The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-01

tlngulshed statesman speaking of the
subject tonight, "we will Keen orr
shirts on" and trust to the lapse of time
to restore the old pleasant rela lions with
Italy.
a declaration OF war does not necess-
arlly follow such action as that of the
Italian government. There are many
precedents for it, nearly all of which,
however, are among European nations.
through better understanding of diff
!erences that may exist or through
friendly intervention of third power,
these dif1culties are often adjusted
without recourse to arms.
80 Tar as Is recalled there have been
only few instances where foreign min
listers to the United States have been re-
called at the request OF our Government
or been given their passports. Tho
first OF these was that of the French
minister Genet, who was recalled by
the French government late in the last
century at the request of the United
States because he was personally Often
sive to this country. Another case
occurred at the timo of the war OF 1912
with Great Britain when the minister
from that country was given his pass
port.
There are no cases recalled where the
United States minister TO a foreign
country has been given his passports,
though there may have been one or
two instances OF this kind. 1t is said
that there have been a nun Der of cases
where protests have been made against
United States consuls, and even where
the flag OF the United States has been
hauled down.
The prospect Of war over tho incident
IS ridiculed by leading official, as also
the prospect OF any extra session of
Congress growing out of tho Same in
cidcnt.
He suggested that misunderstanding
may possibly exist as to tho real nature
of tho letter of Governor Nichols to
Secretary Blaine with respect to killing
OF the Italians. 1t is assumed that Baron
Fava sent the letter to his government
and that possibly that government
may interpret it as the sentiment of
the federal government in this case.
Nations, he pointed out, do not GO to
war in these times over small affairs.
Officers of tho navy say: u told
you so " when asked how they view the
matter. They explained that for years
they had persistently pointed out the
need for navy that would be credit to
and defense for the country. Their col
leagues in the army had begged for
with an international affair on our
hands and but mere skeleton OF a
navy and maps of projected coast de-
lenses at our back.
Late this afternoon certain erroneous
reports were in circulation respecting
tho alleged outrages on American citi.
zens in Italy. Careful inquiry at the
Department of State fails to disclose
moro than two omplaints of this char
acter during six months Moreover they
appear to be devoid of the features cal
culated to give rise to international
complications.
In one case an American citizen who was
in tho habit of crossing the Piedmont
boundary line in frequent drives was
suspected of smuggling, and when he
refused to allow Italian customs officers
to search his carriage for contraband
articles he was arrested and made bitter
complaint of discourtesy. In the other
case, an Italian returned from the
United States, was arrested for alleged
brigandage in 1866. 1t appeared upon
consulting the records that he had been
included in an amnesty proclamation,
so he was released Just as our own State
Department discovered that he had
been fraudulently naturalized in this
country when he had resided here ONLY
two years.
1t is reported in newspaper circles
here that news has been received in
Washington to the effect that in re-
taliation for the Now Orleans lynching,
eighteen American citizens have been
seized at Florence and cast into prison,
and that similar seizures have occurred
in other parts of Italy.
THE vEsTRY OF ST. JOHNS ELECTED.