Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-02
BLAINE AND FAT4.
They Have Not Eecn on Good Terms
for some I imc Past.

for some I inc Past.
WAsuINGToN, April Especial Telegram
to THE BEE. -"Thore is one view of the sit
uation between the United States and Italy
which does not seem to have attracted the at
tention of the American press" said an at
tache of the diplomatic corps this af-
ternoou. "By withdrawing her min
ister with the understanding that he
is withdrawn on account of the New Orleans
affair Italy has practically ceased all nego-
tiations for the settlement of the difficulty,
and as result Mr.. Blaine would be fully
warranted in refusing to take any further
steps toward a settlement of the dispute
This view is shared by every member of
the diplomatic corps, and every foreign rep
sesentative here openly says that Italy has
made a fool of herself in this unprecedented
| diplomatic movement.
The Italian affair continues to absorb
public attention. 1t is discussed in all it's
bearings and upon occasions to the entire eX-
| clusion of every thing else Some very queer
| ideas are advanced by different statesmen.
| Senator Plumb, for instance, says that there
| is no danger OF war, but that 1t Is quito
| probable that the affair will lead to bloody
| and serious encounters in all the large cities
| where there is an Italian element in the
| population
Senator Sanders thinks that the United
| States will shed more blood in suppressing
| the Indians of the northwest than will be
| shed In patching up the strained relations
| existing between this country and Italy.
| There is number of very intelligent Ital-
| ians in the city at the present time, among
| whom are many bitter enemies of Fava, who
| is anything but popular among his fellow
| countrymen. One of these gentlemen said
| today: "Nothing is farther from the thought
| of Rudini, the present Italian premier, than a
war with the United States. Fava's re-
| nI hng f,,,1n tn1 fnn
| months, and one of the things which has
| brought 1t about is the manner in which he
has conducted the domestic affairs of the
nation here. Italy is nation of
| 30, 100000 people, who are entitled to be
| represented in Washington in a respectable
| manner. Their minister receives q salary of
| Sl6, 600 year, and besides this he has an al
| lowance OF $4,000 francs, or about $1,000,
| for rent Fava has lived in two Insignificant
rooms on tho corner of Eighteenth and III
| streets, for which he paid SlS a month, The
legation proper was located over confec-
| tionery store. Two small rooms were occupied
and the cost was only $50 month. In other
| words, assert that Fava, the Italian min
| ister to the United States, has received from
his government S5,000a year for rent, and
that, he has spent only about $3.50 of the
amount for that purpose. This has recently
been called to the attention OF the Italian au-
thorities, and is one of the causes which led
to his recall. OF course there was politics in
it and plenty of politics. Italian affairs are
in chaotic state since the downfall of Crispi
and the elevation of Rudini. 1t was abso-
lutely necessary that something should be
done, arc it has been accomplished by the
removal of minister who was pers ona non
grata to his own people as well as to the peo-
| pie to whom he was accredited"
| "What do you mean by the statement that
Fava is not on good terms with the people Of
| this countryp
al mean exactly what say. F'ava has not
been on good terms with MIR, Blaine for some
l he Gov ar1NTga m nNG.
| the United States consul at Palermo, Italy,
| in one of his dispatches to the state depart.
ment called attention TO the lawlessness of
certain classes in Italy in the neighb borhood
| of Palermo. For some reason Fava took
strong exceptions to this and in the absence
of Mr.. Blaine he called on the president an d
made such fuss about the matter that the
| president was induced TO depose the consul
for his alleged indiscrction. When Mr..
Blaine returned and found what had been
| done he did not hesitate to express his
indignation at the breach of diplomatic eti-
quette on the part of Fava. The consul was
reinstated in the service, but Fava has not
| been reinstated in the good graces of the sec
retary of state. Soon after the New Or
| leans affair occurred and aoout the time that
tava made his demand for redress the atten-
tion of the italian government officials was
| unoilcially called to the fact that Mr. Blaine
was practically at outs with the Italian rep
resentative here May it not be due in part
to this fact that Rudini concluded that it
would bo wise to remove the minister and
| thereby score a point with opponents of his
policy while relieving himself of a repre-
| sentative who under the circumstances
could not successfully negotiate for a
settlement of the difficulties growing out OF
the New Orleans murdersl If Rudini really
meant to make hostile demonstration
against the United States he would not have
left the imperial in charge of the legation
here. On the contrary, the rooms over the
confectioners shop would have been CLOSED
Act tc toll 10 tod nj
present by diplomat fully competent Il
negotiate rs Fava and one who is on better
personal terms with the department of stat'
than his late chief"
Correspondence of Blame and Fava
WASHINGTON, April The following cor
respondence between Secretary Blaine an,
, Baron Fava Is made public by the depart
ment Of state tonight:
ROYAL LEGION OF ITALY, WASHINGTON
March 3l.-Mr Secretary of State: BY
! my two notes of the 18th and 18th inst,
| had the honor TO call your excelencys atten
tlon to occurrences of exceptional gravit.
which took place at New Orleans on the 1+th
. | whereby four subjects of tho king OF Italy
' | who were confined in the prison OF that city
Y We're massacred by crowd under the lead
J ership of two American citizens. After hay
' ing formally protested against the unjustiti u
ole conduct of the local authorities, whicl
= were evidently recreant to all thei
. | uUllcS on lnUJ OCCNNlOH, TtSel|cu lO III
government of his majesty the right to de
. mand such satisfaction as it might thinl
> proper, since the occurrence in question con
u stitutcd patent violation Of the stipulation
of the treaty in force between our two coun
tries, which secures to Italian subjects reSid
ing in the United States the same protection
; enjoyed by American citizens and which al
> ways have been accorded to the latter in ltal
ian territory, The reparatlon demanded b.
= the government of the king, as nave ha
u | the honor to be informed IN ou
y interviews held during the last fey
days, were to consist Of tue follow
. | ing points, /. Onicial assurance b
y the federal government that the guilty pan
. ties should be brought 10 justice. 2. Rocog
> nltion, IN principle, that indemnity is due
/ the relatives Of the victims, Your exec
: lency was pleased to declare TO me that a
), the federal government did not think II coul
y take this view OF the case, IL declined TO TAX
70 he aforesaid dc mabds into consideration
Y Under these circumstances the govern mor
ofihis majesty, considering the legitimate az
, tin of the kiug's niui5 ter at Washingto
i