St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-02

service here for the past ten years has
been distinguished at all times by the
the most agreeable relations with the
executive department of this govern
ment. The regret at his leaving is en-
hanced when, as the president believes,
he has been recalled under misappre
henSiOn of facts by the government of
Italy. The cause of his Sundering his
diplomatic relations with this govern
ment is thus given in his note:
Demands Reiterated.
"The reparation demanded by the
government of the king, as have had
the honor to inform You in our inter
views held during the last few davS,
were to consist of the following points:
First-The official assurance by the
federal government that the guilty
parties should be brought to justice.
SecOnd-The recognition, in principle,
that an indemnity is due to the relatives
of the victms.''
The first demand thus stated by Baron
Fava is slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him in his many YER
bal requests based on telegram from
the Marquis Rudini which he left with
me. The Marquis Rudini declared that
"ltaly's right to demand and to obtain
punishment of the murdererS and an
indemnity for the victims is un-
questionable" 1t is inferred that
Baron Fava's change of phrase
meant no change of demand. l have
endeavored to impress upon him in the
several personal interviews with which
he has hOnored me that the government
Of the United States is utterly unable
to give the assurance which the Marquis
Rudini has demanded. Even if the ma
tiOnal government had the entire juriS-
dictiOn over the alleged murdererS, it
could not give assurance to any foreign
power that they should be punished.
The president is unable to see how any
government could justly give an assur-
ance of this character in advance of
trial and verdict of guilty" In the
constitution of the United States it is
declared that ''in all criminal prosecu-
tons the accused shall" enjoy the right
to speedy public trial by
An Impartial Jury
of the state and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed" 1t
needs no argument to prove that jury
could not be impartial if it were in any
sense, or to any degree, bound before
the trial of the accused, by an assurance
which the president of the United
States had ventured to give to a foreign
power. In the constitution of the state
OF Louisiana. under whose immediate
jurisdiction the crimes were committed,
substantially the same provision is
found. so that the governor of that state
would be as unable to give pledge in
advance for the result of trial under
state law as the president would be.
were it practicable to try the leaders
of the mob under the laws of the United
States. In Baron Fava's second point
he demands the recognition in prin-
ciple that an indemnity is due to the
relatives of the victims. He is assured
ly under a grave error when he declares
that the United States government de-
cllned to take this demand into conSid-
GRAFTON, and L shall regret if he has
communicated such conclusion to
your government. The United States,
SO far from refusing, has distinctly rec
ognized the principle of indemnity to
those Italian subjects who may have
been WrOnged by violation of the
rights secured TO them under the treaty
with the United States Of Feb. 26. 1871.
l have repeatedly given to Baron Fava
the assurance that, under the direction
of the president. all the facts and Incl
dents connected with the unhappy
tragedy at the city of New Orleans
on the 14th of March last should be
thoroughly investigated. l have also
gravity the government of the United
States would not permit itself to be un-
duly hurried; nor will it make answer
to any demand until every fact essential
to correct Judgment shall have been
fully ascertained through legal au-
thOrity. The impatience of the ag-
grieved may be natural, but it's in
diligence does not always secure the
most substantial justice. Accept, sir.
the assurance of my high consideration.
JAMES q. BLAINE.
Rupture Not Complete.
The fact that Secretary Blaine ad-
dressed his last letter on the subject of
the New Orleans tragedy to the Marquis
lmperiali, charge d'affaireS, is of sig
nifcance as demonstrating that
this government does not regard
the rupture of diplomatic relations
caused by Baron Fava's recall as
complete. Had that view been
been addressed to the Italian govern
ment direct, or through the medium of
Minister Porter at Rome. How this
matter is viewed by the Italian govern
ment will be disclosed by the reply that
is made to the secretary's letter. If the
charge d'atfaires replies as such it must
be construed as an acknowledgment
that the Italian government is still rep
resented in the United States by its
legation; but If he announces that he is
without authority to reply and suggests
transmittal of the secretary's commu-
nication to Rome, it may be taken as an
evidence that direct diplomatic rela-
tions between the two countries
are at an end. A careful pc
rusal of the secretary's letter
seems to warrant the assump-
ton that from the very beginning of
the correspondence and negotiations on
the subject treated the Italian minister
assumed an aggressive attitude. The
secretary says that the baron "has
more than once intimated this purpose
Ito depart speedily, which clearly dem
onStrates that the minister had threat
ened TO leave Washington early in the
negotiations, instead of pursuing the
negotiations in the cautious and diplo-
matte manner that might be expected in
case where the facts were still of
ticially unknown to the United States
government, although it had taken all
proper steps to secure speedy report
from its own officers. in addition to any
statements that might come from the
authorities of Louisiana.