The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-02
No SHOTS YET
Blaine Opens q Game Of
Diplomacy.
ALETTER ASA BELER
He Sends 1t to Baron
F'ava'S Successor.

It's Rec 7ption Will Decide Whether
italy Considers Diplomatic Relations
Entirely Ssvered-Text OF the Last
Letters of the Baron and the Secre-
tary-The Belief Sti General That
Italian Politics Is at the Bottom of
the Sensation.
WASHINGTON, April Secretary Blaine
spent the day at his home preparing letter
10 the Marquis Imperiali, seer etary of the
Italian legation, whom Baron Fava left in
charge Of current affairs, by which Baron
Faya meant routine business. In the after
noon Secretary Blaine drove over to the
white house and read to the President the
letter which he had written. The Presi-
dent approved it, and then Secretary Blaine
gave it out to the press, together with
Baron Fava's letter to him. Secretary
Blaine thinks that he has put this govern
nent on a vantage ground in his letter to
Marquis Imperiai and at the same time ha S
putt the Italian premier in hole tumbling
Baron Fava in with Premier Rudini.
BLAINE TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Now that things are clearer it is more
eVidsnt than ever that Secretary Blaine was
greatly surprised by Rudini's jingoisIn He
bod no idea that after three weeks, which is
even orefer in diplomacy than in politics,
'the Italian premier would take such great
stride toward hostile relations between the
two countries, even by way of bluff. Ev-
identity Minister Porter had not kept SecreS
tGry Blaine informed as to the effect of the
rasplng criticisms of the Crispi press upon
Italian entim Mt end upon the Italian pre-
mler. Secretary Blaine does not read the
Italian newspapers, and apparently ha had
no one to tell him what they were
laying. Perhaps his absence from tie
department prevented his knowing. A.
all events he was generally taken by sur
prise. while members of the European lega-
ton here, who had been keeping their eyes
fpen, were not. Several Of them predicted
10 dispatches to their governments what
has taken place.
RUDINI NUMBERED.
Secretary Blaine realized at once that
Premier Rudini had Numbered lust az the
diplomatic corps did, and this is its unaui>
nous opinion. aud that it would be an easy
matter to show it. Nevertheless. he also
realized that the situation was very serious.
IS was shown by the fact that his rep
teSentatlves circulated the story that Baron
taVa's withdrawal was largely personal to
Baron Fava, and also by the fact that
bis letter to the Marquis lmperiali is SO cons
GlIatory In tone. What made it harder for
secretary Blaine vas that there was no
precedent for Premier Rudlni's action in
me history OF our state department.. He
therefore, had to invent his own interpreta-
&c
JOCK on his neVer-failing excuse that his
language had been misunderstood or mis-.
construed
STATUS OF THE LEGATION.
secretary Blaine holds that diplomatic re-
aIIoEs between the governments have not
Ueen interrupted, much less cut off. He
holds that the Italian legation is as much
Iere as IL ever was, and that the MARQUIS
t,lIPerlah Is just as much the head of it as
paroh faVa was. Baron Fava's idea and that
VI the other members Of the diplomatic
~ ps Is tnat the legation is practically
StCseu' mat diplomatic communication
nlusC 10 exchanged between Washington
anu rome direct, and that the utmost Mar
fuIS 1tnperlah could do would be to act as
S1o CONDUIT for any message to be exchanged
Oy Vne TWO governments.
FEELING THE ENEMY's POSITION.
no Secretary Blaine is feeling the enemy's
p r;n1i n, with his letter to MARQUIS Impe-
. .;aii Inc manner in which MARQUIS Impe-
ian ia 1 ac,s will show moro plainly Just what
~ oal 4s government meant in recalling
d I9ron fava, unless, indeed, Rudini backs
I pis; now, as he is expected by Secretary
iT ,. 10 back down some time. MARQUIS
IL a..i has cabled Secretary Blaine's
to.'er to Premier Rudini Tonight,
c ~ rather Baron Fava, who is in
Instant Instant communication with Premier
PNdili' mas done SO. The reply of Premier
rooutnl Will indicate how much longer this
difi ltemarkaole situation must last. 1t is
PIa;.uC TO get comment on Secretary
D .aan letter tonight, for few here have
cboroI, out it is pronounced thoroughly
" u q acterlstlc by those who have. Private
~ ppecfe6ary Blaine predicts the downfall
a bjn Iegller Rudini when Italy realizes what
stun orunoer he has made, and a more concilia-
So. ST. policy by Signor Crispi, if he is re-
stirrod 70 power, by the storm which he has
hsra up against Premier Rudini. No one
wsr o uas now any serious apprehension of
ne "1 VI any semblance of war, although the
eTc;to oLncers are taking advantage Of the
toll