The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-16
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Which is Given to the Public
this Morning by the State
Department.
Rl.tIons on Friendly Footing Pend
Ing u Decision by the Department
OF Iustlce... Secretary Blaine
Makes No COpcfsslo1s..Some
Significant Features Of
the Correspondence.

luiH lmpatlall IaBk uIRub LVF uhu5mLs
sion to Marquis di Rudini. 1tis a com
p,ete answer to all OF the questions raised
in the last communication from Italy,
beipu more yoluminous than any OF the
preceding letters. Marquis Imperiali,
Who ia merely medium OF COM
munication, cabled the letter to the
Italian government. AS soon as the
Secretary WAS in receipt OF an intima'
lion that the note had reached Rome, he
made public both his own remarks and
the last letter from Rudini, which has
not yet appeared In print.
Following iB the correspondence be.
tween Secretary Blaine and the Italian
Government, since tho Secretary's note
10 Marquis Imperiali, acknowledging
the notice Of Baron FaYa's departurs:
RovAL LEGATION OF ITALY, I
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1891. J
NJ, .SecreiIrv Of StGts:
hasten to acknowledge the receipt
nj Tho note which Your Excellency did
ma the honor to address to me on the
lst inst, in feply 10 that whereby Baron
Fava informed you OF his departure on
leave.
cellencys note before the Government
ot The King and His Excellency,
the President: OF the Council, His
Maipsiy's Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
has lust directed me to address the fol.
lowing communication to y0u:
"The Government OF the King OF Italy
has asked nothing beyond the prompt
institution Of judicial proceedings
through the regular channels. 1twould
have been absurd to claim the punish
ment OF the guilty parties without the
warrant OF regular Judgment. The
italian Government now repeats the
same demand. Not until the Federal
Government shall have explicitly de-
cIared that the aforesaid proceedings
shall be promptly begun can the diplo'
matte incident be considered as closed
Meanwhile His Msiesty's Govern.
ms nttakes note Of the declaration where
by The Federal Government recognizes
lint al, indemnity is due to the families
Of the Victims in virtue OF the treaty In
force between the two countries."
fSivned,| lMPERIALI.
80 III, Eiotllency, Jamt' q. BlGtHs, SeerttaTy or
state,
Secretary Blains's reply to this was
as iOllows:
WASHINGTON, D. o., April II, 1884,
The Marquis Imperiali CAarge dAGat'es de- ETC..
tfe.
sIR:.-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt otyour note dated Thursday,
April 2, 1891. 1t contains Q second
telegram. FROM the Marquis di Rudini, q
part Of which here quote: /,
"rhe Government OF the King ot
Italy hes asked nothing beyond the
prompt institution Of judicial proceed.
ipgs through the regular channels. II
would have been absurd to claim the
punishment Of the guilty parties with
out the warrant OF regular Judgment,
The Italian Government now repeats
the same demand. Notuntil the Federal
Government shall have explicitly de-
clared that the aforesaid proceedings
shSll be promptly begun can tho diplI9,;;
matte incident be considered as Closed
This Government certainly had no
desire whatever to change the meaning
Of the Marquis di Rudini's telegram OF
March "a. 1t was delivered at the State
Department by Baron Fava in person;,
The following is the full text ot the
RoNE, March "a, 1901.
s'Halian Mni,ler. VGshingtOn'
"Our requests to the Federal Govern
MenE are very simple. Some Italian
subjects, acquitted by the American
msg;st.A 'eV, have been murdered In
prison while under the immediate pro.
lection OF tLa authorities. Our right
therefore. 10 Demand and obtain MepunlSh-
Ment of the mt!rdeTErS and an indemnity for
The ric,imS is unqucdiOnabie. l wish to
add that the pubic opinion in Italy is
iustly impatient, and II concrete pro:
visions were not at once taken, should
aud myself in the painful necessity OF
showing openly our Dissatisfaction oy
recalling the Minister OF His Majesty
froma country where he is unable TO
obtain justice.
The words under.sCored are precisely
4hess which quoted In my former note,
and am directed by the President to
express the satisfaction Of this Govern
ment with the very material quslinca'
ton OF the demand made by the Mar
quis Rudini on behalf OF the Italian Gov
eminent.
You quote in your note another part
Of the Marquis Rudinps telegram o.
April ., in these words: "MeanWhile
His MHjesty's Government takes note OF
the declaration whereby the Federal
Government recognizes that an indsm'
nifty Is due to the families OF the vic
Tins, in virtue OF the treaty in force be-
tween the two Countries"
1.-THE Marquis Rudini will carefully
examine my note OF April l, he will dis
cover that did not recognize that ar
indemnify Is due to the families OF the
victims, ia virtue OF tho treaty III torcI
between the Two counties" What !
did say, was in answer 10 Baron FavRl
assertion that tho UnitNd States Govern
ment refused 10 take this demand !or IN
demnity into confederation. lqaote m!
1.-THE United states, 10 far from refus
ing, Las distinctly recognized the prin
,cipie Of indsmnity Of those Italian sub
iects who ni9y have been wrorged py
violation Of the rights secured 70 then
under the treaty With the United State
concluded February 20, 1891"
The Marquis Rudini may bs assured Tia
hc United Statss Wouii recOmptEu trsr
iidlian iuGjkct rho might "be iCrongtd ,
riOldiOn If ysaig' 10 which the tait
Of the Unlted StaIeg is pledged. Bu
this assurance leaves unsettled the quei
tion, whether the treaty has pee
violated. Upon this POint the PfeBiden
with sufficient facts placed before hi!
has taken full time for decision. Il
now directs that certain consideration
on the general subject be submitted
the judgment OF the Italian Government
TIs rREslBEET REcALLs A PAEcEDEN
As a precedent Of great value u
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