The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-05
Rudini to ImperialIi.

ROME, May 3.-The Green book ON the
New Orleans lynching comprises twenty
four dispatches dated from March IA to
April 20. 1t shows the Italian government
from the commencement ersevered in ask
ing that criminal proceedings be taken
against the lynchers and that indemnity be
paid the families of the victims. The ex-
preston brought to justice" recurs in the
official dispatches as well as in Baron Faya's
private letters. The principal communica
tons have already been published. After
Blaine's note of April H. the volume con-
cludes with a telegram from Marquis di
Rudini TO Marquis Imperialli, the text of
which is as follows:
Il have now before me the note addressed
to you by Secretary Blaine, April IA. Its
peruSal produces most painful impression
upon me- Will not stop to lay stress upon
the lack of conformity with diplomatic
usage displayed IN making use, as Blaine
did not hesitate TO do, of portion of a tele-
gram OF mine communicated to him in strict
confidence, in order to get rid
of question clearly defined in our
official documents which alone possess
diplomatic value. Nor will l stop to point
out the reference in this telegram to mine
OF March u, the words punishment of the
guilty The brevity of telegraphic language
actually sigaified only that prosecution
ought to be commenced in order that in
olvidnals recognized as guilty should not
escape punishment. Far above ali these
astute arguments remains the fact that
henceforward the federal government de-
clares itself conscious of what we have
constantly asked, and yet it does not grant
our legitimate demands. Blaine is right
when he makes payment of indemnity tn
the families OF the victims dependent uDcn
proof of violation of treaty. But we
shrink from thinking that he considers
that the fact of such violation still needs
proof. Italian subjects, acquitted by
American juries, were massacred in The
prisons of the state without measures being
taken to defend them. What other proof
does the federal government expect of the
violation of treaty wherein constant pro-
lection and security Of subjects of the con-
tracing parties is expressly stjpulateds
We have placed in evidence that we have
never asked anything else but the opening
of regular proceedings. In regard to this
Baron Fava's first note, dated March IL
contained even the formula of the tele
gram addressed OF the same day by Blaine
under the order of President Harrison to
the governor Of Louisiana. Now, however
in his note of April II, Blaine is silent on a
subject which Is for US Inc main point of
the controversy. We are under the sad
Necessity of concluding that what to every
other government would appear to be the
accomplishment of strict civil duty is i'm
possible to the federal government. 1t is
time to break off this bootless controversy.
Public opinion, the sovereign Judge. will
know how to indicate an equitable solution
of this grave problem. We have affirmed
and again affirm our first right. Let the
federal government reflect upon its side if
it is expedient to leave TO the mercy of each
state Of the union, irresponsible to foreign
countries, the efficiency of treaties, plead
ing its faith and honor to entire nations.
The present dispatch is addressed to you
not to the federal govern
ment. Your duties henceforward are solely
restricted to dealing with current bust
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