Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

Statesmanlike Reply to the De-
mands of King Humbert.
CAN'T HURRY FEDERAL JUSTICE.
Rudini Informed That This Government
Will Do Its Duty, But Must Take
It's Time - Quoting Daniel
Webster Review of
the Case.

official utterance respecting the Italian IN
cIGent has been completed and handed to
Marquis Imperial. Marquis Imperiali's
last note, which includes the Rudini dis
patch, and Secretary Blaine's reply was
given to the press last night. In his reply
to Rudini Mr.. Blaine at the outset calls at
attention to the fact that the synopsis of
the second note of Rudini sent through I'M
periali, after Baron Faya'S withdrawal,
was correct, and that it was in effect as
said at the time. practical Dack
down on the part of the Italian govern
ment from the very aggressive attitude as
Sumed at the beginning of the controversy.
After making this point clear the Secretary
states with even more emphasis that he did
not in his first dispatch give assurances
that the murdered Italians were entitled to
indemnity, but simply that they were SO
entitled If it should hereafter appear that
they had not been protected IN their treaty
rights SO tar as it was possible for the
United States, through its officials. to pro-
tect them. Following is the first letter in
the correspondence made public:
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2, 1S9l.-Ar. Score
tara of State: l hasten to acknowledge the
ceipt of the note of which your exceilency did
me the honor to address to me on the lst inst,
in reply to that whereby the Baron Faya in
formed you of his departure on leave. have
laid the contents of your excellency's aforesaid
note before the government OF the king, ana MS
eXceliency, the president of the council his
maestys minister for forein affairs, has just d1-
rected me to address the following communlca-
ton to you:
"The government of the King of Italy has
asked nothing beyond the prompt institution OF
judicial proceedings through the reg ular chan
neIs 1t would have been absurd to claim the
punishment of the guilty parties without the
warrant of a regular Judgment. The Italian
government now repeats the same demand. Not
until the federal government shall have eX-
plicitly declared that the aforesaid proceedings
hal no haCnD the QiDOmAtlp in
cident be considered as closed. Meanwhile His
Maiesty'S government takes note OF the declara-
ton whereby the federal government recognizes
that indemnity is due TO the families of the
victims in virtue OF the treaty In force between
the two countries.
| have therefore, the honor to bring the fore
going to the knowledge of your excellency, and
l avail myself of this occasion to offer you. Mr..
Secretary of State, the assurances OF my highest
and most respectful consideration.
IMPERIALI
Mr. Blaine's reply was as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., April IA, 1891 The Mar
quis Imperiali, CHARGE d AtdTes-SIR: L have
che honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
note dated Thursday, April 2, 1891. 1t contains
q second telegram from the Marquis Rudlni a
part of which here quote
1.-The government of the King of Italy has
asked nothing beyond the prompt institution of
judicial proceedings through the regular chan
nels 1t would have been absurd to claim the
punishment of the guilty parties without the
warrant of a regular judgment. The Italian
government now repeats the same demand Not
until the federal government shall have eX-
plicitly declared that the aforesaid proceedings
shall be promptly begun can the diplomatic IN
cident be considered as closed.
This government certainly had no desire what
ever to change the meaning OF the Marquis
Rudinis telegram of March "a. 1t was deliv
cred at the state Department by Baron tava In
person. written in his own hand and expressed
in the English language The following is the
full text of the telegram:
"RoME March a. 1S91-Ifdildn Minister, Wash
inot0n. Our requests 10 the federal government
arta very Some italian subjects aC0nIt-
ted by the American mag strates have been muir
dered in prison while under the immediate pro-
lection of the authorities. Our right, therefore,
to demand and obtain the punishment Of the murder
Fs and indemnify for the rlct1D1S as UnQuestl0n
able. I wish to add that the public opinion in
Italy is Justly impatient, and if concrete pTOvi-
Sions were not at once taken should find myself
in the painful necessity of showing openly our
dissatisfaction by recalling the minister of His
Majesty from q country where he Is unable TO
obtain justice. RUDINL"
The words in italics are precisely those which
/ quoted in my former note, and l am directed
by the President to express the satisfaction of
this government with the very material qualifi-
cation of the demand made by the Marquis
Rudini on behalf of the Italian government.
You quote in your note another part of the
Marquis RudlnIs telegram OF April IN these
words:
Meanwhile His Majesty's government takes
note of the declaration whereby the federal gov
eminent recognized that indemnity is due to
the families of the victims in virtue of the
treaty in force between the two countries"
If the Marquis Rudini will carefully examine
my note of April l he Will discover that did
not recognize that an indemnity is due TO the
families of the victims in virtue of the treaty
in force between the two countries What
did say in answer to Baron Fava 5 assertion
that the United States government refused to
take this demand for indemnity into considera
ton. | quote my reply:
The United States, so far from refusing has
distinctly recognized the principle of indem-
nifty to those Italian subjects oohO may hare been
sCrORged by violation OF the rights secured to them
snder the treaty Nth the United States concluded
February &c, 1871.
The MARQUIS Rudini may be assured that the
United States would recompense every Italian
subject who might be aCr0nged by rotation Of q
tTedtu to which the faith of the United States is
pledged. But this assurance leaves unsettled
the important question whether the treaty has
been violated. Upon this point the President.
with sufficient facts placed before him, has
taken full time for decision. He now directs
that certain considerations the general sub
ject be submitted to the judgment of the Italian
AS precedent of great value to the case IN
der discussion the President recalls the conclu-
sion maintained by Mr.. Webster in 1851, when
he was secretary of state under President Fill
more In August of that year a mob in New
Orleans demolished the building in which the
office of the Spanish consul was located, and at
the same time attacks were made upon coffee
houses and cigar shops kept by Spanish sub
jects American citizens were involved in the
losses, which, in the aggregate were large. The
supposed cause of the mob was the intelligence
of the execution of fifty young Americans in
Havana, and the Punishment to Spanish mines
vict ms were IL members of the abortive Lopez
expedition.
In consequence of these depredations of the
mob upon the property of the Spanish consul,
as well as against the Spanish subjects, Don
4Calderon de la Barca, the minester of Spain,
demanded decentralization for all the losses,
both official and personal. Mr.. Webster admit
ted that the Spanish consul was entitled to in
demnity. and assured the Spanish minister that
if the injured consul, Mr.. LaborGe. shall re-
turn to his post, or any other consul for New
Orleans shall be appointed by Her Catholic
Majesty government, the officers of this govern
ment resident in that city will be instructed to
receive and treat him with courtesy. and with
a national salute to the flag of his ship. if
he shall arrive in Spanish vessel, DEM
-onstration of respect, such as may signify to
him and to his government the sense enter
tanned by the government of the United States
of the gross injustice done to his predecessor by
q lawless mob, well as the indignity and in
suit offered by il to q foreign state with which
the United States are and wish ever to remain
on terms of the most respectful and pacific in
tercourse." But when pressed by the Spanish
minister to afford indemnity to Spanish sub
ects injured by the mob in common with
American citizens Mr. Webster declined to ac-
-cede to the demand, and gave his reasons, as
follows:
This government supposes that the rights of
the Spanish consul, public officer residing
here under the protection of the United States