, 1891-04-08

The Government must give the subject
Of friendly Powers the security it demands
for it's own citizens when they are TEN o.
rarily under foreign jurisdiction, and il
is the hope of the President that you
will cooperate with him in maintaining
the obligations of the Government to
Wa, ds Italian subjects who may be IN
peril during The present excite.Aent, that
further blOOdShed and violence may be
prevented, and that all offenders against
the law may be promptly brought to JUS
ticp.
This telegram was the result Of a con-
ference between President Harrison and
Mr.. Blaine, after Baron de Fava, the
Italian Minister, had called upon the
latter and earnestly protested against
the killing Of his cOuntrymen, at the same
time demanding protection for the other
Italians in New Orleans.
New York, March 16.
This mornings papers comment at con-
siderable length Oh the lynching OF ltaIl>
ans at New Orleans.
The Sun says:
In the character of the men who led
a w~ell-organised mob to slaughter the
Italians, and in the force and extent Of
public sentiment that slStainS the lawless
proceeding, the affair is without d parallel
in the history Of the country.
The Times remarks
There can be- no doubt that the victims
of the mob were desperate ruff The
murdered men were sneaking, coWardly
Sicilians, who brought to this country the
lawless passions, cut-thloat practices, and
the oath-bound cont der acies Of their
native country. They are to us a pest
without mitigation. Our own muIderers
are men of feeling and nobility compared
with them. The conclusion that the jury
had been corrupted was irresistible. The
men acquitted were about tor be set at
liberty, and lynch law was the only course
open to the people of New Orleans i'll
order to prevent giving "a new license to
the Malta to continue its bloody prac-
tees.
Chicago, March 16.
A meeting of Italians was held here
last night to protest against the lynching
of Italians at New Orleans. The speakers
vehemently denounced the massacre, and
demanded of the Government prompt and
full reparatiOn. A protest was telegraph
ed to Mr.. Blaine. Similar meetings have
been held in other cities.
Rome, March l6.
At the opening of the sitting of the
Chamber, to-day, SlgnOr GloVallhl vi
Breganze and Signor Ferraris rose and
put questions to the Government regard
ing the lynching of Italians at New Or
leans.
In reply, the Marquis di Rudini, Premier
and Minister of Foreign Affairs, related
the facts connected with the outrage, and
stated the measures that had been taken
by President Harrison to secure the right
of Italians in the United States to pro-
lection. The President, at the same time,
deplored the occurrence, and announced
that he had charged the Governor OF
Louisiana to afford protection to the
Italians, and bring the assassins to justice.
The Premier added that Mr.. Porter, the
United States Minister, had called upon
him, and made similar declarations. In
conclusion, the Marquis di Rudini declared
that he was confident of a favourable
result of the steps which had been taken,
which would draw still closer the friendly
relations existing between Italy and the
United States.
signor di Breganzs declared that he
took note of the Minister'S statement, and
Signor Ferraris expressed himself satisfied,
but urged that indemnitics should he
demanded from the United States for the
families of the victims.