Connecticut western news., 1891-05-06
PREMIER RUDInrS REPLY
The New Orleans Controversy
 a Bootless Affair.
H1s CHARGES AGAINST AR BLAINE

He Says Our Secretary of State Has vio.
 lated Diplomatic Usages and Seems
 Willing to Leave the Afrair to the
 Judgment of Public Opinion.
 ROME, May 4.-The green book on the New Orleans lynching comprises twenty four dispatches, dated from March IA to April 2A It shows that the Italian gov ernment from the commencement per servered in asking that criminal proceed ings be taken against the lynchers and that an indemnity be paid to the families of the victims. The expression brought to justice" recurs in the official dispatches as we'll as in Baron Fava's private letters. The principal communications have al- ready been published. After MT. Blaine's note of April 14 the volume concludes with the telegram from the Marquis di Rudini to the Marquis Imperiali, the text of which Is as follows:
 Produced . Painful Impression.
 ''I have now before me a note addressed to you by Secretary Blaine, April A. Its perusal produces most painful impres- sion upon me. Twill not stop to lay stress upon the lack of conformity with diplo- matic usages displayed in making use, e MT. Blaine did not hesitate to do, of DOT tion of telegram of mine communicated to him in strict confidence in order to get rid of a question clessly defined in our of fcial documents, which alone possess . diplomatic value. Nor will stop to point out the reference in this telegram of mine of March A that the words punishment of the guilty in the brevity of telegraphic language actually signifled only that pros ecntion ought to be commenced in order that the individuals recognized as guilty should not escape punishment.
 Ir Does and Yet It Doesn't.
 "Far above all astute arguments remains the fact that henceforward the federal gov ernment declares itself conscious of what we have constantly asked, and yet it docs not grant our legitimate demands. MT. Blaine is right when he makes the pay ment of indemnity to the families of the victims dependent upon proof of the vio- lation of the treaty; but we shrink from thinking that he considers that the fact of such violation still needs proof. Italian subjects acquitted by American juries were massacred in prisons of the state without measures being taken to defend them.
 No Proof Needed.
 "What other proof does the federal gov ernment expect of violation of treaty wherein constant protection and security of subjects of the contracting parties Is expressly stipulated'
 "We have placed in evidence that we have never asked anything else but the opening of regular proceedings. In regard to this, Baron Fava's note, dated March 15, con- tained even the formula of the telegram addressed on the same day by MT. Blaine under the order of President Harrison to the governor of Louisiana. Now, how ever, in the note of April 14 MT. Blaine is ailent on the subject which is for us tho main point of controversy.
 A Bootless Controversy.
 "We are under the sad necessity of con cluding that what to every other govern ment would appear to be the accomplish ment of strict civil duty is impossible to the federal government. It is time to break of this bootless controversy.
 Public opinion, the sovereign judge, will know how to indicate an equitable solu- tion of this grave problem. We, have af- firmed and we again affirm our first right Let the Federal government reflect on its side if it is expedient to leave to the mercy of each in the Union, irresponsible to foreign countries, the efficiency of treaties, pledging it's faith and honor to entire na- tions.. The present dispatch is addressed to you exclusively, not to the federal gov ernment. Your duties henceforward arc solely restricted to dealing with current business"