The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-04
RUDINTS LAST DISPATCH.
THE PREMIER HURT BY BLAINEs
LAST NOTE.

He Opens up by Charging Lack of
Conf rmity with Diplomatic Ussges.
He Expected punishment" to be In
terpreted as "Prosecution"-Impe-
rlah's Duties Limited.
ROME, May 3.-The green book on the
New Orleans lynching comprises twenty
four dispatches, dated from March 14fto
April 2s. 1t shows that the Italian govern
ment from the commencement persevered
in asking that criminal proceedings be taken
against the lynchers and that indemnity be
paid to the families Of the victims. The
expression brought to justice recurs in
the official dispatches as we'll as in Baron
Fava's private letters. The principal COM
munications have already been published.
RUDINI's LAST DISPATCH.
After Secretary Blaine's note Of April
IA, the volume concludes with telegram
from the Marquis di Rudini to the Marquis
Imperiah, the text Of which is as follows:
have now before me a note addressed to you
by Secretary Blaine, April ID. Its perusal pro
duces most painful impression upon me.
will not stop to lay stress upon the lack of con
formity with diplomatic usages displayed in
making use, as Secretary Blaine did not hesitate
to do, of portion Of a telegram 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 | stop to point out
the reference in this telegram OF mine of March
"a that the words punishment of the guilty
in bTevity of telegraphic language actually sig
nided only that prosecution ought to be com
menced In order that individuals recognized as
guilty should not escape punishment. Far
above all the astute arguments remains the fact
that henceforth the federal government declares
itself conscious of what we have constantly
asked, and yet 1t does not grant our legitimate
demands Secretary Blaine is right when he
makes payment of indemnity to the families or
the victims dependent upon proof of violation
of the treaty; but we shrink from thinking that
he considers that the fact of such violation still
needs proof italian subjects acquitted by
American jlries were massacred in the prison
Of state without measures beng
taken to defend them. What other
proof does the federal government expect of
the violation of treaty wherein constant pro-
lection ana security Of the subjects of the CON
tracing parties is expressly stipulatedY We
have placed on 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 is, contained even the
formula Of telegram addressed on the same
day by Secretary, Blaine under order OF
President Harrison 10 the governor Of Louisi
ana. Now, however, in the note of April "a
Secretary Blaine Is silent on the subject which
is for us the main point OF the controversy. we
are under the sad necessity OF concluding that
what to every other government would be the
accomplishment of civil duty is impossible to
the federal government. 1t is time to break of
this bootless controversy. Public opinion,
the sovereign judge, will know how
to indicate an equitable solution of this grave
problem We have affirmed, and we again
affirm our right. Let the federal government
reflect upon it's side II it is expedient to leave to
the mercy of each state of the union, irresponsi-
BILE to foreign Countries, the efficiency of
treaties, pledging its faith ana honor to
entire nations. The present dispatch is addressed
to you exclusively, not to the federal govern
ment. Your duties henceforward are solely re-
atricted to dealing with current business