The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
WASHINGTON CITY.

t6ecretary Blaine has just shown
that he Is about the last man in the
world to be stamped by hluster,
whether the blusterer be a loud
m0uthed democratic editor indulg.
Ing In threats Of personal political
exposures, or the king of u bank
supt European country who hopes
nv arousing the national pride of
Ms subjects 10 make them willingly
submit to further taxation.
Had this fact been as well
known to the King of Italy and his
advisers several days ago as it is
now it might have prevented the
government Of that country max.
ing itself the laughing stock of the
civilized world, as it has done by
inetructing its minister to the Uni.
tM States to ask for his passports,
because the United States Govern.
Inent declined to interfere with the
State authorities of Louisiana, now
engaged in investigating matters
Connected with the recent lynching
of eleven members Of the Infamous
"Matia" society at New Orleans.
when Baron Fava, the late Itsl-
ian minister called on Mr.. Blaine
to present his letter of recall, he, af-
ter protesting the greatest adEira-
tion and personal friendship for the
Secretary, began an audacious and
abusive harangue about tn neglect
Of this government TO take proper
steps to satisfy the demands of TIA
Is. He was quickly interrupted by
MI. Blaine and informed in polite
but unmistakable language that he
Could not proceed further. He then
qdietly9 withdrew and is still In
Washington, though no longer min
lister.
The attitude Of the President and
and the cabinet In dealing with
this bit of Italian bulldozing is COM
'tended on all sides; they have just
gne quietly about their dulies just
|c.rif nothing had occurred. It was
decided as soon as the matter was
laid before the Cabiuet that our
ministers to Italy should not be re.
called, unless there was something
more tangible to base such action
upon than the silly recall of the
italian minister to this country.
Nobody for a moment thinks that
Italy wants to fight with the Uni
ted States sac couldn't if she was
ever SO anxiou, for the best of rea-
sons, she hasn't the money or cred
II necessary to make her really
powerful navy effective on this side
of the Atlantic. At first 1t was be.
lieved that the Italian government
was only adopting this sensational
method of getting rid of its minis.
ter here, and many we'll informed
people are still of that opinion but
Baron Fava told personal friend,
an Americanized Italian, that such
was not the case, and that his gov
ernment was only desirous of en-
phasizing it's dissatisfaction with
the United States Government be
cause it would not promise to pay
indemnity to the families of tht
italian lynched and to guarantee
that the lynchers should be proper
ly punished-two impossibilities
even if the evidence were so plair
that any of the lynched men were
Italian subjects.
This childish action of the Italiar
government will not change by ,
hairs breadth the status of the ques
tion of the responsibility Of thi
Government. Mr.. Blaine has beer
investigating ever since the lynch
ing and he will continue, withou
regard to anything that Italy may
see fit to 40, until he is in posses
sion Of all the facts. Then he will
decide. The Importance of thi
question is not overlooked, bu
there is no occasion for any undu,
haste, and If any serious c0mplica
tions were expected the Presiden
would certainly not have ann0un
ced the date of his departure or hi
Pacific Coast trip, rs he has don
since the recall Of the italian min
lister.
1 At the Convocation of the Nation