay's Reply-What Rudini Says
Where the u. 8. Government
Stands.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-In his reply to
the italian government Secretary Blaines
letter concludes:
The United States did not by the treaty
of Italy become the insurer of the lives or
property of Italian subjects, residents
within our territory. No government is
able, however high it's position; how
ever vigilant it's police supervision; how
ever severe it's criminal code, and how
ever prompt and inhexible its criminal
administration, to secure its own citizens
against violence promoted by individual
malice or by sudden popular tumult,
The foreign resident must be content,
in such case, to share the same redress
that is afforded by the law to the citizens,
aud has no just cause of complaint or
right to ask the interposition of his coun-
try if the courts are equally open to him
for the redress of his injuries. The treaty
in the first, secend and third and notat y
in the 23d articles clearly limits Ii.e
rights guaranteed to the citlzt
of the contracting powers in the
treatment and to free access to the courts
of Justice. Foreign residents are moi
made favored class. 1t is not believed
that Italy would desire more stringent
construction of her duty under the treaty
Where the injury inflicted upon foreign
resident is not the act Of the government
or its officers, but of an individual or of q
mob it is not believed that claim for i'll
demnity can justly be made unless il
shall be made to appear that the public
authorities charged with the peace OF the
community have connived at the unlaW
full act, or having timely notice OF the
threatened danger have been guilty Of
gross negligence in the taking Of the
necessary precaution as to amount to CON
nivance. If 1t should appear that among
those killed by the mob at New Orleans
there were some Italian subjects who were
residents or Gomiciled in that city
agreeable with our treaty with Italy
and not in violation of the law
and who were abiding in the peace
of the United States and obeyine
the laws thereof and of the state OF Louis.
lana, and that the public officers charged
with the duty of protecting life and prop
erty in that city connived at the work
of the mob or under proper notice or in.
formation of the threatened danger failed
to take any steps for the preservation
of the public peace and afterward to bring
the guilty to trial, the president would
under such circumstances feel that a case
was established that should be submitted
to the consideration of congress with a
view to the relief Of the families of the
Italian subjects who had lost their lives
by lawless violence.
Rome.-The Marquis Di Rudini, in re-
ply to interrogatories on Blaine's letter
said that Italy could not admit the ir-
responsibility Of the United States in re-
gard to the acts of the single states OF the
union. This was question, he added
which interested every civilized govern
ment, as we'll as Italy. In conclusion
the marquis said that he did not feal
political difficulties between Italy and the
United States, but it was matter OF re-
gret that so highly civilized country as
the United States should not fulfill the
duties of Justice and morality.
London.-The Globe and st. James
Gazette last evening published comments
upon Mr.. Blaine's reply. Both papers
agree that Mr.. Blaine's note is an ablt
state paper.