The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

| tice are still at work in New Orleans and
their reports have not yet reached the
attorney general, by whom they must be
submitted to Secretary Blaine. But the
department Of state is not contenting
itself with specific inquiry into the his
tory of the antecedents of the New Or
leans victims. 1t proposes to show the
Italian government the extent of the
evil of unrestricted immigration from
which the United States is now suffer.
ing, and thisp purpose necessitates plain
dealing with the character of a consider
able element of our population,
which has largely been recruited
\ from Italy. So some interesting
statistics are in course of prep
aration that will touch with blunt
dircctness upon a number of murders
and outrages committed in recent years
in the United Stats by members of Malta
and other secret Italian organizations.
and upon vendettas that are imported
into the United States to the disturb
ancc of the peace and involving expense
to our taxpayers in the prosecution of
malcfactora. Time is required to com
pile these facts. and the department of
| lN' ~ lih' i''tHSd1 tlhIO "Iltt tth
ing care to clear its skirts of suspicion of
undue delay. In high official circles
here there has been no change in opinion
that the New Orleans matter is being
manipulated in Italy to influence italian
politics. 1t is surmised that a brave
show of indignant national feeling is
being made while there is in Rome
knowledge that Secretary Blaine's reply
is near at hand, so that when it is made
public the impression would be conveyed
to the Italian popular mind that the
United States had been Overawed.
ROME, April II. In reply to a number
of inquiries received at the United States
legion in this city from Americans in
tending to visit Italy during the coming
season. rs to whether it is safe in view of
the agitation caused by the New Or
leans lynching to travclin Italy, ofiicialso of
the legation have assured inqujrcrs that
it is perfectly safe to travel in this
country. They add that not a single
case of insult or outrage in which an
American has bccn the object has been
reported to the legation. Italy is too de
pendent upon monies spent by travellers,
which sums are estimated to amount to
5lOO,NOO.O0O annually. to do anything
that would curtail that expenditure.
especially upon the part of travellers
from the other side of the Atlantic, who
are considered. with England, to be the
most liberal dispensers of coin. OF this
sun it is rcckoned that American trav-
elers spend fully onc-tifth. 1t is further
nstinatn1 that ~ ono marion travn1,rc
visit Rome each year. most Of the hotels
and stores of this city depending mainly
upon Americans for support. In any
case the excitement supposed to exist
here has been greatly exaggerated.
ROME, April H. 1t is now asserted 10y
newspapers that the Italian government
has given the United States government
until Tuesday. April II, in which to make
IA reply.
NEW York, April II. Baron Fava, the
Italian minister at Washington, sailed
for Europe this morning.
WAsHINGToN. April l3. But two facts
could be added today to the public stock
of information respecting the diplomatic
ENHANCEMENT with Italy, growing out Of
the New Orleans tragedy. One Of these
was that the state department has not
received any intimation from The italian
government that its last demands be as
surcd before a given date. Nor is such
intimation expected, for the department
feels that it is acting properly and feast
bly,, and it would be a very unusual
course for a nation engaged in diplo-
matte negotiations with another to ques-
ton the motives upon which correspond
ence is proceeded.
The second fact is that Secretary
Blaine's answer to Marquis Rudini's last
note has not yet been forwarded. 1t was
probably the sccretary's purpose to ac-
company this reply with al official state
ment touching the nationality of the
New Orleans victims and other facts that
were expected from officials of the de-
partmcnt of justice in New Orleans.
These reports have no yet reached
great care must be exercised in reducing
the facts contained in them to a form
useful for diplomatic use so that unless
the secretary is prepared to send his let
ter without these facts. it is not likely
to be forwarded Immediately.
Secretary Blaine had a short talk with
the president today, but as the latter was
very busy in arranging other important
matters before he leaves Washington it
is not probable that even this subject
which is of such particular interest could
be discussed with any result.
AIIEN LA LAW NIOIATORS.