The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-15
ITALIAN GASC0NADE.
A LULL IN THE EXCITEMENT AT THE
FEDERAL CAPITAL.

The Views of Senator Butler on the Course
of the italian Government In Recalling
their Minister from the United States
No War Probable.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-All quiet on
the Potomac" sums up the situation at
the National Capital tonight. Sena-
tors Butler, Ransom, Vance, Represen-
tative Boatman and all the Southern
| Congressman now in Washington con-
denim Italy's course. Senator Butler,
when asked if he regarded Italy's ac-
ton in recalling Baron Faya as justif-
able under the circumstances, replied:
Il do not. Mr.. Blaine and Governor
Nichols have done all that their official
positions permitted them to do, all that
could reasonably be expected of them
and this action of the Italian Govern
ment has very much the appearance Of
Italian gasconade. Of course every
law-abiding citizen deprecates the un-
fortunate occurrence in New Orleans,
but the people of Louisiana are the
| best judges Of their own environments,
and can be trusted to deal properly with
them. Neither Mr.. Blaine nor Govern
or Nichols is grand juryman or pros
| ecutor, and they have properly left the
affair in the hands Of the law, where it
belongs"
"Do you think the Malta will be again
heard from?"
"That I cannot tell. It appears to
| be an Italian institution transplanted
to this country, but it does not flourish
here and will not be permitted to
| spread. Whatever means are necessa-
ry to eradicate it will be adopted
| wherever it shows its head, and the
Italian Government may as well un-
derstand, first as last, that if italian
subjects come over and Identify them
selves with the Ma6a they must take
the consequences. How long do you
suppose an American White Cap, Ku-
klux Klan or Nelly Mcguire organiza-
tion would be permitted to ply their
avocation in an Italian city on Italian
subjects? Just about as long as it
takes to get them to the nearest lamp
post or nearest limb. One thing I
think may be safely assured, that the
course of the Italian Goqernment is
not calculated to encourage the amia-
BILE side of the American character or
excite sympathy for Italian subjects
who use stilettos on the law officers Of
this country in revenge for enforcing
the law"
"Will the present complications lead
to war in your opinion?"
Il do not know. I trust not. There
! is nothing in the conduct Of our Gov
ernment to go to war about, but il
Italy is spelling for fight expect she
! can be accommodated. Nobody mere
wants war, and nobody wants to be
dictated to or bullied by foreign Gov
ernment. If the subjects Of foreign
| Governments are harshly treated by
our people the Governments ought to
do us the justice tc give an opportuni-
ty to make amends. That proper
amends would be made in due time
there can be no doubt, but when an ef-
fort is made to drive us to reckoning
with indecent haste we ought at least
to assert becoming determination not
to be driven"
Senator Buffers utterances have the
proper ring, and he but voices the SEN
timents of his people in the Old Pal
mettt State as expressed in the News
and Courier.
There are no new Developments in
the Italian fury. The next feature ct
the controversy will be the reply froa
Marquis Imperial to the Secretarys
letter Of last night, which has net yet
arrived. On it will depend much OF
the prospect. He may indicate his In
ability to speak for his Government,
shaving been left only in charge Of "cur-
sent affairs" in which event Mr.. Blaine
will take it for granted that diplomat
Tic representation in this country from
! Italy is at an end, and will probably
communicate with Marquis Di RudlM
through Minister Porter at Rome. The
note from Marquis Imperial may be
delayed long enough for a cable mes
sage to reach Rudini from here and Tor
a reply containing instructions to get
back. This may happen within q
couple Of hours or it may take TWO
days according to the temper OF the
Italian OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Cour-
ier.