The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-16
BLAINE VS.. PREMIER RUDlHI.
The Full Official Correspondence
Given to the Public.
The Willy italian Tries to Secure an Inn
portant Admission From Secretary
Blaine but the Latter is too Shrevvd
Tor Him = Secretary Blaine Holds
Firmly to a Strong Position.

WASHINGTON. April 15.-TSpecialI-
The full text Of the later correspondence
between the Italian government and tho
State Department has been made public.
In it Secretary Blaine maintains tho
American position with remarkable and
unexpected shrewdness. 1t takes in
the notes which have passed since
Secretary Blaine's note to Marquis I'm
periali, acknowledging Baron Fava's
departure. The first one is from I'm
per:ali, dated April 2, in which Premier
Rudini tries to claim that Mr.. Blaine
had admitted that the Federal govern
ment recognized that an indemnity was
due families of the Italian victims in
virtue of the treaty.
Secretary Blaine's reply was DELAYED
until April IA, and is addressed to I'm
periall lie points out that the Italian
government materially modified Baron
Favas deman Is, and that he had never
admitted the right of the families of tho
Italians to indemnity. On the contrary,
Mr.. Blaine had plainly said:
The United States, so far from re-
fusing. has distinctly recognized tho
principle of indemnity to those Italian
subjects who may have been wronged by
Violation Of rights secured to them un-
der the treaty with the United States
concluded February 90, 1871" Marquis
hndini may be assured, says Mr..
Blaine, that tho United States would
recompense cvcry Italian subject who
might be wronged by violation of the
treaty to which the faith of the United
States is pledged. But this assurance
leaves unsettled the important question
whether the treaty has been violated.
MIR. Blaine then stated that steps arc
being taken to learn the facts. He cites
o somewhat similar case passed up by
Secretary Daniel Webster, in which
certain Spanish subjects had been mall
treated in New Orleans. The point was
held that they suffered eQnally with
American citizens and therefore were
not Disseminated against. Moreover,
the United States was not bound by
treaty to afford unusual protection to
foreigners who came among us to live
and gain q livelihood. If wronred, tho
widows and families Of these men haye
recourse in the courts of Louisiana.
The governments investigation els not
yet completed and the facts are not vet
officially ascertained
There are several significant features
in the correspondence made public to-
day. In the first place there should be-
noted the absolute correspondence of
the text of Rudini's note with the state-
ment OF it's contents cabled from Rome
by Associated Press.
1t is observed that Marquis Impcriali
personally acknowledged the receipt of
Mr. Blaines letter respecting Baron
Fava's departure; that while he trans
mits Rudini's views they are over his
own signature, and that Secretary
Blaine in his last letter addressed him
self to Marquis Imperiali. These facts
may be regarded as final evidence that
SO far from diplomatic relations be-
tween two countries having been inter-
rupted, they are on practically tho samo
footing as If the minister had not Quilted
Washington.
Secretary Blaines note contains in
ternal evidence that this Government
has not been threatened if an answer
was delayed, or OF disregard for such
threat II 1T where made, in the leisurely
manner in which he states that tho.
President has taken full time for con-.
Slderation OF treaty questions involved
1t IS also noticeable that the Secretary,
promptly checked the attempt made by
Rudini to commit the United States to
promise to pay indemnity by pointing
to the guarded language of his first
dispatch and INDUCING in number OF
qualifications, the purpose of which is
to require the complete demonstration
OF the severed matters that may be very
hard to demonstrate.