Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
TIME.T0 CALL A HALT.
Opinions of Pittsburgers on the Pros
pect Of Trouble With Italy.
INCLINED To LAUGH AT THE SCARE.
Prime Minister Rudini Spoken of in Un-
complimentary Language.
SENATOR SIBERIAN NOT FEARFUL

Inc talk OF war Win Italy develops some
interesting opinions on the questions oi
immigration and a navy. Like Orator
Puff, who had two voices, one for peace, the
other for conflict, it was tae sound of the
tocsin that was heard in the land yesterday.
The Italians who have been making
fiery speeches about the New Orleans
affair are little fearful now at
the serious aspect OF the situation.
DIR. Nardyz says Rudni is fool, and he
blames the wild talk of his countrymen as
being to large extent responsible for the
result. "Thev have started the fire." he
said, land now they are trying to put 1T out
by throwing on water by the bucketful."
Order Italians Out of the Country.
General Passenger Agent A. E. Clark. of
the Lake Erie road, remarked that the N ew
Orleans lynching was an outrage and no
law-abiding citizen could approve of 1t. He
hoped, however, that the present excitement
would be kept up long enough to lead Presi-
dent Harrison to order every subject of King
Humbert out OF the country inside of 30 days:
He thought it would be good riddance and
the people would be thankful.
Harry Ulam, OF the Central Hotel, took
another view of the question. He thinks war
with Italy would force Congress to pass law
making all foreigners who intend to live here
take the oath of allegiance as soon as they ar
rive instead of putting them on probation for
five years. He claims Italians and others
should bear the burdens of citizenship since
they are accorded all privileges granted to
American subjects. In events like the New
Orleans lynching and the threatened rupture
the Government would know where these peo-
pie stood and could deal with them under the
laws of the States. Such an enactment. he
holds, would be good thing for the country
and stop future international imbroglios OF
this character.
War Would Cement the Sections.
William Witherow, of the Duquesne. laughs
at the possibility of q war. but he thinks it
would cement all sections of the country, and
would be beneficial to America.
j. A. Hall, of the Rock Island road, Is not one
who discounts the American navy, and he says
in the event Of tight some of the Croakers
would find the Government in fair shape to
wage war on sea as well as land. He says it
would be almost impossible for a naval force to
attack New Orleans, and seaports like New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore could only
be reached by running terrific gauntlet
through narrow channels. Boston and Charles
ton are exposed, but he thinks Uncle Sam has
enough ships to protect these cities.
James Sloan, prominent lawyor of Green's
burg, said: II think it is all buster on the
part of Italy, and the United States having
been trampled on SO much In late years by for
eign powers without resenting it, the Italians
II
time to call a halt on this sort ofNthing, and
think every American feels that this is about
as much as we care to stand without an
apology, but then our navy is woefully weak,
and think that is what makes foreigners SO
full of fight
What a Navy Looks Like.
~ never realized 80 much the force of navy
as did last summer at Victoria. 1 happened
to be there when an English squadron was
lying in the harbor. There were five vessels.
headed by the latest and most improved war
Ship the Warspite. The Admiral in charge
and showed the workings of the guns in detail.
1t occurred to me then that such vessel was
calculated to do any amount Of damage along
the seashores. and the coast towns would be at
its mercy. Eut don't look for any trouble
with Italy"
Percy F. Smith thinks the Italian Govern
ment has made an ass of itself.
with s the action G0{ of the Italian my Governpens @ in
respect to the New Orleans affair. They claim
that King Humbert only recalled his Minister
been allowed the Federal Government for
acting-if it proposed any acrion-with respect
to Furnishing the rioters and those responsible
for the deaths Of the men who were killed.
Italians Don't Expect War.
This is the view of the situation which
obtains among the Amercanlzed Italians as
well as those who are but short time here.
They think 1t perfectly proper that the Italian
Government should demand satisfaction for
the death at the hands of riotous mob of men
whom it had sent over here, and they say that
had Germans or Englishmen been similarly
treated no such surprise as is evinced in
this case, and no such lethargy as is shown by
the Federal Government, would have followed.
Generally the Italians scout any idea
of war as being altogether improbable and
impolitic Neither will any reprisals be at
tempted ON officials. as it has been limited would
ensue. LEO dUalia. a daily New York
Italian organ, in its issue Of Tuesday has no
from EHdttd, paper published in Milan, to
the effect that the bulk of the New Orleans
Italians, so far from being assassins and ma
flosi. are men seeking to support their families
by honest toll. The few among them who are
bad and desperate are not in greater proper
ton than is found in any community.