The morning call., 1891-04-02

comes ineicaciOus, has ordered me TO take my
leave In obedience, l have Ihe honor to an
nounce that 1 am going to leave Washington
speedily as possible, leaving the Marquis Impe-
riali, his Majesty's Secretary OF Legation, in
charge Of the current business OF the Royal Le-
CATION.
BLAINE's REPLY,
Secretary Blaine to-day wrote to Charge
d'Affaires Imperial as follows:
beg TO inform you Of the sincere regret with
which ;he Government Of the United States re.
celvrs the intelligence of Baron Fava's speedy
departure from this capital. Though he has
more tuan once lDtlmated this purpose, the Gov-
ernment OF tile United States has been unable 10
see adequate reasons for such a step. The
BarouS service here for the past ten years has
been distinguished, maintaining at all times the
most 4gieeable relations with the Executive De-
paitment OF this Government. The regret at his
leaving is enhanced when. as the President be-
ieyes, he has been recalled under msappre-
tension OF the facts by the GOvernm Mt of Italy.
the cause OF his sundeTing his diplomatic
relations with this Government is thus given IN
his note: The reparaIiOn demanded by the
Government of he King. as l had the honor 10
o.Orm you In our interviews held during the last
few days, were TO consist OF the following points:
1 rSl, official assurance by tie Federal Govern
ment that the guilty parties should be brought
10 justice; second. recognition OF the principle
tIdb luutululI IS que 10 lue iCldllNcS tue VIC
tms."
TIE first demand thus stated by Baron Fava
IS slightly changed In phrase from that en-
ployed by him in his many vel pal requests based
Oh telegram from The Marquis Rudiui which he
left with me. Marquis Rudmi declared that
ltaiy's right 10 demand and 10 obtain the pun
ishment OF The murdeIers and indemnity FOR the
victims is unQuesllonable" II is inferred that
Baron Faya's change Of phrase meant no change
of demand. l have endeayored to impress upon
him, In tie several terSonal interviews with
which he has hOuOred me that the Government
OF the United States Is utterly unable TO give the
assurance which Marquis Rudini mad demanded.
Even If Inc National Goverum- mt had entire ju-
risdction over the alleged murderers ii could
not give assurance to any foreign power that
they should be punished The President is una
Jle TO see bow any Government could justly give
assurance Of This character In advance of trial
and verdict OF guilty"
In the Constitution of the United States IL is
declared that Sin all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy ana
public tIial by an impartial jury OF the State and
district wherein the crime shall have beeu COM
mitled" Ii needs no aTgum mt to prove that
jury could not be impartial II it were in any
sense or TO any degee bound before the trial of
the accused by an assurance which the Presi-
dent Of the Uuited States had yentUred TO give a
foreign power.
In the Constitution OF the State of Louisiana,
under whose immediate jurisdiction the crimes
were committed, substantially the same pro-
vision is found; so the Gov rnor of that s. ate
would be as unable TO give pledge in advance
for the result of the trial under tine STATE law
as the President would be were it practicable to
thy the leaders of The mob under the law OF the
United States.
In Baron Fava's second point he demands the
recognition OF the principle that Indemnity is due
rTsn F. Al
under grave error when lie declares that the
United States Government; declined TO take this
demand into consideration, aud | shall regret II
lie has communicated such a conclusion to his
Government. The United S ates, so far from
refusing, has distinctly recognized The principle
OF Indemnity 10 those Italian subjects who may
have been wIOuged by violation OF The rights
secured 10 Them under treaty with the United
States, Of February 26, 1871. have repeatedly
gwen to Baron Faya the assurance, that, under
the direction of the President, all the facts and
Incidents connected with the unhappy tragedy
at New Orleans oa the 14th Of March last should
be most thoroughly Investigated. l have also
informed him that in Il matter OF such gravity,
the Government OF the United States would not
permit Itself to be unduly hurried. nor Will it
make answer 10 any demand until every fact
essential 10 a correct Judgment shall have been
fully acettained through Legal authority, The
impatienCe of the aggreYsd may be natural
but its IND ulgence does not always secure the
most substantial justice.
SIGNIFICANCE OF BLAINE's LETTER.
The fact that Secretary Blaine addressed
his last letter On the subject of the New
Orleans tragedy to the Marquis Imperiali,
Charge a G'Affaires, is OF sign fcanee, demon-
strating that the Government does not re-
gard the rupture of diplomatic relations
caused by Baron Fava's recall, as complete.
Had that view been taken, the commUnica-
tion would lave been addressed TO the Ital-
ian Government direct or through the me-
dium of Minister Porter a. Rome. How the
matter is viewed by the Itllian Government
Will be disclosed by the reply that is made
to the Secretary's letter. If the Charge
d'Affaires replies as such. it must be con-
strued as an Acknowledgements that the
Itllian Government is still represented in
the United States by its Legation. But if
he announces that he is without authority to
reply, and suggests the trauSmittal Of the
Secretary's communication to Rome, it may
be taken as evidence that direct diplomatic
relations between the two countries are at
an end.
a careful perusal of the Secretary's letter
seems TO warrant the assumption that from
the very beginning Of the correspondence
and the negotiations on the subject treated
the Italian Minister assumed an aggressive
attitude. The Secretary says the Baron
''has more than once intimated this pur-
pose" to depart speedily, which clearly
demonstrates that the Minister threatened
TO leave Washington early in the negotla-
tons.
MILLER ASKS FOR INFORMATION.
Attorney General Miller said to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press this after
noon that instructions had been sent to the
United States District Attorney at New Or
leans to make thorough investigation of
the case He was asked for n report in de-
tail of the nationality of each of this men
killed and how many, if any, had any con-
| nection with the murier of Hennessy, what
evidence any of them had anything to do
with the alleged bribery Of the jury, and in
short, to get all the facts and report as soon
as possible.
DR.. VERDI INTERVIEWED.
A reporter who called this afternoon on
| Baron Fava, found him cl9seed with DR.. r.
| S. Verdi of this city, and inaccessible. Sub
sequently DR.. Verdi, who was seen, said ::
"1he case is remarkably plain. Italians
have been murdered, and the Italian Gov
ernment asked for reparation. This Gov
ernment said We can do nothing, only
the courts of Louisiana may take action
If this Government be powerless in such a
matter it is a most serious thing Why
were treaties entered into with European
powers If the United States cannot per-
form that which 1t promised to do? VIII it
satisfy the European Powers to say this
crime was committed in the State of
Louisiana, and is without the province of
the general government.
FAvA's RECALL.
Verdi declared, with good deal of energy,
that Fava's recall was not due to dissatis-
faction with the Baron personally, but was
the action of an insulted power. Fl ow
much the late Minister did to prevent this
clash, DR.. Verdi added, might never be
known, but the doctor declared it is n fact
that for at least ten days he delayed doing
that which he was compelled to do yester-
day When he received his instructions he
at once made an endeavGr to have them re-
scinded, and not until he was forced to do
so did he sever the diplomatic relations Of