The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
HE CALLS IT BOOTLESS
Premier Rudini on the Amer
 ican Controversy.
ITALY GIVES ITS CASE UP
The Premier Declares It Is Time te Break the Matt OH-A Ouerulous Note in Reply MT. Biains's
 Late Com m unication

ROME, May 4.-The Green Book on tho New Orleans lynching comprises twenty four dispatches dated from March 14 to April 2S. It shows that the Italian Gov srnment from the commencement perse- gered in asking that criminal proceedings DC taken against the lynchers and that an indemnity be paid to tho families of the victims. The expression brought to just Ice" occurs in the official dispat, hes as well as in Baron Fava's private letters. The principal com municatons have al- ready been published.
 After Mir. Blaiue's note of April IA tho volume concludes with the telegram from the Marquis Rudini to the Marquis Imperi. all, the text of winch is as follows:
 l have now before me a note addressed to you by Secretary Blaine. April IA Its perusal produces a most painful impress sion upon me. I Twill not stop to lay stress upon the lack of con formity with diplomat tc usages displayed in making use, as Mr. Blaine did not hesitate to do of a portion of telegram of mine, communicated to hin in strict confidence, in order to get rid of question clearly defined ill our of- hcial document, whi oh alone possess di- plomatic value. Nor will l step to point out tho reference in this telegram of mine of March 26, that the words, punishment of the guilty" in the brevity of telegraph language, actually signifed only that pros ecutiou ought to be commenced in order that the the individuals recognized as gull ty should not escape punishment Far above all astute arguments remains tue fact that heuceforward the Federal Gov ernment declares itself conscious of what we have constantly asked, and yet 1t does not grant our legitimate demands.
 Mir Blaine is right when he makes tho payment of indemnity to the families of the victims dependent upon proof of viola ton of the treaty; but we shrink from thin king that he considers that the fact of such violation still needs proof Italian subjects acquitted by AmerIcan 1uries | were massacred in prisons of the State without measures being taken to defeud thom. What other proofs does the Fed eral Cover nment expect of 8 violation of . treaty wherein tant protection and se- curity of subjects is expressly stipulatedi We arc under the sad necessity of con- cluding that vhat to every other govern ment would appear to be the accomplish ment of strict civil duty is impossible to the Federal Governm ent It is t.mo to break off this boo less controversy Pub lie opinion, the sovereign judge, will know how to indicate an equitable solution of this grave problem. We have affirmed, and we again affirm, our first right Let the Federal Govrnment reflect upoa its sde if 1t is exped ent to leave to the mercy of each State of the Union, irrespons bic tc foreign countries, the effieisney of treaties, plsdging its faith and honor to entire na- tions. The present disp itch is addressed to you exclusively, not to the Federal Gov. erument Your duties heuceforward are solely restricted to dealing with current business.