Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-01
The Minister 10 the United States he.
called on Account or the New
Orleans Tragedy;
OFFICIAL CIRCLES GREATLY SUR
PRiscp:
Various Opinions Concerning the Fur.
Their Results OF this step: War
Not Probable.
ny Telegraph to the sEws.i
ITALY Ann TuE UNITED STATES.
nares rava. Recalled by uis Gov
erumeuf.

official note dated today, Baron Fava,
Italian Minister, has declared 10 the
Secretary Of State that the United
Ststcs government not having given
assurances that the murders OF Italian
subjects, acquitted by American magis.
trater and murdered In prison while
under the immediate protection OF the
authorities Of New Orleans, could bc
brought 10 Justice, the italian gov.
eminent has found itscif under the
painful necessity OF showing openly
lts dissatisfaction by recalling the min
lister Of his Majesty from n county
where the Italian representative IL un.
able TO obtain Justice. Tho Baron
will soon leave the United States,
leaving the secretary 81 legation In
charge Of only current affairs.
This action by the Italian govern.
m.nt caused the deepest surprise In
Official circles here when the fact be-
cam. known. II had been generally
supposed that the Italian government
would ut least await tne action OF tho
New Orleans grand jury, which u
charged with the investigation Of the
bloody tragedy nj the New Orleans
Jail. IL appears, however that tho
representations of Its representative
must have brought the government 10
the conclusion that the grand jury in-
vcstlgation would fail 10 rceult In the
punishment. or oven indictment, Of
any person connected with the killing
OF the Italians. The letter OF Governor
Nichols, In reply 10 Secretary Blaine,
was also, he thought, regarded M AN
evasion Of tho real point IL issue. re.
paration for the alleged wrong. The
governors assurnncc that
FURTHER EioODsuED
would not follow, unaocompanied by
amy excuse for failure Of the State or
municipal authorities 10 take prccau-
tons 10 prevent the killing, were, II IN
saij, regarded by the Italian govern
munt with cxtrcm. dissatisfaction.
II appeared that tho United states
government had exhausted Its re-
sources.
The relations between tho national
COVE. nmcnt aud this government OF this
State were 10 fixed ny the American
Constitution that when ths Italian
Minister, obcying the commands OF his
government sought for some ns-iir-
nnccs that the persons concerned In the
killing OF Its subjects would he pun
irhed, II was not POSSIBLE for tn. general
government 10 give any definite assur-
ances OF the kind. IL could aud did
point Ia the fact that this grand Jury
was nm American provision for calling
before the bar of Justice persons who
had violated the law of the land,
but this particular grand Jury was
called together under the laws OF
the sovereign State Of Louisiana,
and whether or not II would punish
according TO the Italian Idea Of Justice,
was something the national officials,
from the President down, could not
guarantee, and the Italian government
was not satisfied with such Views.
With tho relations between the Stat,
and national governments, and the
peculiarities OF our constitutional sys-
tenn Of government, II had nothing 10
do, but II was necessary, according 10
its views, that Italian citizens In fol-
cign countries should be accredited the
full measure Of protection fixed by tho
laws VI those countries. Herr was n
case where, according TO the statement
Of the minister, Italian subjects had
been arrested on charge Of crime,
and acquitted by an American Jury
according TO the form Of American
law. These men were
DECIDED INNOCENT
by the Judicial tribunal, and had been
slain by an angry people. The Italian
government could not 20 behind tho
verdict Of the American court, aud,
Notwithstanding II was stated In some
quarters that the men were really
guilty OF foul assassination, and Ind
been acquitted by means OF bribery, In
the eyes Of the Italian government
they were innocent Italian subjects.
In their violent killing, the Italian
people have been outraged and In
suited.
The national government OF the
United States had, rs stated, failed TO
give any definite assurance that repair
alton would he made. There was but
one course, and that was taken today
when the Italian minister notified
Secretary Blaine that he had been IT,
called because his government was
dissatisfied with the negotiations. This
IN tho italian view Of tho matter.
THERE WAS A CONNECTION
among tho State Department officials
when the fact became known that
baron Fava had been recalled. They
did not know II officially, m Secretary
Blaine, before the close OF oilice hours,
WINS compelled TO 40 home again by "a
recurrence Of his old malady, govt.
The secretary managed To get Into n
carriage at ip.m., anu drove To the
White House, where he told the Prcsi.
dent all that had occurred and dis
cussed the future prospects, remaining
an hour. He then returned home, aud
was not accessible.
rhc State Department officials do
cllned 10 discuss the matter. None Of
the officials cared 10 be quoted In their
opinions, ~ precedents were to hes
looked up before they could bc yen-
tured. There was, however, u general
disposition that IL would be u little
matter, aud there was no idea that the
dogs OF war would be- unlo0sed. Fava
had not demanded his passport, M Mt
first reported. There were many steps
In diplomacy, and though slight dis
tinctions and small formalties APP
peared trivial In the public Wow, they
were really
fuLL or sIgSIpICANCE