Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-02
WON'T BE HURRIED
Official Correspondence Over
Baron Fava's Recall.
ITALY TOLD KEEP HER HEAD COOL,

made Dy faya, One of Which Uncle sam
Cannot Accede to Under the Constitu-
tion-How They Look at 1t in Rome
Our Dual System of Government De-
clared All Wrong by a Cabinet, Minis
ter-A Case Presented of the Other
OK Gored.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2.-The fol-
lowing correspondence between Baron
fava and Secretary Blaine relating to the
Italian troubles is made public The first
letter is dated at the Italian legation,
March 81, 1891, and addressed to Secretary
Blaine:
"By my two notes of the 18th and 18th
inst, had the honor to call your excel
lency's serious attention to the occur
rences of exceptional gravity which took
place at New Orleans on the 14th, where
by four subjects of the king of Italy, who
were confined in the prison of that city,
were massacrod by the crowd, under the
leadership of two American citizens.
After having formally protested against
the uDJustifiable conduct of the local au-
thorlties, which were evidently recreant
to all their duties on that occasion, re-
p,rved to the government of his majesty
the right to demand such satisfaction as
1t might think proper, since the occur
renee IN question constituted patent
violation of the stipulations of the treaty
in force between our two countries, which
secures to Italian subjects residing in the
United States the same protection that is
enjoyed by American citizens, and which
has always been extended to the latter, in
Italian territory.
Refused the Reparation Demanded.
THE reparation demanded by the gov
eminent of the king, as have had the
honor to inform you in our interviews
held during the last few days, was to
consist of the following points:
1.-The official assurance by the federaI
government that the guilty parties should
be brought to Justice.
1.-THE recognition, in principle, that
an indemnity is due to the relatives of the
victims
"Your excellency was pleased to declare
to me that, as the federal government did
not think that it could take this view of
the case, it declined to take the two afore.
said demands into consideration.
The Orders From Rome.
Under these circumstances, the gov
eminent of his majesty, consi !ering that
the legitimate action of the kings minis
ter at Nashi ngton becomes inefficacious.
has ordered me to take my leave. In
obedience to the instructions which |
have received. I have the honor to an
nounce to your excellency that 1 am 60
ing to leave Washington as speedily as
possible, leaving the Marquis Imperia!i.
his majesty's secretary of legation, in
charge of the current business of the
royal legation. Be pleased to accept. Mr..
Secretary OF the State, the renewed as
surances of my highest consideration.
FAVA'"
Blaine Charges Misrepresentation.
To this Secretary Blaine replied, ad-
dressing his letter to Marquis IMPERIAL
He begins by acknowledging the recent of
Fava's communication. and expressing
regret at such action as is announced
therein, although the baron had more
than once intimated such purpose. The
says that this regret is en-
HANGED because the president believes that
The recall is made under a misrepresenta-
ton OF the facts to the Italian govern
ment. He then says: The cause of his
,undering his diplomatic relations with
this government is thus given in his note:
The reparation demanded by the govern
nent of the king, as / have had the honor
70 inform you in our interview held dur-
ing the last few days, was to consist of
,he following points, Here the secre-
larry recites the two points given in full
above
Uncle Sam Can't Give the Assurance.
"The first demand thus stated by Baron
Fava is slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him in his many verbal
based on telegram from the
Marquis Rudini, which he left with me,
The Marquis Rudini declared that Itaiy's
right to demand and to obtain punish
ment of the murderers and an indemnity
Tor the victims is unquestionable.' 1t is
Inferred that Baron Fava's change of
phrase meant no change of demand.
have endeavored to impress upon him in
The several personal interviews with which
be has bonored me that the government
of the United States is utterly unable to
give the assurance which the MARQUIS
Ridini has demanded. Even if the ma
tional government had the entire jurisdic.
lion over the alleged murderers. it could
not give assurance TO any foreign power
hat they should be punished in
advance of trial and verdict of guilty.
Quoting the Constitution.
"In the constitution of the United States
Il is declared that in all criminal prose-
buttons the accused shall enjoy the right
10 a speedy and public trial by an impair
sial jury of the state and district wherein
the crime shall have been committed 1t
needs no argument to prove that jury
could not be impartial if it were in any
sense, or to any degree, bound before the
rial of the accused by an assurance which
.he president of the United States had
yentured TO give to a foreign power In
he constitution of the state of Louisiana.
lnder whose immediate jurisdiction the
,rimes were committed, substantially the
anne provision is found; so that the gov
.rnor of the state would be as unable to
yive pledge in advance for the result of
trial under state law as the president
would be were it practicable to try the
eaders OF the mob under the law of the
United States.
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