The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-16
ANOTHER SURPRISING EBUL-
LITION IN THE ITALIAN
IMBROGLIo.
Alleged Threats of Italy to Break OF
All Diplomatic Relations--Secre-
tary Blaine Prep airing His
Reply.

| the American government MADE very
speedy reply to Premier Rudini's last note
Minister Porter would be politely re-
ouested to leave Rome and the Italian le-
CATION would be recalled from Washington.
General interest in the New Orleans affair
had subsidized and every body supposed that
the incident would be settled through the
usual diplomatic channels without further
irritation or friction.
Last nights report therefore came with
startling suddenness. 1t seemed to indicate
| if it should prove well founded that the
Italian cabinet was again dissatisfied with
| the progress of the correspondence with
Secretary Blaine and proposed to demand
that the United States government should
act in the matter with greater prompttude.
Such an attitude on the part OF the Italian
| government seemed so unreasonable in
view of all the recent developments, that
last nights report was at first generally
| discredited.
Many of the newspapers, however, today
gave it conspicuous prominence i'll their
columns and asserted their belief that 1T
was substantially correct. They say that
| America is to be allowed until next Tues =
day, April H. TO reply to the last Italian
note. The original report had fixed today
as the limit. If by Tuesday no reply is
| forthcoming form Secretary Blaine, then
the papers declare diplomatic communica-
| ton between the two countries is to be
wholly suspended.
As result the newspaper assertions on
| the report this evening are not so sum
mariIy dismissed as yesterday. Many who
| at first secuted it as utterly without founda-
ton are now inclined to think that it may
have so ne basis, while believers in the
III ION ~ uinn
are elated.
The original source of the report seems
to give it Increased plausibility. This, it is
| learned this evening, was prominent
member of the chamber of deputies who is
an ardent supporter of the Marquis Di Ru-
DIM, and who is believed to share his con-
tdence. Whether or not the premier has
actually decided already upon the extreme
course indicated, it is unquestionable that
this course is under discussion in high gov
eminent circles, and meets with favorable
comment.
1t nav be that the deputy that started
the report supposed the decision had been
reached when the subject was really only
being considered, and it may be that the
report was given out to test public opinion
before the cabinet should commit itself
absolu ely to s grave step.
A dispatch from America hints that
Secretary Blaine has already prepared his
answer, and it is thought likely that he
| has already sent it to Rome instead OF
| through the marquis imperial. If that be
| the case he must have dispatched it by
post, as it is certain that no reply has yet
been received.
| SECRETARY BLAINE.
| WASHINGTON, April 11.-Secretary Blaine
was indisposed today, and Was confined to
his room by an attack of bis old malady,
the govt. In the course OF the afternoon
| the president walked over from the White
| House and consulted with the secretary re-
| specting diplomatic matters that may re-
cure action during the presidents ap-
preaching absence from Washington.
tits now matter Of positive knowledge that
the Italian government has not sent to this
government, or any of its representatives
r nOtiSst0n to Mat Maroj, Rud Giply
customary in diplomatic affairs for any
notion to dictate the date of correspon-
dence coming from another nation
and had Italy adopted this course
it would certainly be regarded with
umbrage by our own government and
would excite great surprise among the
diplomats of other nations whose customs
are regulated by unwritten customs, but
the almost immutable law is stated in dip.
rotary Blaine's letter to the Marquis I'M
perial.
1.-THE government of the United States
proposes to deal with the question at issue
earnestly, but with that caution and dellb-
Grafton necessary to the preliminary dis
position of the New Orleans matter as to
reliable official statement of the nationality
of the victims, and their records in this
country and in Italy,"
I 4 ~ kola l,oI
from Rome indicated that the premier was
willingIo take into consideration evidence
on the latter point. This evidence has not
yet been collected. Officers under control
of the department of justice are still at
work in New Orleans, and their reports
have not yet reached the attorney general
by whom they must be submitted to Secre-
tary Blaine. But the department of
state is not contenting itself with specific
of the New Orleans victims. 1t proposes to
show the Italian government the extent OF
the evil of unrestricted immigration from
which the United States is now suffering
and this purpose necessitates plain dealing
with the character of a considerable ele-
meat of our population which has largely
been recruited from Italy.
Some interesting statistics are in course
of preparation that will touch with blunt
outrages committed in recent years in the
United States by members of the Malta and
other secret Italian organizations and upon
the vendettas that are imported into the
United States to the disturbance of the
peace and involving expense to our tax.
payers IN the prosecution of the malefac-
tors.
Time is required to compile these facts
and the department of state will take the
necessary time, while taking care to clear
its skirts of the suspicion of undue delay.
In high official circles here there has
been no change in the opinion that the
New orleans matter is being manifested in
Italy to influence Italian politics. 1t is
surmised that a big show of indignation
and national feeling is being made while
there is in Rome knowledge that Secretary
Blaine's reply is near at hand, so that
when it is made public the impression
would be conveyed to the Italian public
mind that the United States had been
overawed.
ROME, April lit is now asserted by
the Newspapers that the Italian govern
ment has given the United States govern.
ment until Tuesday, April Is, in which to
make reply to Rudini's last note.