The Indianapolis journal., 1891-04-03

gical-why Italy should not hurl herself
against America. Baron Fava's ultimatum
is designed TO bring home to the federal
their attitude. 1t is the misfortune of
President Harrison's advisers that they
are compelled to suffer for errors for which
they are not primarily responsible. King
Humbert is doing a service TO the world at
large in thus drawing the attention 20
defect in the American Constitution"
The Chronicle says: Baron faya 10 not
entitled to fix a day and the hour of re-
dress. If he can disre gard the American
Constitution he must not ignore American
geography, bus must allow reasonable time
for inquiry. We can scarcely believe that
the Washington government will acqulesce
in the view that IL is impotent to deal with
the question, especially as the party IN
power successfully asserted the authority
of the Union over oil the States at the
time of the civil war. and IL pledged TO
make the federal power supreme on all
international questions. 1t Is plausible TO
believe that MARQUIS Di Rudinj is yielding
to popular clamor. The rupture is regreta-
BILE, though war 10 unlikely. But what II
America should reply TO Baron. Fava,s
empty menace by prohibiting Italy imml-
gra0tsp
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
says that lit is probable that the rupture
between Italy and the United States Will
end. after such an interval as the dlgnltles
of diplomacy demand, in compromise
Italy demanded justice and compensation
The United States will probably give the
latter and deny the former. The incident
will not add to the reputation of the
United States. 1t has revealed the weak
place In the American Constitution. with
all its pretensions. Mr.. Blaine would be
glad enough, perhaps, to depose King
Lynch. but Louisiana is of different
opinion. The foreign elements in the
United States give them some security. as
well as involving them in some danger. 1t
is improbable that Italy will attack the
United States when, like other countries.
she has given 30 many hostages to the
United States"
Citizens This Country Does Not Want
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2.-The local morn
ing papers have all printed conservative
editorials upon the recall of Fava, declar-
ing it diplomatic incident. hasty and dis
courteous. but which the Italian govern
ment would find it difficult to defend or
days editorials are confined entirely to
criticism of the course pursued by
the Italian papers in the United States.
per published in New York pushes the lib
erty OF the press to it's extreme limit In
commenting upon the recall OF Fava.
This journal declares that it Is but
brious manner in which the State of
Louisiana answered Secretary Blaine's letter
and of the weakness of the supreme federal
authorities in the face of the arrogant bear
ing of Governor Nichols and it adds:
Italy had done her duty, and the colony
has cordially approved her course Were
an American paper in Italy TO make
such comments about the Italian gov
eminent I,S it would be ,;,Sn suppressed p
into prison. If his journal is Italian. it
should be published in Italy; but If it is
American it should, at least, have the
decency to admit that there may be two
sides to the question. and that it is not cer
United States wholly wrong"
The Alta says: "rhe recall of Fava has
furnished an opportunity for all manner of
utterances, which we hope to see disavowed
The editors of Italian papers in Chicago
and else here have said that, in the event
of war, Italians in the United States will 20
home That their going will be facilitated if
country does not want in time of peace
citizens who talk OF going home In time of
war. This country is not to be treated as q
pasture, In which another nation may
turn loose its half-fed and half
clad people to fatten and wax
strong with the intention of going home in
the event of war. to use their strength
gained here. in fighting us. The commonest
instincts of self-preservation forbid this"
Chauncey NJ. Depew's War Views
Interview in New York Recorder
Italy is practically bankrupt. Finan.
cially she is the poorest of the European
countries, and in her endeavOr to keep
pace with the tremendous armaments of
her sister nations she has ground down her
people until she is the most poverty -strick-
en- and wretched of all civilized countries.
repeat, her credit is so bad that lack Of
money would compel Italy to stop war
operations twenty days after war had been
declared.
In the event of war with this country
Italy would rely on her naval force. The
Italian navy is second only to that of Great
Britain. She would send fiee5 of big
ironclads westward. and they would prob
ably anchor at Sandy Hook. The Italian
guns could send tons of metal into this
city ten or eleven miles away. We have
no ships or guns to cope with them. But
think that before the Italian iron-cIads
could reach this country our harbor would
be protected with tOrpedOes. while feet
of torpedo boats would prove destructive
to their big ships.
w hat would our citizens do in case of
warf The late President Lincoln once told
me how, ut the time In the civil war that
the Merrimac was said to be on it's way to
New York to destroy it, committee of New
York millionaires waited on him at the
White House. What are we going to do
about itf was the sum total of the commit
tees questions well" said the President.
there is no money in the United States
treasury. and nothing can prevent the Mer-
rimac from going into the New York har-
bor:. But If ! was worth the hundred
millions of dollars that you say you are
worth, and If l were as frightened as you
appear to be, think | would find way of
protecting my property" And i am GER
tain if war should be declared there would
be committee on safety appointed from
among New York citizens, and some great
big licks would be put in for this city and
country. As to the probability of war it is
as improbable as the most impossible thing
l could imagine.
rhe French Press.
PARIS. April 2.-The French papers dis
cuss the Fava affair for the most part in q
temperate tone, with the exception of the
Temps. which refers to Americas speedy
action in sending iron-clads to Tangiers to
support her demands in the case of the
| maltreatment of American citizens The
Temps thinks ii is q strange condition for
America to decline responsibility when
| foreigners are involved, and asks: Why
| should the federal government sign inter
| national treaties If, when pressed closely
| they disappear like phantom7
The Llberte thinks that the Washington
government cannot, for the sake of few
| thousand dollars, allows it's respect for in
ternatlonal law to be lmpugned. The Pays