The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-16
Mr.. BLAINE TO O| RUD|N|,
The Secretary's Reply to the Premier
on the New Orleans
Lynching.
Tho Contention OF the United
States Clearly Set Forth
by Blaine
Assurances Given That tho FederaI f.ov-
ernment Will Act Justly In It's
Proper Sphere.

erhment VIII Act Justly in Its
Proper Sphere.
WARRINGTON, April 15.-The following i
the correspondence between Secretar,
Blaine and the Italian government sine
the secretary's note to Marquis Imperirl
acknowledging the notice of Baron Faya'
departure.
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY, WAgu1HaTts
April 2, 1o3l.-Hecretary of State:--I has
ten to acknowledge receipt of tho not
which your excellency did me the honor +
address to me on the first, in reply to tina
Whereby Baron Fava informed You of hi
departure On leave. l have laid the con
tents OF your e1cellency's aforesaid not
before the government of the king. an
MS excellency the president of the coun
ell' MS maJesty's minister of foreign affairs
mas Just directed me TO address the fol
lowing communication to you: "rh
government of the king of Ital,
mas asked nothing beyond the promp
institution of judicial proceeding
through the regular channels. 1t woult
nave been absurd to claim the punishment,
OF guilty parties without warrant of regular
judgment. The Italian government nov
repeats the same demand. Not until tht
federal government shall have explicitly
declared that the aforesaid proceeding shal
De promptly begun can the diplomatic Incl
dent be considered as closed. Meanwhile
his majesty's government takes note of the
declaration whereby the federal govern
ment recognizes that indemnity is due tc
the families of the victims in virtue of the
treaty IN force between the two countries. .
nave. therefore, the honor to bring the
foregoing to the knowledge of your excel
lency. and avail myself of this occasion to
offer you, the secretary of state, assurances
of my highest and most respectful copsid
eration. ISigned.l ImpEpr.r1.
HIS excellency, James G. Blaine, secre-
tary of state.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON
April Ia, lS9l.-The Marquis Jmperiali,
Charge d. Atfaires, ETC., etc. Sir: have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your note, dated Thursday, April 2. 1t con-
talns the second telegram from the MARQUIS
kudlni part of which here quote: 1.-The
government of the king of Italy has asked
nothing beyond the prompt institution of
]udlclal proceedings through regular chan
nels. 1t would have been absurd to claim
the punishment of guilty parties without
warrant of regular Judgment. The Italian
government now repeats the same demand.
Not until the federal government shall
have explicitly declared that the aforesaid
proceedings shall be p omptly begun can
the diplomatic incident be considered as
closed" This government certainly had
no desire whatever to change the meaning
of Marquis Rudini's telegram of March "a
u WAS delivered at the state department. py
q uon Fava i'll person written in his own
hand, and expressed in the English ian.
guage. The Following is the :ull text of tue
telegram:
ROME, March "a. 1s9l.-Italian minister
Washington: Our requests to the federal
governments are very simple. Some Italian
subjects. acquitted by American maois-
trates' have been murdered in prison while
under the immediate protection of the
authorities, "Our right, therefore, to de-
mand and obtain the punishment of the
murderers and indemnity for the victims is
unquestlonable." | wish to add that public.
opinion In Italy is justly impatient, and if
concrete provisions were not at once taken
should find myself in the painful necessity
OF showing orenly our dissatisfaction by
recalling the minister of his majesty from
a country where he Is unable to obtain
Justice. Signed. Rup1NI.
The words quoted are precisely those
which quoted in my former note and I
am directed by the president to express the
OF this government with the
material qualification of the demand made
by Marquis Rudlni on behalf of the Italian
gov' rnment. You quote in your note an
other part of Marquis Rudini's telegram of
April >. in these words: Meanwhile his
malestys government takes note of the
declaration whereby the federal govern
nent recognizes that indemnity is due to
the families of victims in virtue of the
treaty in force between the two countries,
II MARQUIS Rudlni will carefully examine
ny note of April !, he will discover that did
aot recognize that indemnity is due to the
families of victims i'll virtue of the
.reaty in forca between the two
What l did say was
n answer to Baron Fava's assurtion that
'he United States government refused to
'ake this demand for indemnity into con-
11derasion: quote my reply: "rhe
United States. SO far from refusing, has
distinctly recognized the principle of in
lemnity to those Italian subjects who may
ave teen wronged by violation of the
lights secured to them under the treaty
With the United States, concluded Feb. aj,
ST. Marquis Rudini may be assured
hat the United States would recompense
very Italian subject who might ''be
by the violation of treaty." to
which the faith of the United States is
'ledged. But this assurance leaves un-
ettled the Important question whether the
reatv has been violated. Upon this point
he president. with sufficient faith in the
vidence placed before him. has taken full |
ime for decision. He now directs that |
ertain considerations on the general sub
act be submitted To tho Judgment of the |
Italian government.
As n precedent of great value to the case
nder discussion. the president recalls the
onclusion maintained by Webster rs Sec
etary of state i'll 1851. In August of that
ear u mob III New Orleans demolished the
nilding in which the office of the Spanish
onsul was located, and ut the same time
ttacks were made upon coffee houses and
lear shops kept by Spanish subjects
citizens were involved in the
'sses which. in the aggregate, wore large.
he supposed cause OF the mob was intelli-
ance of the execution of fifty young Amer
ANS III Havana, and the banishmeut to
panish mines of nearly 200 citizens OF the
nited States. The victims were all mem
ers of the abortive Lopez expedition. In
'nsequence of these depredations of the
lob upon the property of the Spanish con
II, as well as against Spanish subjects,
on Calderon do Ia Parea. minister of
pain. demanded indemniication for all
'ssos. both official and personal. Web
or admit ID that the Spanish consul was
ititled TO indemnity, and assured the
panish minister that il tho injured CON
II, Ladorde. shall return to his post, or
ny other consul for New Orleans shall be
ppolnted by her Catholic majesty's gov
nment, the officers of this government
ailani in, hnt cit, ,,,lI r.. !