Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
THE RECALL OF BARON FAVA
ltaly'S Action Considered
Hasty AND Offensive.
BUT NOT REGARDED AS WARLIKE

UOl WI llLuHllDLu no WHlLlkE
Great Surprise Occasioned at
the State Department.
Secretary Blaine Confers with the Presi-
dent--The Administration Has Done All
IL Can Do Mt Present--The Action Not
Construed to Mean War--Itaiy's Navy.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Barond de Faya
the Italian minister at Washington, pre-
sented to Secretary Blaine to-day letter
i from his government recalling him to
Rome because the United States govern
ment had not given the assurances ex-
Peeted by Italy in connection with the
| killing of the eleven Italian assassins at
New Orleans OH March 18th, 1870. These
assurances were that the persons engaged
III the killing. should be punished. The
recall was the method taken by the
/ ltallan government of showing its dis
satisfaction. The pction was d great sur
| prise at the State Department, as less than
| three weeks have elapsed since the killing,
| ana the grand jury AT New Orleans is still
IN session. BY its hasty action the Italian
government is deemed to have distinc-
| lively and Extensively impeached the in
tegrlty Of the United States government
anu justly incurred its disDleasure, but
we, can afford to be magnanimous,
and can best preserve our sef-respect
| by evlnclng no resentment. The
recall cannot hasten action at New Orleans.
The fact that the Italian legation is not
closed but is left in charge Of an attache,
leads a friend of Mr.. Blaine to the opinion
mat the recall does not portend a warlike
demonstration. IL is regarded as in some
respects the personal act of Baron Fava.
Political intrigue at Rome is thought to
have much to do with it. Naval officers mt
Washington think Italy will not go to war,
but that if she did her most Formidable
ships would be greatly handicapped by the
long distance from any base of supplies
ana ny the heavy draught of the vessels
themselves. Before they could come near
enough to our shores to do much damage
these .oftlcers say, our submarine mines
shore batteries, eNtemporized torpedo boats
and the lighter vessels of the United States
navy would make such an effective defence
that the Italian ships would never get back
to Italy.
HAsTY AND FOOLISH ACTION.
The government of Italy has acted in an
impatient, hasty and foolish manner.
There ls however not the least probability
dnat any serious consequences can result,
The withdrawal of her diplomatic repre-.
eulnstances an act Of extreme discourtesy
II cannot fail to be so regarded in Europe.
But OF itself it is not very alarming, for
we can manage to exist without Diplomatic
relations with Italy, and timid women and
children in theseacoast cities of the United
states can promise themselves reasonable
respite before that terrible navy reaches
here and is throwing bombs into the streets
tell miles away.
WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
There was not only surprise at the state
department to-day when Baron Fava COM
mlnlcated the fact of his recall, but the
utmost establishment was exhibited in
diplomatic circles. What has prompted
such action will come out but there is no
precedent for it, and it cannot be recon-
cciled with any of the principles guiding
International intercourse. In this connec-
ton an extract from a letter of date of
March 9TH, 1885, written by Mr.. Forsyth,
american secretary OF state, to Mr. Living
ston, our minister to France, is very
apropos
In all discussions, between government
and government whatever may be the diff
terences of opinion on the The facts or
principles brought into view the inyari-
able rule of courtesy and Justice demands
that me sincerity OF the opposing party in
the views which it entertains should never
be called in question. Facts may be
denied, deductions examined, disproyed
and condemned, without lust cause of Of |
Tense, but no impeachment OF theinteprtty |
OF the government in its reliance on the |
correctness Of its own views can be per |
united without total forgetfulness of
PROSPECT OF WAR.
The government of Italy, in its action of |
to-day, has distinctly and Extensively Elm
The integrity of this government
and justly incurred its displeasure, but we
,nn afford to be magnanimous with italy.
we can preserve our "self-respect" BY per-
hitting things to take their course and by
'Vlnclng no resentment Certainly the
iction Of Italy cannot hasten for one
moment the proceedings now in progress
n New Orleans nor can the department
II state do anything more than it has done.
i has already been pointed out in this cor
dependence that discussions of the char
Icter involved cannot be otherwise than
,rotracleu, ana there are numerous prece-
tents where the government of the United
states in its demands for PREPARATION on ac-
cunt Of wrongs .perpetrated upon honor
bile and reputable citizens of this country
las been put oil for months and months
" European governments. 1t has NOT
'een three weeks since the New Orleans
flair occurred, where not good citizens,
~ ~ thiSNeo anu hsSusSlHS, were concerned.
A1ter the action now taken, while very
1t is perhaps not impossible
hat Italy may go to the extent of initiat-
ng hostilities against this country. In .
his event there can be nothing like war
q any serious sense of the term Wewould
OF bother ourselves to invade Italy, and !
her navy comes over here it will never :
ct back.
BARON FAvA's PERSONAL ACT.
Regarding the action of Baron Faya a ]
-iend of the Secretary of State said this j
tternoon that inasmuch as the Italian i
cation had been kept open by being
laced in charge of an attache, it did not.
l his opinion, portend a warlike demon
ration by Italy. So far as he was able to a
ldge, and i'll the absence of official in q
on the subject, he thought il Y
cry probable that the Italian minister had il
Iade personal matter of it. IL is a I
'urce of pride with Baron Fava that he is
le dean Of the diplomatic corps, and ever ,
nee the advent of the present administra-
on he has been on very friendly terms
lth Secretary Blaine. His easy-going dis .
lsition, however, has been a subject Of
equent comment by members of the
ew cabinet at Rome, and they en-
favored to create the impression
lat his relations were too amicable to this 4
,vernment. In his zeal to disabuse the
inds of the ministry at home he has
the bounds of prudence and \
led to ride two horses at the same time. 9,
hen Baron Fava returned to Italy last g
INNER on his vacation it was boldly an q
,unced that he would not come back to y
is. country as the representative of the T.
allan government, and a long list of e
arges were cited ms reasons for his being Y
called. Ever since the Malta troubles y
iron Faya has been untiring and Jealous y
his efforts to secure some form of y