Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-07
RUDINI REMINDED.
Mr.. Blaine Does Not Like the In
putatIon of Bad Faith
4 DISPATCH TO MINISTER PORTER
Rudini's Imputation shown to Be Unjust
State Department People Think the
Matter Intended For ItaIy's Home
Consumption.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The foloy7ing
dispatch was sent by Secretary Blaine
yesterday:
Porter, American Minister, Rome
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, may
4 soI-A series of statements addressed 70
the MARQUIS Imperiali by the Marquis huolni
was teleRraphed from Rome yesterday an9
v,aa published by the Associated press OF
the United States to-day. The only pay
of the Marquis Rudinis communication
which this government desires 70 no.
tIce Is the one hero quoted, namely:
AZ have now before me a note au-
dressed TO You by Secretary Blame
March IA Its perusal produces most pam
ful impression upon me. 1 will not stop 70
lay stress upon the lack of conformity Will
Diplomatic usages displayed in making use,
as Mr.. Blaine did not hesitate 10 90, oI
portion of a telegram OF mine communl-
Gated TO him in strict confidence In order 10
get rid OF q question clearly defined In our
ofdeial documents which alone possess
diplomatic value"
The telegram Of March p, concerning
which public use the marquis complains, is
the following, which was quoted in fun 10
my note of April II to Marquis lmperlaIl'
charge of italian legation:
HItallan Minister, Washington.
HRoHE- March 2L-The requests to the
federal government are very simple. Some
italian subjects acquitted by the American
magistrates have been murdered In prison
while under the immediate protection OF
the authorities. Our right, therefore, 70 de-
mand and obtain the punishment OF the
murderers and an indemnity for the victims
is unuuestionable. / wish to add that the
public opinion in Italy is justly impatient
and II concrete provisions were not at once
taken 1 should find myself In the paintul
necessity OF showing openly our dis
satIsfaction by recalling the minister of his
majesty from a country where he is unable
TO obtain justice kCDlNl.
The intimation of the Marquis di RSdini
that the telegram in question was delivered
In strict confidence is total error. As the
telegram expressed the demand of the 1tal-
ian government, it was impossible that
MARQUIS Rudinl could transmit it in strict
confidence. As have already stated, 1t was
communicated to me In person by Baron
Pava written in English in his own hand
writing without suggestion of privacy,
and the telegram itself has not single
mark upon IL denotng a confidential char
acter Ihave caused numb T Of copies OF
the telegram to be forwarded to you to- day,
In fac smile. The usual mark for italIc
printing was usei by me under four lines,
and they appear in the copies. You VIII use
the fac SMILES in such manner as will most
efiectually prove the error into which the
MARQUIS dI RudinI las fallen. BLAINE.
It does not appear in the judgment OK
state department people that the note
of the Marquis Rudini to Marquis I'm
periai, who is now the representative
of Italy in the United States, published
yesterday morning, has changed the
situation either for better or worse.
Marquis Imperiali being asked to de-
fine his position as he understood it
declined to discuss the matter. "You
must let the communication speak for
ITSELF said he. II can only say what
the letter says: l am in charge of cur
rent business of the legation"
AS had been the case at every step of
the Italian negotiations the state de-
partment officials declined to allow
themselves 10 be quoted as expressing
any opinions. But privately they do
not appear to attach particular impor-
tance to it The note was not addressed
to Secretary Blaine, and it is safe to
say that its tenor would have been en-
tirelv different if it had been. 1t is re-
garded here as intended solely for do
mestic consumption" being rather cal
culated to inspire the Italian people
with the idea that their government is
pursuing a vigorous and resentful pol
icy, while taking advantage of diplo-
matte vagueness of expression and
form to prevent the United States gov
ernment from having any official ground
for resentment, for of course, Secretary
Blaine can take no notice of a c0mmu-
nication which, as it expressly stated,
was not intended for his perusaL
Marquis Imperiah is sill in charge of
the current business of the Italian lega-
ton, as since Baron Fava quilted Wash
ington, so that it can not be said that
diplomatic relations between the United
States and Italy are severed. There
has been no correspondence between
the two governments since Secretary
Blaine's note of April ii to Imperiali,
In which the secretary stated that the
United States government was investi-
eating the subject of the New Orleans
tragedy. The next step will be taken
by this government and will probably
be an addition to the correspondence in
the shape of an epistle founded upon
the report of District Attorney Grant at
New Orleans in regard to the nation
ality and character of the dead men.