Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-16
THE SECRETARY'S REPLY
Mr.. BIaine's Answer to the
Note from Italy.
ITS TRANSMISSION TO d RUDlNI.
Long and Complete Answer
to all Questions.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY At ATLANTA,
Royal Reception all Along
the Route.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY At ATLANTA.

Royal Reception all Along
the Route.
ROME AND WASHINGTON.
The Official Correspondence Between
the Two Capitals-Temper of ItaIy,s
Note Mr.. BlaInc's Reply - Treaty
Stipulations-A Precedent Cited In
the Attack at New Orleans Upon the
Spanish Residents During Presi-
dent Fillmore's Reign - Secretary
Webster's Position at That Time.
| WASHINGTON, April 15.-The following
is the correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and the italian government since
the secretarys note to Marquis Imperial,
acknowledging notice of Baron Fava's de-
parture:
l ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY,
| WASHINGTON, April 2. 1891
Mr.. Secretary Of State-I hasten to acknowl
edge the receipt of the note which your excel
lency did me the honor to address to me on the
LIST instant. in reply to that whereby Baron Fava
| informed you OF his departure on leave.
I have laid the contents of your excelency's
| aforesaid note before the government of the king
His majestys minister for foreign affairs has
just directed me to address the following COM
| munication to you:
The government of the king of Italy has asked
n;othng beyond the prompt institution Of Judi
the
| ment of the guilty parties without the warrant
of regular judgment The Italian government
now repeats the same demand. Not until the
federal government shall have explicitly declared
| that the aforesaid proceedings shall be prompt
ly begun can the diplomatic incident be consid-
Meanwh hhe his ma5estys government takes
| government recognizes that an indemnity is
| due to the families of the victims in virtue of
the treaty in force between the two countries.
| have therefore, the honor to bring the fore
| going to the knowledge of your exceency, and
| avail myself Of this occasion to offer you, Mr.
Secretary of State. the assurances Of my highest
and most respectful consideration.
His Escellency, James G. Blaine, Secretary of
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
MI, WA .T p C., April a. a. 1891
| Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your note dated Thursday, APril2, 1891.
1t contains a second telegram from the Marquis
| Rudini, part of which here quote:
"The government of the king of Italy has
| asked nothing beyond the prompt institution of
nels: It would have been absurd to claim the
punishment of the guilty parties without the
government now repeats the the same same demand Not
until the federal government shall have explicit,
y declared that the aforesaid proceedings shall
| be considered as closed"
This government certainly had desire to
change the meaning of the Marquis Rudini's tee-
gram of March "a 1t was delivered at the state
department by Baron Fava in person, written in
guage. The following is the full text of the
ington: Our requests to the federal government
are very simple. Some italian subjects acquit-
dered in prison While under the immediate pro-
lection of the authorities. OUR RIGHT THERE
THE MURDERKRs AND AN INDEMNITY FOR THE VICTIMS
IS UNqUEsTIoNABLE. wish to add that the pub
crete provision We're not at once taken I should
openly our DISSATISFACTION BY recalling the minis
ter of his majesty from country where he is
The words underscored are precisely those
which quoted in my former note, and am
directed by the president to express the salts
faction Of this government with the very mate
| rial qualification of the demand made by the
eminent
You quote in your note another part of the
Marquis RudiDi's telegram of April in these
Meanwhile his majestys government takes
eminent recognizes that an indemnity is due to
families of the victims in virtue of the treaty in
force between the two countries"
If the Marquis Rudni will carefully examine
| my note of April he will discover that did not
lies of the victims in virtue of the treaty in force
between the two countries" What did say
5
the United States government refused to take his
| demand for indemnity into consideration. quote
aThe United States so far from refusing, has
| distinctly recognized the principle of indemnity
| to those Italian subjects who may have been
| wronged by a violation of the rights secured to
concluded February 49, 1891
United States would recompense every Italian
| subject who might be wronged by violation of
a treaty 'to which the faith of the United States
| &c mis- leaves unsettled
the important question whether the treaty has
been violated Upon, this point the president
| full time for decision He now directs that GER
tain considerations on the general subject be
| submitted to the Judgment of the Italian govern
| ment.
As precedent of great value to the case I'M
sion maintained by Mr.. Webster in 1851, when he
| was secretary of state under President Fillmore.
molished the building in which the Office Of the
Spanish consul was located and at the same
time attacks were made upon coffee houses and
citizens we're involved in the losses which in the
ob wss asg of the ot
ton of fifty young Americans in Havana and the
Punishment to Spanish mines Of nearly two hun
were all members of the abortive Lopez expedi-
ton.
In consequence of these depredations of the
mob upon the property of the Spanish consul, as
well as against the Spanish subjects Don Caid-
manded indemnifcation for ali the losses, both
| official and personal.
Mr. Webster admitted that the Spanish consul
| was entitled to indemnity and assured the Span
ish minister that if the injured consul, Mr.. La
Borde, .shal return to his post or any other con
| Catholic majestys government, the officers Of
this government, resident in that city, will be
| instructed to receive and treat with courtesy and
with national salute to the flag of his ship if he
| shall arrive in Spanish vessel, as a demonstra-
oP Of Tespect such as may signify to him m th
| government Of the United States of the gross
, injustice done to his predecessor by a lawless
by it to foreign state with which the United
States are and wish ever to remain on terms
Of the most respectful and pacific Intercourse y
minister to afford Indemnity to Spanish subjects
to- the
demand and gave his reasons as follows:
the Spanish CONSUL pa51ic oicer residing here
J under the protection of the United States gov
are quite o bsTa 5o n b os
! try to mingie with our own citizens and here to
pursue their private business and objects The
l lstter are ' entitled to such protection as
rded to egr o nayeuas
regretted yet it is Understood that many Ameri
: same cause; and these private individuals, sub
| jects of her Catholic majesty, coming volun
tainiy no cause Of complaint, if they are pro
tected by the same laws and the same admins
| trat1On OF law, as native DOrn cluZens ol LIE
4 country. They have, in fact, some advantage.
| over citizens Of the state in which they harper
:: to be, inasmuch they are enabled, until they
become citizens themselves, to prosecute for any
| injuries done to their persons or property IL
| the courts of the United States or the STATE
courts, at their election
1t is proper, however, to add that two year!
after Mr.. Webster wrote the foregoing note con
gress, in recognition Of certain magnanimou
conduct the part of the queen of Spain, in par
dons bestowed upon Americans who had unjus
tifiable invaded the island of Cuba, enacted
. joint resolution approved by President Fillmore
March 8, 1853 the last day Of his term, indemni
+ flying the Spanish consul and other Spanish sub
jects for the losses sustained in the New Orlean
g | mob Of 1851. The considerations upon which thi
y resolution was passed were held not to contra
vene the original position of Mr.. Webster, share
also by President Fillmore.
The right to judicial remedy which Mr.. Web
i. | ster assured to the Spanish subjects is ikewis
assured to the italian subjects. The right
specially guaranteed in the second section of tn
third article Of the constitution. And, as MI
Webster points out, the resident alien has priv
ilege which is denied to the citizen. The widow
and children of citizens who lost their lives b.
mob violence may sue the leaders and member
| of the mob only in the courts of the state O
Louisiana; while the widows and children of tn
Italian subjects who suffered death have RICH
to sue each member of the mob not only in tn
state courts but also before the federal tribunal
for the district of Louisiana.
Il Provision Is made in the revised civil code c
Louisiana for redress of such grievances as tn