Telegram-herald., 1891-03-19


are uacalled for. There Is good PEA
son for indignation, Tor the massacre
At Nes Orleans vas al outrage On lzw
and order, as vel a humanity. Bat
snsn the Popo.o k0mzno, referring 70
the New orleans tragedy, sad that re
lying on the foresight o. ths Amefsean
Authorities aad cut OF regard for a
sincerely friendly power, Italy has re-
Trained from sending an iFon-elad 10
the mouth of the Mississippi" Il de-
Eyered Itself of = very foolish thing.
fhe United States will Doubtless see
That al wrongs are Figated, as nearly as
human repaFaIiOa Will meet the case,
bat Il IS not likely 10 submit 10 any
iron-elad dsctalloa from Italy. The
Capitana Fracasla INDUCED IN mere
rant when IL said: "fhe weak ia
America are At the mercy OF Zero
cioas, bloody popalaee, and are tortur
ell and murdered IN daylight" The
asse Ftion - as false as foolish. A CON-
parisOn between the United States and
Italy ia the matter OF the protection
OF the weak, as against the strong.
would not result in any blaze OF glory
for H. ~. A much more sensible view
OF the occurrence was taken by the
Don Chlsciotte Della Maucia, who re-
marked that Italy ought TO damand
that instant measures be taken To pro-
tect the Italian colony in New Orleans
and added, however, ut IS just also TO
recognize the fact that similar incidents
would not occur If the towns on the
Atlantic coast were not infested with
the ex-galley slaves OF Europe"
There Is much truth contained
in his las. expression. 1t is
seldom that genuine American
citizens indulge III such rotous
demonstrations and the American
people must not be Judged Icy such oc-
currences. The idea of Count RaspOni,
of the Italian legation in Paris, that the
occurrence had ended all prospect Of
ltaly's taking part n the Worlds Fair,
shows how easily passion runs away
with sense If the United States should
eondone the outrage, should sanction
and make it its own by refusing repara-
ton or shielding the guilty, then Italy
could Justly impute the disgrace to the
United States and refuse all interna-
t.onal association and even resort to
the arblhament of arms. But until
the United States shows a disposition to
become partIceps criminis, the true
statesman Will confine his expressions
to indignation At the outrage On JUS
tee and refrain from condemnation of
the United States. This country will
take no second place in the world in
point of enlightenment, love of justice
and submission to law and order.
1t is possible the occurrence will open
up some questions of the relationship
between State and Nation. If the ex-
trenie Southern idea of States rights
was recognized. it would be considered
none of the United States business TO
answer TO Italy. The sovereign and In
dependent State of Louisiana should
make reparation. But the fact is that
Louisiana - not n nation and Italy
utterly ignores her and looks to the
only nation known here-the United
States. The question will then be
asked, If the United states is to be held
responsible for the shortcomings of the
States, is the United States 70 have no
recourse upon the States and no interest
whatever IN the administration OF State
affairs? The case is one that demands
cool head, sound judgment and ex-
perience IN craftsmanship for It's salts
factory adjustment. But such quail
fications are found IN James q. Blaine
and the country is fortunate IN having
him at the head of the State Depart
mcnt at the present time.