The morning call., 1891-03-16
TREATY RIGHTS.
Telegram From the Secretary of State to
Governor Nichols.

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Governor Nichols.
WASHINGTON, March Is. - Secretary
Blaine tonight sent the following telegram
to Governor Nichols at New Orleans:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
March 10, 1891.
His ETcs1leucy Francis r. Nichols, Governor
of Louisiana, NeaC Orleans: Ii has been rep
resented 10 The President Inv the Mnisfer Of
Italy accredited to this Government. that among
the victims Of the depOrabe massacre which
took place in the city OF New Orleans yesterday
were three or mort subjects of tie King OF Italy.
Our treaty with that friendly Government (Which
under the Constitution Is the supreme law OF the
landl guarantees TO Italian subjects GOmlclled in
| the United States tne most constant protection
| ard security OF their persons aud property"
making them amenable on the same basis
! as our own citizens 10 tile laws OF
| the United States and the several States,
| in their due and early administration.
| New Orleans should have so diSparaged the
| purity ana adequacy Of their own jndical t!-
bunals as 10 transfer 1t 10 lie passionate 1udg-
| ment Of a mob, 4 question that should have been
adjudeed dispaS Ssionately and By the settled rules
! Of law. Tie Government Of the United States
must give TO the subjects of liieBdly powers that
security which 1t demands for our citizens when
temporarily under foreign jurisdiction. II is the
hope OF the President that you will cooperate
with him IN maintaining tie regulations OF The
United States toward Italian subjects who may
be within The perils of the present excitement,
THAI future bloodshed aud violence may be pre-
vented, ana that all offenders againstthe law
may be promptly brought TO justice.
JAMES q. BLAINE.
This telegram was the result of confer
| enCR between tile President and the Secre-
| tarY this afternoon Baron FaYa, the Italian
! Minister. having previously called on Secre-
! tary Blaine and earnestly protested against
! the killing If bis countTymen, and demand
! ing at the same time protection for all the
| other Italians in New Orleans.
A GRAVE MATTER.
Concerning the lynchng, the lips Of
! Baron Faya are sealed, as well as those OF
! his HeutenantS. Indeed, the residence OF
| the Italian Legation is closed to reporters
| and correspondents. No man who does not
! talk Italian can get inside the Fava resi-
! dence. A little black girl, with a white
| cap, behind whom stands big man with a
| gray head. keeps guard and StrenuOuSly de-
| ciares that the Minister is not at home, al
though lie is known 10 be inside Else
| where, however, correspondent was
informed that action would be taken by the
| Italian Minister toward bringing the matter
| to the attention of his Government. As he
was made aware that some of the dead men
| were citizens OF Italy, there may be eX-
| pected from his Majrsty's Government most
| vigorous protests. The gentleman quoted
! continued: The men were declared innO-
! cent by jury OF Americans and i'll an
| American court, and IL seems that 1t Is a
| matter Of the gravest import. OF course,
! no one can say just what will be done, but
i you may be sure that if these parties are
citizens of Italy that Government will not
| let their murder go unrebuked.
WITHOUT A PRECEDENT.
Baron Fava, in his protes: to Secretary
Blaine, said the local authorities of New
Orleans not only failed TO prevent the meet
ing, which had been publicly announced
ana was known to be hostile TO the Italians,
but also held an attitude purely passive
during the massacre. He said he was
obliged to reserve for his Government the
right to demand any ana al reparati0n it
judged necessary.
Third Assistant Secretary of State Nc
Adoo, speaking Of the matter tonight said:
This case is without precedent in the
diplomatic history Of the country. OF course
cannot predict the outcome nor discuss it.
1t is not easy to predict what will be the
course of procedure"
IL cannot see" said Representative Nor
row of California. how this affair can be-
come an international issue. The vengeance
of the mob was not directed against tho
Italians as a race, but at band Of supposed
murderers who escaped their deserts by
miscarriage Of justice. 1t seems to ME the
only action to be taken is for the relatives
of the dead men to sue the city of New Or
leans for damages on the ground that the
city failed to furnish proper protection. 1t
was not a race riot in any sense of the
word" "