The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-04-03


WASHINGTON, April In an official
note dated yesterday, Baron Fava, the
Italian minister, declared to the secre-
tary of state that the United States gov
ernmeut, not having given the assur-
ances that 1.-The murderers of the Italian
subjects acquitted by the American
magistrate and murdered in prison
while under the Immediate protection
of the authorities of New Orleans, -
would be brought to justice, the Italian
government had found itself under the
very painful necessity of showing openly
its dissatisfaction by recalling the min
lister of his majesty from a country
where the Italian representative was
unable to obtain justice. The baron
will soon leave the United States, leav-
ing the secretary of legation in charge
only of the current aft airs.
This action by the Italian government
caused the deepest surprise in official
circles here, when the fact became
known. 1t had been generally sup
posed that the Italian government
would at least await the action of the
New Orleans grand jury which is
charged with an investigation of the
tragedy at the New Orleans Jail 1t ap-
pears, however, that the information
received from its representatives must
have led that government to the con-
clusion that the grand jury investiga-
ton would fail to result in the punish
ment or even Indictment of any person
connected with the killing of the Ital
ians
The letter of Gov Nichols in reply
to Secretary Blaine was also, it is
thought, regarded as evasive of the
real point at issue-reparation for an
alleged wrOng-aud the governors as
surances that further blOodshed would
not follow a1naoCoTnTaniaH NV
cuse for the failure of the state mu-
uicipal authorities to take precautions
to prevent the killing was, it is said, re-
garded by the Italian government with
extreme dissatisfaction. 1t appeared to
1t that the United States government had
exhausted its resources.
The relations between the national
government and the governments of the
states We're so fixed by the American
constitution that when the Italian min
lister, obeying the commands of his gov
eminent, sought for some assurances
that the persons concerned in the kill
ing of its subjects would be punished,
it was not possible for the general gov
eminent to give any definite assurance
of the kind 1t could and did point to
the fact that the grand jury was the
American provision for calling before
the bar of justice the persons who had
violated the laws of the land But this
particular grand jury was called to-
gether under the laws of the sovereign
state of Louisiana, and whether or not
1T would punish according to the Italian
idea of justice was something that no
national official from the president
down could guarantee.
The italian government was not sat
isfied with such views. With the reIa-
tons between the state and national
government and the peculiarities of the
g
eminent it had nothing to do. But it
was necessary, according to its views,
that Italian citizens in foreign countries
8hOuld be accorded the full measure of
protection fixed by the laws of those
countries.
Here was a case where, according to
the statement of the minister, the Ital-
5an subjects had been arrested on a
charge of crime and acquitted by an
American jury, according to the forms
of American law. These men, declared
innocent by a judicial tribunal, had
been slain by an angry people. The
italian government could not go be-
hind the verdict of the American court,
and Notwithstanding it was stated in
some quarters that the men were really
guilty of foul assassination and had
been acquitted by means of bribery, in
the eyes of the Italian government they
were innocent Italian subjects. In their
violent killing the Italian people had
been outraged and iusulted. The ma
-tional government OF the United States
had, as stated, failed to give any definite
assurance that repatriation would be
made. There was but one recourse,
and that was taken when the italian
minister notified Secretary Blaine that
he had been recalled because his gov
.ernment was dissatisfied with the nego-
-tiations This is the Italian view of
the matter.
Floods In Illinois.