The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-02
WILL It BE WAR
A SENSATIONAL TURN IN
THE ITALIAN RUM
PUS.
ITALIAN MINISTER RECALLED.
KING HUMBERT DISSATISFIED ABOUT
THE NEW ORLEANS BUsI-
NESS.
AMERICAN JUSTICE TOO SLOW
FOR HIS ROYAL NIBS IN THE CITY OF
ROME.
THE SITUATION DISCUSSED.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-From the Even
ing Star Baron Fava the Italian minister
presented formal document to the state
department authorities this morning
which surprised them considerably. 1t was
none other than letter announcing that
he had been recalled from his diplomatic
post in this country by his own govern
ment. The reason given was that "the
King of Italy was dissatisfied with the
progress of adjustments between the two
countries touching the New Orleans
massacre"
In consequence of this feeling on the part
of his government, Baron Fava felt COM
PEELED to withdraw from the country, leaving
the marquis imperial, secretary of legation
| in charge of current affairs. The situation
| is so new and serious that no official COM
ments can be obtained at this hour from
any source. There must be time for the
administration to think, and barring the
two hours session of today it has as yet
had little or no opportunity to digest the
facts in a calm manner. Secretary Blaine
it is stated will make an Official announce
ment of Baron Favas recall, possibly con-
aiming the views of this government, to-
morrow, but the baron's pleasant personal
relations with the state department andIthis
country will have been severed.
| 1t is doubtful whether in view of the ex-
traordinary circumstances of the recall
there will be any formalities at the white
house usual upon such an occasion as the
departure of a minister.
Indeed, when this affair is looked at from
the distance of time it will appear to have
been very much hurried. The letter from
Governor Nichols to Secretary Blaine
causes the trouble. 1t was received here
everal days ago and copy was sent at
} nee to Baron Fava. This of course gave
it the appearance Of being the ultimatum
of this government and it appears that the
Baron accepted it as such and cabled it in
that character to his government.
} Baron Fana has worked for his home in
terests to degree of appearing overzeal =
Gus at this end of the line, but todays de-
velopments would indicate that there could
not nave been too much zeal on his part to
suit his government, which appears to have
made the matter an issue of the highest i'm
portance. Those commenting on the sur
prising event of the day agree that, to
break away from this government is not
merely an act of discourtesy, but of open
hostility To have done it pending the in
vestgalion and progress of the law III New
Orleans is significant, and proclaims the
utter disregard of the cOnventionalites and
the ethics of modern diplomacy. Indeed
in that light this government now has q
i f,a ,.lg,.l
lack of faith in its assurances ON the part
of its hot headed neighbors.
1t will probably turn out that the Italian
government has acted very haSty i'll this
matter, and has unnecessarily involved two
nations in serious difficulty. The state
department has not yet ceased investigation
into the lynChing, and it has not yet been
fully developed whether or not the men
killed were Italian subjects. The proper
course would have been, it is said, for the
question of ths citizenship of the men kill
ed to have been settled first, and then for
some sort of arbitration.
! By this action on the part of Italy The
I United States has been cut Oft right in the
middle of the investigation and, it is
manner. 1t is reported n
newspaper circles here that news has been
received in Washington to the effect that
in retaliation Tor the New Orleans lynChing,
eighteen American citizens have been
seized at Florence and cast into prison, and
that similar seizures have occurred in other
parts of Italy.
Faya, Italian minister, has declared
to the secretary of state that the United
States government not having given as
surance that the murderers of Italian sub
iects acquitted by American magistrates
and murdered in prison while under the
immediate protection of the authorities of
New Orleans, would be brought
ment has found itself under the
very painful necessity of showing openly
, its dissatisfaction by recalling the minister
of his majesty from country where the
Italian representative is unable to obtain
| Justice and :he Baron will soon leave the
/, United States leaving the secretary of le-
: CATION in charge only of current affairs.
This action by he Italian government
! caused the deepest surprise in official
circles here when the fact became known.
1t had been generally supposed that the
Italian government would at least await
$ the action OF the New Orleans grand jury
e which Is charged with the investigator of
1 the bloody episode at the New Orleans Jail.
Y 1t appears, however, that Information re-
: celved from its representatives must have
led that government to the conclusion that
the grand jury investigation would tail to
result in the punishment or even the in
dictment of any person connected with the
I killingof the Italians.
= The letter of Governor Nichols in reply
! to Secretary Blaine was also, 1t Is thought,
regarded as evasion of the real point at
: issue-reparation for the alleged wrong and
the governments assurance that further
bloodshed will not follow unaccompanied
by any excuse for the failure of the state or
municipal authorities to take precautions to
prevent the killing was, it is said, regarded
by the Italian government with extreme
dissatisfaction. 1t appeared to it that the
United States government had exhausted
its resources. The relations between the
national government and the government
of the states were so fixed by the American