New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02
VIEWS OF PUBLIC MEN.
GENERAL BELIEF THAT THERE WILL BE
NO SERIOUS RESULTS
NO REGRET EXPREssED-sENAToR PLUMB DOWN
on DIPLOMACY, ANYwAY-AN ITAL-

| Of Senators and Representatives from Washington at
this time Of the year made 1t dilhcuit task TO-DAY
to gather any great number OF opinions on the iatest
| turn in the New-Orlcans tangle from men VINO are
accustomed to deal with diplomatic questions In Con-
grcss Senator sherman, the chairman Of tho senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, Is out In ONO, sen
tor Frye has gone TO Maine; Mr.. Evarts, now an OK
| member of the committee, is In New-forR, ana many
other members Of both House and senate cahmi,.eos
| were inaccessible for one reason or announcer Mr.
| Morgan of Alabama, the leading Democratic member
| Of the Senate committee, found, however and
responded with characteristic frankness and cWihty
| to a question as 10 his views on the recall OF inc
| Italian Minister. Mr. Morgan Is disinchned 70 view
the action of the Italian Ministry very seriously
| lie said
II Baron Fava could take the Mena with him his sudden
withdrawal would geve US and their permanent With
| diawal would be blessing. am disposed TO eoncu
with Mr. Beysid his view that this is more OF Baron
Faya's difficulty that OF the Italian Government
The Italian people are impulsiye, and have at home
OF irritation growing out OF their fegous
and other troubles sud would not be surprising tha1
Government should fLd to make strong play
at the Unittd States in oder to keep It's own people
from lioous Italy cannot be In earnest
seeking to Impose upon the United staees 30 suuuep
and peremptory her construction OF the nature Oh our
autonomy and our duty under treaties Neither the lash
neonle nor the people OF any other country have
higher rights the protection OF their lives than our own
people have. We made treaty, and we eoulu
not make treaty that would give to the people OF
foreign country residing here more protection thah our
own laws afford to citizens against MODS anu
popular outbreaks The case Of the Chhese III hooh
Springs, within Territory where the laws Oh one o'eu
States applied directly and where the "o'ei"e"' "
own officers to execute those laws and where band OF
Hungarians and others mobbed and massaereo ChncSc
who had right be In this country, gave the Ohese
Government no right to demand National apology OF
eparaton for those ermts Wheh repaia'ion was No.
IL was done as an act of grace Congress VIII pioOao!
do in the case Italians murdered at Neworleas'
ANY Government with the United SVaVes OH
,tndcPs
Federal jurisdiction and know that within the pouy
of the States life is projected by State laws anu
state tribunals. This arrangement OF our CONSTITUTIONS
relations has not disturbed, and could not be by any
Treaty that the United Government might MAKE WIN
any foreign country. Government will do justice 10
| any class race OF people, -,
1t has been but recently that we have listened In the
! Senate to one Of the most eloquent, pathetic ana
| inst tributes ever paid to man. in honor OF
| the memory Of Garbaldl by Mr. Evarts' Ihere
is no sympathy between the people Of the onea
States people of Italy, and the demonstration III
New reference to Italians as such puO was
onv aimed az dangerous secret organization
which Italy been at great pains to repess In her o"
country and In has driven many OF those con-
sprators the United States Italy mas gooa caue W
be quiet under the circumstances ana IL S heeF
becoming nor to arouse American resentment
when our people resolved to do all that justice ana The
| law permit the protection OF human life.
To take offence at of the Governor OF LOUISIANA
that really offence is to Draw into the eontro'
yersy matter totally irrelevant to IT, Governor NICHOLS
could addressed note On this subject 70 INC A
Minister and proper could have been made OF any
his replies to Blaine in the explanation OF TINS trans
action lie has power as Governor 10 punish Cese
oIenders than Harrison has as President IL VIII DC
and must to the lawfully constituted auehoreS Vi
Louisiana to punish any that may have been COM
mitted by mob and Congress will not be indifferent 10
onv demand of Justice state may fail to requte
| A promnent Republican member OF the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, who requested not to be
quoted by name the ground Of Official delcacy sad
| today
Tbere is good reason to believe that the ostensble
cou NJ Baron Faya from his post Italian Minister
here Is nothing more than piece of diplomatic
captrap int nded by the Italian Government mainly fof
home use and it is captrap Of pretty cheap nd AZ
that. 1t been well known for several months among
the of Baron that he contemplated taking
vacation at early day. and it is also known that MS
Government has granted him leave for this purpose some
time before the occurrence Of the wOreans affair This
affair ba, doubtless served postpone the Minister'S Vaca
lion but his rather sensational leayeakng Is clearly In
the line OF his former intention. Several days ago Baron
Faya called the State Department to say goodby 70
the Secretary and other friends the Neworeahs matter
having received all necessary attention by him n the
honce NJ further instructions from Italian Govern
ment and Minister feeling assured that the state
authorities NewOrleans doing what the law ana
the interests justice required 10 bring 10 account inc
men who killed the Italian Manaites. 1t was the ex-
pressed intention Minister to proceed first to New
| York where he was spend part at least OF his
vacation had also made 1t clear to those With whom
conyersed the NewOIeans incident that ne fuy
comprehended the organization for the administration oil
Justice I'm criminal cases the United States, this point
having been brought his attention officially element
the case lie is therefore fully aware, and doubtless
informed his Government that the Federal Government
nothing further in the matter than to exercise It's
good Offices with State authorities to bring about the
| punishment OF the guilty men.
notice that exSecretarY Bayard has been talking for
publication this subject. and undertakes to tell what
the State Department should do or should not do 1t Is
lust little interesting recall that the position OF Italy
toward United States in this threatened controversy
is identical with that which this country was placed
by Mr.. Bayard when Secretary Of State toward Mexico
In the of the printer Cutting No one knew better
than Mr. Bayard that Cutting imprisoned under the
Of the States Of Mexico and yet all his veor
efforts the release Of the unsavoy American
directed Federal Government OF Mexico. The
resolution which he drew had Mr. Belmont the chair
OF the Committee Foreign Relations, report from
committee House. directing the State Depart
ment to demand the release Of Cutting and asking that
the demand be backed by force necessary, was part
Of his dangerous and precptate that matter but
the timely OF the real facts in the by
member OF the committee placed sudden and
effective check upon hip In this matter he cater
ing the excited public feeling along the Mexican bor
der and he unquestonably intended bring another
war with Mexico 10000 men In Texas and Arizona
we're ready make invasion prearranged signal
Washington, which would have rendered second wer
with the sister republic Inevitable This what the
Belmont resolution meant, and had 1t passed the
House thing would have been pecipated into action
with all It's consequences OF blood ana conquest IT was
political scheme TO make the reelection Of the Ceve
land Administration necessity, and 1t based upon the
ground occupied by the Italian Government in de-
handing the Government OF the United States shall
make Kind Of a guarantee that the New-orieans
shall be tried ana punished 1t to ne that
the tie distinguished exSecretafy says this sub
iect the better.
Representative McCreary, who has been the chair
man Of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. and may
be again. said to-day that he thought the Italian Gov
ernment had acted hastily and without the dignity
which ought to, and usually does. mark diplomatic
negotiations. In the first instance" he said, Italy
has grievance believes she has, In the killing OF
several Of her subjects In riot. The United States
promptly responded 70 her demands by institutng IN
inquiry into the matter IN perfect good faith. While
Ills Investigation Is being made the Italian Govern.