New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
pUDTNr.S MISTAKES.

Arror;cans will be profoundly amused Dy 'he
s. 81 tho MARQUIS di Rudini that Eek
s.s.s.a.od ;,rnortance ought not to be given to
.te Nv Orleans affair." Who under the sun
hos hoan exaggerating its importance II not the
Morouis d Rudini? His absurd and irrltaung
hohovior with it's impossible demands and its
u,o,suros suggestive Of menace have caused
nnn,,Iota revolution in American sentiment.
Without important exceptions, the American
roonIa were shocked and infinitely aggreveu
Inv the crimes of the mob. They felt that inc
GOOD name of the Republic had received Dam
zinc blow and there was no length to when
tbey were not anxious to go an conveJi"s "
Italy assurances of the fact that the "op
action at its worst was in no sehSe iii
dcative of American hostility, political or Social
IN the Italians. So warm, so sincere aiiu ~
snontaneous were thein feelings and deciaia-
tions on this point that they expected 10 receive
from Italy not ridiculous demands Hn'oieiO
threats and silly complaints, but expressions oi
national sympathy and friendly acknowiedg'
ments. -, 49,. ,,,oro
The disappointment with which they were
visited bv Premier Rudini has caused the
American people to take different view Oh 'ne
situation, and to decide to give Italy as mucn
satisfaction as she deserves and as the law anu
the facts entitle her to, which gradually Is ap-
nearing to be none at all. 1t may as wen Do
understood. not only that the American Nauoh
unanimously indorses the statement OF the
prnsidont that he will not permit himself to be
hurried in coming Ito his conclusions, Du1 aiSo
that It declines to be moved in Its views DS d
Government which has shown Itself so resaru-
less of international law and so consciously
urono in it's statements of fact as the Govern
ment Of the MARQUIS d Rudini has shown Itself
70 be throughout this controversy. Inc
premier's declaration yesterday, for instance
that the United States Government had de-
cared itself to be irresponsible in the matter Is
either Intentionally false or SO completely ls-
nolant as to be as culpable as II 1t were
deliberate attempt to deceive. 1t cannot be
excused as mere rhetorical exaggeration. The
limited States have said nothing that in any
wav suggests that they consider themselves
irresponsible for the conduct OF the mob or IN
competent to render any and every reparatlon
TO which, under treaty law or the law OF ma
tions, Italy is entitled.
We have no treaty with Italy which guar
antees that an Italian subject shall not be kliled
in this country or which says that fine is killed
ANYBODY shall. be punished or any indemnity
maid without regard to the facts OF the case
Nor have we promised TO afford Italian SUD-
iects here any especial protection, nor to place
value upon their lives and property greater
than that placed upon our own. 1t IS PROMISED
simply that upon their submission to ana oO-
seryance of our laws we will treat them ana
their interests precisely as we treat ourselves
and our interests, and will give them free ac-
cess to our courts and the free use OF our police
departments for the redress OF their grievances
and the safe custody Of their persons and prop
erty. This is all we have promised all we
ooGld promise, all that Italy has promised us
with regard to our citizens in her territory anu
all that any nation promises another. 1t has
not vet appeared that any part OF our promise
has been disregarded or unfulflled. Italy has
made the mistake of assuming all the facts IN
the case, and she has filled the press OF Europe
with these assumptions and misrepresentation
| II certainly is not true, as Premier Rudlnl Ial-
leges that Europe approves his conduct. Eng
land whose alliance he is most anNously seek
ing has done anything but approve it. But IN
90 far as it has received favorable expressions
from any European source, they were brought
ont not by the real facts, but by Rudinis dis
tortions of them. II Italy is unwilling to ac-
cept the conclusions of our Government when
they shall be finally arrived at, she will not
find us slow to accept the arbitration OF any
fair-mnded court in Europe.
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