Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-06
THAT DIPLOMATIC OUTBREAK.
The Little Eject 1t Had on American
Abroad.

The Little Eject 1t Had on Americans
Abroad.
A London cable to the New York Sun says
Il had an interview today with Mr.. Hurlbert,
who has Just returned from the continent.
where he was at the beginning of the diplo-
matte outbreak between Italy and the United
States There is much less excitement in Italy,
l believe said Mr. Hurl5ert over the lynch
ing at New Orleans than there appears to be
among the Italians in the United States. My
wife and her sister are now in Rome, which is
quite as full as usual with American travellers,
where all manner Of social festivities such as
come with Easter are going on with no inter
ruption Of harmony between American resi-
dents and their Italian friends. The men
lynched in New Orleans appear to have been
chiefly Sicilians, and as the general impression
prevails in other parts OF Italy that murder
fuence in Sicily, intelligent Italia rs of northern
and central Italy obviously inclined to
believe that the New Orleans victims probably
got no more than they deserved. No re-
sponsible Italians for a moment imagine that
the United States or the state of Louisiana has
intended any disrespect injury to Italy
throughout this affair. Their general senti-
ment Is. should say, that whatever Italians
were lynched in New Orleans were lynched not
because they were Italians. but because they
y.
fury the Spaniards in Florida murdered certain
Frenchmen, not as Frencbmen. but as heretics.
:. If any Italian patriot sets for h, like the
gallant Gascoigne gentleman OF that time, to
avenge his slaughtered countrymen he is more
likely to come from Chicago than from Rome.
Politically in Italy there is little doubt the
matter might have injured the newly estab-
lished cabinet of Marquis Rudni had not an
opportunity been afforded him at Washington
to wave the Italian flag vigorously in the ewes
nf he r,atrn w. ami 10 Sic,li
and the Sicilians in parliament and out of it
would certainly have made political capital
out Of the affair had a chance been given
them
WAS there not something like an alterca-
tion.' l asked Mr.. Hurlbert, between the
Italian under secretary OF state and the Ameri-
can minister at Rome!
81 have no knowledge Of any such alterca-
ton except newspaper report, and no reason to
| suppose Mr.. Porter would have converted the
conversation on the subject into a lecture on
| the American Constitution. Doubtless IL was
unfortunate that the Italian foreign secretary
was absent from Rome when Mr.. Porter called
| at the department, but the correspondence be-
! tween Baron di Fava and Mr.. Blaine sent to
| Europe by cable seems to indicate that the
| matter taken up by the Washington gov
| eminent from the first as purely executive
| matter, and in a temper which is perhaps to be
regretted. No allusion appears to have been
| made to the very distinct provision made in
| INC OOustitutloIl ucdAllS Win CuScb
| between foreign governments or their subjects
| and the governments or citizens Of the several
sovereign states. Yet this would seem to be
precisely such q case. In the third article OF
| the Constitution of the United States it is ex-
pressly provided that the judicial lower,
meaning the power of the Supreme Court,
| shall extend to all cases in law and equity
| arising under the Consultation the laws of
| the United States and treaties made, or which
| Shall be made, under their authority between
| state or the citizens thereof and for
eign states, citizens subjects; and it is fur
| Their provided that in all cases in which a state
shall be party the supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction. Possibly President Har-
| rison and Mr.. Blaine have had an unpleasant
association with the Supreme Court arising out
of the Boring sea difficulty. But in this italian
business it might have prevented much I'M
| handsome comment upon the power OF the
| United States to protect foreigners within its
boundaries if the Department of State had
! pointed out to the Italian minister the fact of
| this original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
| over cases in which foreign state or subjects
OF foreign state may believe injury and in
justice to have been done by any state OF the
| Union or by its citizens.
at is difficult to suppose the federal govern
| ment can wish foreign powers to understand
that safety and the rights of foreigners residing
| in the United States under treaties can only be
! assured by federal invasion of the rights of
| states. If that were the case this Italian ques-
| ton would rapidly become an American ques-
| ton and . very serious one.'n