Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-01
FAYA RECALLED.
Italian Government not Sliis-
fed With Assurances
No opioton vouchsassd by the 0eate
Department.

No Opioton Vouchsatsd By the oeAto
Department.
WAsaIxaroN, March Si.--With an On.
eiaI note dated today, Baron Fava, The
Italian ninister, declared to the secretary
Of state that the United States government
| not having given assurances that the mar
derers Of the italian subjects, acquitted BY
American magistrates aud murdered whils
| under the immediate protection Of She
authorities Of New Osleans, would b.
brought to jastics. the italian eovsrnmsus
found itself ,dsr the very painful neces-
! sity Of showing openly its ssatsfacsion
by the recalling of the minister hy his
majesty from u country where an Isalian
| representative was unable h obtain iustice.
The hA,on will soon leave the Unissd
| States. leaving the secretary Of legation 10
charge Of only current s6Airs. This action
by the Italian government caused TN
deepest suspfise In official ciscles here
| when the fsct became koosn.
Ii We, seS orally supposed that tho I>al.
| ian government would at lesst swaif The ac.
lion Of ths New otiesns grand jury charged
| with the invssngNfion Of the bloody cpl.
sods at New OsisAns j.i, II appears that
! the ioformatioa recsived from representa-.
| uves must have led that government 10 th,
conclusion that the grasd jary Investigation
would tail ta resuit ia the pun shmsut or
| even the tgdlntmsnt OF anv person con
nsctei win kiihos the itAl,Sas A letter Of
Governor Nichols In reply to Secretary
Blaine was a,so, II 10 thought, regarded ~
evasive Of the real point at issus--repafa-
ton for alleged wrong--and the govcsnoP's
sk.N
not follow. unsecompAnied by any excuse
for the failure If the state or municipal
| authorities TO take precautions To prevent
their killing, was, itis said, regarded by the
Italian government with extreme dissatis-
faction.
1t appsars 70 the United Ststea that the
government has exhausted its resources.
The relations between the national govern
ment and tho governments Of statss are 90
fixed by the American constitution that
when the Islisn minister, obeyi,g Tire COM
msnds Of his government. sought for some
assursncs that the persons concerned
in The killing Of It's subjects would
be punished, II vas not possible for
the general government TO g.vs any
definite assurance of III. kind. IL could
| and did point to the fact that the grand
jary was an American provision sor calling
before ,ha bsr Of justice psrso,s Who
violated the law of the land But this
particular grand jnfy called Together uoder
she laws OF the sovereign state ~ Looisi.
ana. whether or not ii would punish. but 10
according 10 ths italian idea OF justica.
WAS someihing not even n national Off aial
could guarantee. The Italian government
was not satisfied with such views.
With relations between the btAte aud
national governments and peculiArities cf
| our constitutional system OF government, u
had pothiog 10 do. But 1t was necsesary,
aceordiGg to its views. Italian citizens N
foreign countries should be accorded f,fit
measure protection fixed by laws Of tlis
country. Here was case where, accord-
ing TO the statement 81 the minister, the
Italian subjects arrested on ch<rse Of
crime were acquitted by the American jury
according to the forms Of American law.
There men, declared innocent by judi
cisl tribunal, were slain by an angry people.
The Italian government could not ga- be.
hind verdict OF the American courts, NOT
| withdrawing it was stated In some quarters
that the men were really guilty Of the foul
| assassination. but acquitted by means %
bribery, in the eye Of the Italian government
they were innocent Italian subjects. In
their violent killing the It,lisn people were
outraged and insulted. The national gov
eminent OF the United States hal failed n
give any definite assurance that repara,ion
would be made. There was but one re-
course and that was taken today, when the
Italian minister notified Secretary Blaine
that he was reeslled. There was commo-
ton among the ss1n department officials
when the fact became known that Baron
Fsvs was recalled. They did not know II
| officially, save the secretary, before tho
close of Office hours. The secretary was
confined to his home again by the rscur-
renee Of gout and did not send word to his
lieutenants in the department Of state. lie
mansged 10 gss into hts oarrisge about
| o'clock and drive to the Whis House.
| where he told the President all that had oc.
curred and discussed future prospects.
He stayed with the President an hour,
and when be returned home he was not
accessible. The vtste department. officials
i'd not care to talk shout tha mstter. MIR.
Whsrton, first sssis'aut secretary, 10 con-
fued to his rooms by i,laess. Mr.. Adee.
another assistant secretary, was not In
formed Of the event which was the absorb
Ing topic Of conversation among the people
outside. More Of the officials cared
w w 4hbtc1 uptuitue. ATHoSu5utS
are to he looked no before they
could be ventused. II vas the general dis
position to belitile the matter but there was
70 idea the dogs Of wa, would be unloosed.
Baron Fava had not demanded the pass.
ports as FIRST reported. Many steps in
diplomacy, and, though slgh. distinctions
| and email formslities sppesrsd trivial In
public view. they are fully significant to
trained diplomat. The recall under tbs
circumstances this 10 case IL q serious
/ matter.
There could be no st,enps 10 disguise thst
enact, i. does not sizaiiy mutual
sxpsnstion aud diplomacy snd
CARROT resto-a the old status. The cbsrss
a'sffsires, Muqni. Imperiai, is tef.
10 charge of the laiisn iesato
80 the severance Of diplomatic relations
cannot be REGARDED as complete. Just Shsi
the status OF this official is cannot be
known except through his lofticiAl sets.
| IL is stated he was 10 charge Of the "caf-
ren, sffsirs " IL any serious signifcsnes
attaches 10 the ministers recall, this m.sos
| Charge is 10 be limited 10 his functions -
issoing passports, irs;fucsng consular OH
| ce's aud other small matters. In this case
| farther correspondence between the g,v.
| srnmeh.s Of United States and Italy must
take piscs directly between Washington
a1d Rome
But this view Of The case ia not taken in
officis' qusrfers IL 10 expected that the
charge d'aHk.res will be tesIly In chsrgs Of
the Italian legation. When Mr.. Blame
wishes - address himself to the Italian
government, bis communications 10 Mse-
quis Imperial, who. according TO notice.
IL in charge Of IAly's interests in t'e
United Ssxtes. 1t can be stated POSITIVELY. :.
unless events take an unforeseen and im-
probsbie turn, there viii he no call issued
for an extra session Of Congress. Tbs
vics taken by the standardization, ~ II 10
understood, is that this government
Hsa Dors All that Gould b. Done
in the rns,ter. Even u 1t hsd complete
legal Jurisdiction iu the case. IL could only
sssaTe the Italian governments that Is wos,d
prosecute the psrsors guilty Of the attack
on the Italians ut New Orleans. IL could
not assure the Italian government that IL
would punish them ss Isaly desires that
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