Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-02
THE VIEW TAKEN IN ROME.
Uncle Sam Looked Upon as Unable to
Boss His Own People

Boss His Own People.
ROME, April 2.-The present Italian gov
eminent is not without its critics, and
some of them say that Italy had better go
TO work and suppress crime at home be-
fore taking another government to task
Tor failure in the same direction These
| critics, however, feel that the weak point
OF the United States case is the bribed
Jury's acqulttal of the assassins. "If we
beileve the American contention" said an
Italian senator, (which, as | personally
believe, is we'll founded, that the evidence
| convicted the men who were acquitted,
we are put in this unpleasant position,
That Italy cannot condone the lynching
without assuming the guilt and venaiIty
OF the New Orleans court. International
comfy forblds US to assume that Chief of
Police Hennessy's murderers were tried by
a Venal, corrupt tribunal Such an as
sumption would be an insult to the
United States, though Americans are
quite at liberty to insult their own tri-
bunal"
Endorsed by the Politicians.
However, political leaders generally in
dorse the action of the Italian govern
ment. The papers print the correspond
does not present the case materially diff
ferent from its presentation in the letters
made public at Washington City yester-
day. The whole thing hinges here on
the peculiar fact that if an American
citizen had been treated here as the Ital-
ians were treated in New Orleans the
Italian government would be able to give
all the assurances that were proper: but
States rights steps in the way in the
United States and the government i DOW
erless to give assurances that those guilty
OF the massacre will be tried and If guilty.
properly punished.
D'Arco Asks a Question.
This aspect of the matter was forcibly
illustrated by remarks made to the Amer
lean minister, Gov. Porter. by Siruor
D'Arco, Of the foreign office yesterday.
Said he: Suppose that dozen Ameri-
cans should ne killed in an Italian city,
and we pleaded impotence to punish the
act on the ground that the city was
autonomous, what opinion would YOU
Americans and the civilized would have
of such plan?' Mr.. Porter in reply ex-
planned the provisions of the American
constitution. reserving the sovereignty of
states in all matters not granted the
federal government.
Wants to Deal with a Nation.
D'Arco retorted warmly: I'VE have
nothing to do with your constitution. We
know no constitution; our dealings are
with you as a nation. No constitution is
worthy of free and civilized country that
does not insure the punishment of crime
and the profession of the weak If your
constitution is wanting in that it is your
business to mend it," Mr.. Porter prom
ised to report the interview to his govern
fi,N;z
ernment from Washington City that he
had seen President Harrison and the out
look had improved
'Impotent to Fulfill Its Duties"
That is the burden of some newspaper
comment. They say that the United
States is confessedly unable to insure
justice In its own country aid impotent
to fulfill the duties of a civil government
Other prominent Italians suggest that
the Italian government should break off
all negotiations with the government at
Washington City and that it should in
future, so far as the New Orleans lynch
ings are concerned, deal directly with the
state of Louisiana, and that the latter's
government should be called to account
for the killing of the Italian prisoners in
the New Orleans Jail.
What the Premier Saws
buTluS bue COuTSe Oh an interview the
Marquis di Rudini said that personally he
was most kindly disposed towards the
United States government, and expressed
the hope that the civil authorities of the
United States would not fail in their du-
ties toward society, justice, morality, and
the law. Public opinion, however he
added, demands a more energetic course
of action. He denied that Americans had
been maltreated in Italy, and said: Amer
leans always receive here the best and
kindest hospitality, both upon the part of
the Italian government and the Italian
people, both knowing perfectly the duties
of civilized country"
American Women in Favor
The court of King Humbert Is exposed
TO the criticism of the malevolent. owing |
to the known partiality of the sovereign
for America and Americans Several of |
Queen Marguerite's favorite ladies are of |
American birth. The wife of Count GA |
motif. project of the palace, was before |
marriage Constance kenney, of New |
York. The Princess Biancaccio lady in |
waiting, was Miss Field of New York. |
The wife of Cavalier Deruzzi, one of the |
queens personal equerries, was Miss |
Story, of Boston, and the PRINCESS Cerici |
Bolighetti was Miss Spencer, of New |
York
Cowboys Want to Go to Rome.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, April 2.-The follow
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