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is to be limited In his functions to is
suing passports, instructiu9 consular

between the Governments OF the
United States and. Italy must talk 9
place directly between Washington and
Rome.
But this view Of the case, is rot gen
orally taken in Official quarters, and it
is expected that the charge d,affairs
Will be really in charge OF the Italian
legation, and that when Blaine wishes
to address himself to the Italian Gov
ernment his communications will be
directed to Marquis Imperiali, who ac-
cording to notice is In charge of Italy's
interest in the United States.
ltcan be stated positively that unlesss
events take an unforeseen and improb-
able turn there will be no call issued
for an extra session of Congress, and
one of the most serious Ill effects of the
incident will be the probable postpone
ment for an indefinite time of The Presi-
dents proposed Southern and Western
trip. The view taken by the Adminis-
tration, as it Is understood, Is that this
Government has done all that could be-
done in the. matter. Even IL It had
complete legal jurisdiction in the case
it could only assure the italian Gov
ernment that it would prosecute the
persons guilty Of the attack on the
Italians at New Orleans. 1t could not
assure the Italian Government that it
would punish them as Italy Desires,
and that would be for the grand and
petit juries to determine. The italian
Government has been told that the
President "deplores the abhorrent oc-
currence," and that this Government.
had taken steps to investigate the mat
ter. Part of this Investigation was the
ascertainment of the nationality of the
Italians who were killed, and this has
not yet been learned. There is no
proof whatever before the President or
Secretary of State that single Italian
citizen was among the victims, and
such proof is an absolutely necessary
preliminary to q fair demand for repair
alton. Officers of the department of
justice are still inquiring into this and
other branches of the case.
ITALIAN POLITICS AT THE BOTTOM
OF IT.
1t is suspected in Administrator
circles that recent changes in the Ital-
ian Cabinet may have had much to do
with the present state of affairs. The
Marquis Rudini, who has assumed the
premiership, is supposed to be open to
the influence Of popular clamor and to
desire to achieve reputation with the
masses by catering to the demand of
the hot-headed element in Italy. At
any rate it is felt that the present state
of affairs is only temporary. and there
is no disposition OF intention to take
any hasty action on the part Of this
Government. Certainly Porter, the
United States minister to Italy, will not
be recalled attitude, and this Govern
ment will maintain a pacific and abide
by the developments of the future. In
other words, as put by very distin-
guished statesman, speaking Of the sub
Ject tonight, eve will keep our shirts
on" and trust to the lapse of little
time to restore the old pleasant rela-
tions with Italy. a statement of to-
days event, given out tonight by
high official of the Govern ment, is as
follows:
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Baron Fava, Italian minister, notified
Secretary Blaine to-day that, under orders
from Rome, he WAS compelled to withdraw
from his mission near this Government. He
does not close the Italian legation, but
leaves the Marquis 1mperiala. the present
secretary, to act as charge d 'affaiIes. That
action Is In no sense one Of hostility to this
Government. but may Indicate certain de-
gree of discomfort on the part of the Italian
ministry, Baron Faya has been on diplo.
matte duty in Washington for the past ten
years and his retirement will be much re-
gretted, both officially and socially. High
ly sensational rumors connected with this
retirement are not believed to have any
truthful foundation"
THE DIPLOMATIC METHOD.
1t is said by gentleman who has had
large experience in the diplomatic af-
fairs of our Government that Mr.. I'or-
ter, United States minister to Italy, will
not retire because Of the withdrawal
OF the Italian minister to this country.
Neither will the course of the Italian
minister necessarily put stop to cum
munications between the respective
Governments. The minister having
turned over the charge of affairs to his
secretary, correspondence with his Gov
ernment can be carried on through that
officer. Its not customary for Govern
ments to address each other directly,
but always through minister or some
representative. A declaration of war,
the same official said, did not ecessari-
ly follow such action as that of the
Italian Government. There were many
precedents for 1t, nearly all of which.
however, were among European ma
tions. Through better understanding
of the differences that may exist, or
through friendly interventions Of
third power, these difficulties are often
adjusted without recourse to arms.
DIPLOMATIC PRECEDENTS.
So far as is recalled there have been
only few instances where foreign
ministers to the United States have
been recalled at the request of our Gov
ment or have been given their pass.
ports, two of which instances he recol-
lected. The first of these was that Of
the French Minister Citizen Genet, who
was recalled by the French Govern
ment at the request of the United States
because he was personally offensive to
this country. The other case occurred
at the time OF the war of 1912 with
Great Britain, when a minister from
that country was given his passports.
There are no cases recalled where q
United States minister to foreign
country has been given his passports,
though there may have been one or
more instances Of this kind. 1t Is said
that there have been number 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 idea of war over
the incident is ridiculed by this gentle
man, as also is the prospect Of an extra
session of Congress growing out of the
same incident. He suggested that the
misunderstanding may possibly exist
as to the real nature OF the letter of
Governor Nichols to Secretary Blame
with respect to the killing of the Ital-
ians. 1t is assumed that Baron Fava
sent the letter to his Government and
that possibly that Government may in