The record-union., 1891-04-06
Blaine Not Prepared to Throw
Any Light On the Subject.
1T WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE USUAL,
COURSE OF DIPLOMACY.
The Organ of the Italian Colony in
Paris Says the Republicans in Italy
Have Friendly Feelings Towards
America. and Do Not Approve of
the Hasty Action Taken by Premier
Rudfni.
Special to the REcoRD-uS1oS.

Speclal 10 the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April 5. = Secretary
Blaine is not yet prepared to make public
anything throwing additional light on the
Italian affair, and unless there should be,
contrary to all expectations, another
bombshell, it is probable that the Italian
entanglement will take the usual tedious
course Of diplomacy
The speed with which this international
correspondence has thus far been con-
Quoted is said by diplomats to be extra
ordinary. While willing to utilize the
modern methods of cable and telegraph
to keep the Ministers acquainted with
matters Of especial importance, they are
aYerse to pursuing q course where the
declarations of a national policy must be
outlined.
Now that Secretary Blaine has sue
ceeded IN his efforts to calm the agitation
OF the Italian Government, they expect
the affair to be adjusted in the customary
CAIN mode OF correspondence, which
eliminates to great extent all sudden
ebulitions OF feeling and passion.
DO NOT APPROVE RUDINI's ACTION,
PARIS, April 5.-The conflict between
Italy and the United States continues to
attract attention. Signor Raquem, editor
of the EpOque, the organ of Ike Italian
colony. said in an interview to-day: 'Tbe
republicans in Italy, who form power
ful minority, entertain a friendly feeling
toward America, and would consider a
war with the United States simply an at
tempt to discredit in the eyes of the
Italian people republican institutions. A
recent meeting of Italians in Paris dis
cuSsed the New Orleans affair, and while
everybody reprobated the conduct of the
lynchers, nobody approves the action of
Rudini. Baron Fava is an aristocrat, not
in sympathy with republican institutions.
His report to the Italian Cabinet, doubt
less colored by his own antipathies, pre-
cipitated mattersn
Another potent factor has given the
ltailan Government reason to pause in the
hostile negotiations The financial houses
here state that in Italy widespread COM
mercial troubles are becoming critical.
and apart from Italy's overwhelming
public debt, which would disable her in
an attempt to go to war, any measures
lmperllllng peace would produce GEN
eral financial crash. Already the effect
OF the American difficulty is felt in the
hesitation of French financial houses to
proceed with negotiations pending for
prospective Italian loan in which Ger
man houses are also concerned.
FAYA WILL SAIL NEXT SATURDAY.
ROME. April Sit is announced that
Baron Fava, late Italian Minister to the
United States, will sail for home on April
11th.
RESTRICTIVE IMMIGRATION LAWS.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Post. to-
morrow, after referring to the possibility
OF America for Americans being one of
the rallyIng cries III the next campaign.
will say: 1T is regarded as quite within
the range Of probability that the national
platforms next year will favor restrictive
immigration laws, or they NAV recon-
mend that all foreigners who engage in
business in the United States, and enioy-
ing the protection of this Government.
shall become naturalized citizens. If
Italy had not been SO aggressive, the is
sue would not have been so well defined.
II the sentiments that are now expressed
privately by Senators and Representa-
tiyes of both parties in Washington find
echo in the platforms, they will make in
teresting reading"
ADVICE TO CoNsULS.
LONDON, April 5. - The Chronicles
Rome correspondent says the Cabinet has
telegraphed to ali Italian Consuls in the
United States, instructing them to act
with caution and prudence.