The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-04

stated. failed to give any definite assur
ancC that rcparatiun would b" made
There was but one recourse and that was
taken today WHEN the Italian minister
notified Secretary Blain" he had beer
recalled because hiS government was
dissatisfied with negotiations. This Ii
the Italian view of the matter. There
was Il commOtion amOng the state dc.
partmrnt officials when the fact became
known that Baron I'Hva had been
recalled. They did not know it
officially. save Tia" secretary
! before the close Of office hours,
for the secretary was confined to his
home again 10y the rccurrancc Of his old
mHlady govt and did not send word
To his licutcnants in the department OF
state. but he did manage to get into
his carriage about , o'clock and drive Il
| the white house where he told the prcsi-
dent all that had occurred and discussed
futur" prospects. He stayed with the
president for AN hour and when he re-
urn".t tu his home he was not acccssi
i.". lir state department officials did
lpt care I O talk about the matter. Whar-
tom. the first assistant secretary, is con
tined to his rooms 10y illness. .Adrc. AN
other assistant secretary. had not been
Informed Of ever that which was the all
SOrbing topic Of conversation amOng PEG
pie outside. None of the officials cared
To- tie quoted in their opinions. Prccc
dents were to he looked up before they
could be vcnturcd; still. there was a gen
cral disposition to bclittlc the matter and
there was no idea that the dogs of war
were to be Embossed. Baron Fava did
not demand his passport, as had
been at first reported. There were
many steps in diplomacy and though
slight distinctions and small fOrmalitics
appeared trivial in public view they
were full Of significance to the trained
diplomatist. y demand for passports is
an extreme measure. 1t is taken when
feeling runs high and the minister's per
sol is in danger at the hands Of the pop
ulacc. \ recall under the circumstances
of this case is a serious matter. There
could be no attempt to disguise the fact,
but do not signify that mutual cxplana-
tons and diplomacy cannot restore the
old status. Charge d'atfaires.
Marquis Impcriali, has been left
in charge of the Italian
legation So that severance of diplomatic
relations cannot be regarded as complete.
just what the status of this official is.can-
not be known except through his official
acts. 1t is stated he is in charge of
'currcnt affairs Ifany serious signiti
cance attaches to the minister's recall this
means the charge is to be limited in his
functions to issuing passports, instruct
ing consular officers and others in small
matters. In this case further CORE
s%pondcncc between the governments Of
the United States and Italy must take
place directly between Washington and
Rome.
This afternoon certain erroneous re
ports were in circulation respecting al
legged outragcs on American citizens in
Italy. Careful inquiry at the depart
mcnt of state tails to disclose
more than two complaints Of this char
actcr during IT," past six months,
moreover they app ear devoid Of features
calculated To civ" rise to international
complications. In one case an American
citizen vino was in the habit Of crossing
the Piedmont boundary line in frequent
drives was suspected of smuggling, and
when he refused to allow Italian Gus
ON officers to search his carriage for
contrahand articles lac was arrested and
made bitter complaint Of ~discourtcsy. In
the other case when AN Italian returned
NUN lllf tIiltl DldltS ne WAS aFftSlttl
for alleged b~rigandagr in 1866. II ap-
pCarcd upon consulting the records that
he had been included in the amnesty
proclamation. so he was released Just as
our state department discovered that he
had been fraudulcntly naturaiihrd in
this country when hc had resided here
only two years.
But this view of the ease is not zen
orally taken in official quarters and it is
expected that IA change d ~aiIaircs
will be really in charge OF Italian
legation and that when Blaine wishes to
address himself to the Italian govern
mcnt his communication will he directed
to Marquis Imperial who, according t q
notice, is in charge of Italy's interest in
the United States. 1t can be stated DOS
itivcly that unless events take an unfor-
seen and improbable turn there will he
no call issued for an extra session of con
grcss and one. of the most serious lief
fects of the incident will be the probable
~postpOnemcnt for an indefinite time of
the presidents proposed southern and
western trip. The view taken by the adj.
ministration, as understood, is that this
government has done all that could be
done in the matter. Even if it had com
plete legal jurisdiction in the case il
could only assure the Italian government
that it would prosecute the persons
guilty of the attack on the Italians al
New Orleans. 1t could not assure the
Italian government that it would punish
them as Italy desires, that would be foI
grand and petit %iurics to determine. The
Italian government has been told tina,
the president deplorcs the abhorrent oc
currence and that this government has
! taken steps to investigate the matter