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constitution, but Darco was not satisfied,
and replied with heat:
We have nothing to do with your consfitu-
uon. II it is found wanting you must mend it.
lou know It Is no constitution worthy of free,
civilized country If it does not insure punish
ment ior crime and p rejection for the weak
Late in the day Baron Fava sent cable
gram to Marquis di Rudini, stating that
there was no improvement in the outlook
affairs.
In official circles it is stated that the
Italian minister at Washington City has
not cabled anything decisive to the gov
ernment regarding his recall. The Ameri-
can minister here, A. G. Porter, yesterday
requested the italian government to be
patient for few days, explaining in de-
tail the obstacles existing in the United
States to speedy settlement of the ques-
tions involved by the New Orleans lynch
ing.
The rumors circulated in the United
States that number of Americans are de-
tanned here as hostages for further treat
ment of Italians in the United States is
ciassed here as an April-fool-day Joke in
very bad taste. Public opinion here
awaits the issue of negotiations in q most
tranquil frame of mind. The tenor of
Baron Fava's note to Blaine is that what
Italy asks and still asks is that the federal
government guarantee that regular pro-
ceedings will be taken against the culprits
in the New Orleans lynching and that
the federal government will admit in
principle its obligation to pay indemnity
to the families of the victims. The note
adds that Italy can not and is not called
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but must urge upon the federal
government the observance of the
principles of international law.
Italy hopes the federal government will
appreciate the obligation incumbent on it,
as the government of a civilized country,
to accede to Italy's just demands. If this
should not be the case, the kings minister
must be ordered by his government to
quit the post where his legitimate action
as the Kings representative has proved
inefficacious.
Baron Fava reported that his instruc-
tions had been carried out, and he de-
clared that as Washington City had not
fulfilled its duties as civil government,
his presence was unnecessary at Washing
ton City. This action on the part of Fava
and his government is not regarded as
diplomatic rupture, but it is surely the first
step toward such a rupture.
Political circles here fully indorse the
action of the Italian government. The
newspapers of this city pronounce them
selves very strongly against the action of
the United States government. Influential
Italians advise the Italian government to
send circular note to friendly powers de-
nouncing the United States as being con-
fessedly unable to insure justice in the
United States and as impotent to fulfill
the duties of a civil government. Other
prominent Italians suggest that the Italian
government should draw off all negotia-
tions with the government at Washington
City and that it should in the future, SO
far as the New Orleans lynchings are con-
cerned, deal directly with the state of
Louisiana and that the latter government
should be called to account for the killing
Of the Italian prisoners.
Marquis di Rudini, the italian premier,
arrived here late last night, having been
summoned by telegraph. The cabinet
will meet and will resolve upon what
further steps are to be taken in the New
Orleans matter. In the course of an in
terview today with the Associated Press
correspondent, Marquis di Rudini said:
Personally, am most kindly disposed
toward the United States government"
He expressed hope that the civil authori-
ties in the United States would not fail in
their duties toward society, justice,
morality and law. Public opinion, how
ever" he added, demands a more ener-
getic course of action. If the United
States government" he continued, "does
not perceive that it is in the wrong, a
diplomatic rupture is inevitable" Con-
tinuing the premier said:
The report that Americans have been in
suited and arrested in Italy as the outcome of
the present negotiations is ridiculous and false.
Americans 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 a civilized
country.
The pressure brought to bear on Marquis
Rudini, and which compelled him to act
vigorously, was fomented by friends of
Signor Crispi, late premier of Italy. Es-
peciaily this pressure was brought to bear
by the Sicilians, who more or less were
either dreading orswere in sympathy with
the Malta society. Their attitude has
been stiffened by the fact that the leading
opponents of Signor Crispi and his
cabinet openly declare that the
lynching of the Italians confined in the
Jail at New Orleans on q charge of having
been implicated in the murder of the chief
of police of that city was just, if it was ille-
GAL One of these opponents of the Crispi
cabinet was charged with the authorship
OF strong editorial published in the Fan
fulla today, which argues that the Italian
government would do we'll to suppress
crime in Italy before meddling with the
punishment of murderers in New Orleans.
These critics, however, feel that the weak
point of the United States case is the
bribed jury's acquIttal of the assas-
sins. "If we believe the American
contention said an Italian senator
to the Associated Press correspond
ent, (which is, ! personally believe,
well founded, that the evidence convicted
the men who were acquitted, we are in
this unpleasant position: Italy cannot
condone the lynching without assuming
the guilt and penalty Of the New Orleans
court. International comfy forbids us to
assume Chief of Police Hennessy's MUIR
cerers were tried by a venal, corrupt
tribunal. Such an assumption would be
an insult to the United States, although
Americans are quite at liberty to insult
their own tribunal"
In an interview today prominent
official of the foreign office said that since
Mr.. Porter's request for delay it is to be
hoped the American press, having received
precise information as to the situation,
will endeavor to contribute TO the solution
of the problem the same equity shown by
I.aEor ;ourrals Itafv ia a sincere friend