, 1891-04-02
THE ITALIAN MIDDLE.
Correspondence on that Sub
ject Made Public.
Italy Informed that Justice
Will be Done
But Without Undue Haste in
the Matter.
Minister Porter Calls on the
Italian Foreign Office.
The omclaI Correspondence.


partment of state tonight:
..RoyAL LEGATION OF ITALY. WASH
,,onou NJ u 1907 Nj Soora,arv
iiON' "ai'" "a '
oil state: by my Two notes OF me ioth
aud 18th insts. | had the honor to call
your exeellency's attention 10 the oc-
cprr0nces of exceptional gravity wb;cb
- -, NJ o.I..a a.
'ooA piaoe at t'e" Oiieans On inc lf.u'
whereby Jour subjects oil the King OF Italy,
who we're confined in the prison of that
citv. were nassaered by A crowd under
a. I..aazsh;n 81 Ano,;,.n a...a
Alter having formally protested against
the uniustifiable conduct Of the local au
thorities. which were evidently recreant In
their duties on that occasion. | reserved
to the government of his majesty the
night to demand such satisfaction as il
might think proper. since the occurrences
in question constituted a patent violation
of the stinulations of the treaty in force
hatween onr ,wo countries whicb sa,rros
To Italian subjects residing in the United
States the same nrotcction eniovcd Inv
American citizens and which has alwavs
been extended 10 the latter IN Italian
Territory. The renarat1on demanded
nv the government of the king az
I have had the honor IN IN form Won in
our interviews held Juriny the last faw
DAYS were IN consist of he f~ollnv,ng
noints. Official assurance bv ,be ga.
eral government ina. the entity n%ar,ies
shonld he bronpht m ins,ice . R.coaN
milton in nrinc,nle mat ;ndemnjty il Jna
10 the relatives oF the vict,ms Yonrnv-
eellencv was pleased m declare 10 mo
that. AZ the federal Government did no,
tbink il conId toEe tb;s viaw Of tba caso
il declined 10 take the aforesaid demand,
into c~onsideratio,. Under these circum
stances. the government OF his majesty
considering ;nat he legitimate action ri
the kings minister aI Wasbingtnn No.
comes notifications. has ordered me tn
take nv leave. In obedience. 1 have the
honor To announce that sm going 10
leave Washington as sneediIv 40 nossihIo
lea wing the NarnnIs Imnor;aE IL -
iesty's secretary of legation in charge Of
the current business of the rovaI 1svS-
zion"
Secretary Blaine todsv wrote IN Cb,rga
d'Afaires Imperiali as follows. ~ hoo m
express the sincere repret with which The
government If the limited States receives
the intelligence of Raron Fava's sneedv
departure from This canital Tbougb he
has more than once intimated ,b;s nnr.
nose, the government of tbe limited
States has hsen nnable m SOC adaonato
reason for such a sten The baron's scr.
vice here for the mast ten wears has b,en
distinguished at all times bv the most
agreeable relatIons with The exacu,ive do.
partment of this government Regret a,
his leaving is enhanced when as The nres.
ideLt believes. he has bcen recalled under
a misappreben,ion of facts bv The pow
pme of Italy.
The cause of his snnderinp his dirlo.
matte relations with .this Uovernnent ia
thus given in his mote. The ren,ration
demanded bv The Voyernment Of the
king. a. I have had the honor m ;nE,rn
Won in our interviews held during the last
few DAYS. was to consist of the f~ollouing
points: |. Official assurance Inv tie fed
eral government that the puiity narties
should be brought to Justice. . Recoy
milton, in principle. that an indemnify ia
due 10 the relatives of the y,ctims The
first demand Tins stated nv Barnp Fava
il sliyhtlv CHANGED IN nhrase from tba,
employed bv him in his many verbal ra.
ouests based ON a TELEGRAM from Maron;s
Rndini winch he left witb me Ma,@u;s
Rudini declared thai %.Itaiv's r;obt 10 5e
mapd and 10 obtain the pnpi.bment If
the murderers and indemnity for the vic
tins is uDquestionabie.' 1t is inferred
that Baron Fava's change of phrase
meant no change OF demand.
II have endeavored to Impress upon
him in the several personal interviews
with which he has honored me, that the
government of the United States is ut.
terly unable TO give the assurance which
Marquis Rudini has demanded. Even If
the national government had entire iuris.
diction over the alleged murderers il
could not give assurance to any foreign
power that they should be punished. The
president Is unable to see how any gov.
eminent could Justly give an assurance of
this charter in advance of trial and a YER
dict of guilty In the constitution of
the United States it is declared that in
all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
enjoy the right to a speedy and public
trial by al impartial jury OF the state
and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed. 1t needs no argument
to prove that a Jury could not be imnaT.
tai 1t 1t were In any sense, or to any de-
gree, bound before the trial of the &C.
cused by an assurance which the president
OF the United States had ventured to
give a foreign power.
I'm the constitution of the state OF
Louisiana. under whose immediate juris-
diction the crimes were committed. sub.
stantially the same provision is found, SO
that the governor of that state would be
as unable to give a pledge In advance for
the result of a trial under the state law as
the president would DO were it practicable
to try the leaders of the mob under the
law of the United States. In Baron
Eay,'e saoond no;nt bo 5ones.