The record-union., 1891-04-02
BLAINE AND FAyA.
Both Sides of the Question Reviewed
by Them by Letter

Both Sides of the Question Reviewed
by Them by Letter.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The latest or
last correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and Baron Fava is made public by
the Department Of State tonight. Baron
Faya, in his letter to Blaine, dated yester-
day, says:
by my two notes of the 18th and 18th
inst, l had the honor to call you Excel
Iency's serious attention to occurrences
of exceptional gravity which took place
at New Orleans on the l4th, whereby four
subjects of the King of Italy, who were
confined in the prison of that city, were
massacred by crowd, under the leader
ship of two American citizens.
After having formally protested
against the unjustifiable conduct of the
local authorities, which were evidently
recreant to all their duties on that occa-
sion, reserved to the Government of his
Majesty the right To demand such salts
faction as it might think proper.
Since the occurrences in question,
which constituted a patent violation of
the stipulationS of the treaty in force be-
tween our two countries which secures to
Italian subjects residing in the United
States the same protection enioved by
American citizens, and which has always
been extended to the latter i'll Italian
territory, the reparation demanded by
the Government of the King, as j have
had the honor TO inform you in our inter
views held during the last four days,
were 10 consist of the following points !:
Eirst-Ihe official assurance by the
Federal Government that the guilty.
parties should be brought TO Justice Sec
ond-The recognition in principle that
indemnity is due to the relatives of the
victims.
Your Excellency was pleased to de-
clare to me that as the Federal Govern
ment did not think it could take this view
Of the case, it declined to take the afore-
said demands into consideration
Under these circumstances, the Gov
ernment OF his Majesty, considering that
the legitimate action OF the Kings Min
lister at Washington becomes inef1icacious,
has ordered me to take my leave In
obedience, / have the honor to announce
that ! am going to leave Washington as
speedily as possible, leaving the Marquis
Imperiali, his Majesty's Secretary of Le-
CATION, in charge of the current business
Of the royal legation"
BLAINE's LETTER.
Secretary Blaine to-day wrote to
Charge d. Affaires Imperiali as follows:
beg TO offer the sincere regret with
winch the Government OF the United
States receives the intelligence of Baron
taVa's speedy departure from this Capt.
TAI. Though he has more than once inti-
mated this purpose, the Government of
the United States has been unable to see
aGe4uate reasons for such II step. The
Baron's service here for the past ten
years has been distinguished at all times
py most agreeable relations with the Ex-
SctitiVe Department of this Government.
The regret at his leaving is enhanced
when, as the President believes, he has
been recalled under misapprehension of
facts by the Government of Italy. The
cause of his sundering his diplomatic
relations with this Government is thus
given in his note:
The reparation demanded by the Gov
ernment of Italy, as l had the honor TO
inform You IN our interviews held during
the last few days, were to consist of the
following points: First, the official asstIr-
ance by the Federal Government that
the guilty parties should be brought to
Justice; second, the recognition in princi-
ple that an indemnity is due to relatives
of the Victims The first demand Tins
stated by Baron Fava is slightly changed
in phrase from that employed by him in
his many verbal requests based on the
telegram from the Marquis Di Rudini,
which he left with me. The Marquis hi
Rudini declared that .Italy's right to de-
mand and TO obtain the punishment of
murderers and indemnity for the victims
is unquestionable.' 1t is inferred that
Baron Fava's change of phrase meant no
change of demand.
Il have endeayored TO impress upon