Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-04-03
The Italian Government Has Re-
called Their MiniStps From
This Country.
The Only Reason Given is That the
Government is Dissatis-
fed With
The Action of the United States
in the New Orleans
Affair.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Wltl an Of
ficial note dated to-day, Baron Fava, the
italian minister, has declared to the Sec
retary of state that the United Estates
government not having given assurances
that the murderers of italian subjects ac
quilted by American magistrates and
murdered in prison while under the i'm
mediate protection of the authorities of
New Orleans, would be brought to JUS
tice, the italian government has found
itself under the very painful necessity of
showing openly it's dissatisfaction by re-
calling the minister of his majesty from
country. where the italian representa-
tive is unable to obtain Justice. The
baron will soon leave the United States,
leaving the secretary of legation in
charge only of current affairs. This ac-
ton by the italian government caused
the deepest surprise in official circles
here when the fact became known. 1t
had been generally supposed that the
Italian government would at least await
the action of the New Orleans grand
jury, which is charged with the investi-
cation of the bloody episode at the New
Orleans Jail. 1t appears, however, that
information received from it's representa-
tives led that government to the conclu-
sion that the grand jury investigation
would fail to result in the punishment
or even indictment Of any person con-
nected with the killing of the Italians.
The letter If Governor Nichols in reply
to Secretary Blaine was also, it is
thought, regarded as evasive Of the real
point at issue-reparation for the alleged
wrong-and the governors assurances
that further bloodshed would not
follow, unaccompanied by any
excuse for the failure of the
state or municipal authorities to take pre-
cautions to prevent the killing was, it is
said, regarded by the italian government
with extreme dissatisfaction. It ap-
peared to it that the United States gov
ernment had exhausted it's resources
The relations between the national gov
ernment and the government of the
states were so fixed by the American
constitution that when tho Italian minis
ter, obeying the commands of his gov
ernment, sought for some assurance that
the persons concerned in the killing of
it's subjects would be punished, it was
not possible for the general government
to give any definite assurance of the
kind. It could and did point to the fact
that the grand jury was an American
provision for calling before the bar of
justice persons who had violated the law
of the land. But this particular grand
jury was called together under the laws
of the sovereign state of Louisiana, and
whether or not it would punish them &C.
cording to the idea of italian justice was
something that no national official from
the president down could guarantee. The
Italian government was not satisfied with
such views. With the relations between
the state and national governments and
the peculiarities of our constitutional
system Of government it had nothing to
do. But it was necessary, according to
its views, that italian citizens in foreign
countries should be accorded
the full measure of protection
fixed by the laws of
these countries. Here was a case where,
according to the statement of the minis
ter, italian subjects had been ar
rested on the charge of CRIME and ac.
quilted by an American Jury, according
to the forms of the American law. These
men, declared innocent by a judicial
tribunal, had been slain by angry peo-
pie. The Italian government could not
go beyond the verdict of the American
court, and Notwithstanding that it was
stated in some quarters that the men
were really guilty of the foul assassina-
.tion and had been acquitted by means
of bribery, but in the eye of the italian
government they were innocent italian
subjects. In their violent killing the
Italian people had been outraged and in
suited. The national government of the
J5Jnited States had, as stated, failed to
give any definite assurance that repar-
alton would be made. There was but
one recource, and that was taken to day
when the italian minister notified Secre-
tary Blaine that he had been recalled be-
cause his government was dissatisfied with |
the negotiations. This is the Italian view
OF the matter. There was commotion |
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