The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
ltaIy's Bad Break.
Nashville Americana

the rupture of diplomatic relations
caused by Italy's ilastils i'll consider
cred aud insuent action, it will be y
long time before cordial and friendly
rrlat'o 'ors will be re established between
the people OF the two countries. Italy
has retarded rather than FASTENED u
peaceable settlement. The'Amerlcan
people, anxious rs they are to PIE
serve peaceable relations with foreign
pow rs. will not tanely brook any ac-
ti0n which wears the appearance OF
an attempt 10 roerce 10y menace and
intimidation. They demand that the
action Of Italy he met with spirit and
firm temper II there is not intelli-
gence enough in the Italian govern
ment To appreciate the situation and
understand the impussibility ut the
United States government forcing y
jury to give a satisfactory verdict, they
are at least not such fools rs to rush
into war in which they could reap
nothing but humiliation aud disaster
By the recall OF her minister Italy has
assumed a semi hostile attitude toward
the United States aud chosen To-
maintain an unfriendly If not Il p0si.
lively menseing front during the fu
ture progress of the correspondence
between the two countries. We know
nothing Of the political and party diff
fcultits at home, which may have
precipitated their rash and hasty nc
ton, blt the Italian government
knows nothing of the spirit Of the
American people if they think they
have placed their country in better
position to obtain it's demands. The
United States have from sheer good
will made reparations not demanded
by treaty stipulstions nor by the prin-
ciDles OF international law when for
eigD subjects have suffered violencein
this country il is needless to say that
such concessions can never be granted
to a power which presents frowning
front. | ally has simply made it ne.
cessary for the United States to stand
firm and yield nothing
Another feature of The unpleasant-
ness which will leave bad taste in
American mou hs for many years is
the extremely insolent aud threaten.
ing tone of ItsIian-A citizens
and newspapers. These all the Dip
lomatic rupture with exprt ssiOns OF
extrayagant delight a. 'the first steps
toward an armed demonstration
language Of the II Progresso. published
in New York; while it is openly and
defautly asserted tat in Case OF war
naturalized Italians W ,uld be true to
the mother country" 1t seems, then,
that in making this country an asy-
lum for the oppressed of other coun'
tries we are simply breeding traitors
TO our own We open our port. to
Italian immigrants, and all we get is
devlish bsnditti, hellish horde Of
Sicilsn cut throats, Who seek to trans
plant their fiendish practices in Amer
can eoil, terrOriZe or corrupt American
iuries, fo,hent international strife and
betray their adopted country at the
first opportunity. 1t would take hut
little more Of such evidence as has
been furnished by the Italian govern
ment, as well HI by American Italian
citizens to convince the people OF the
United States that the Iers We have to
do with Italy and Italians the better.
1t would be far better Tor nsand in tht
end might prove better for Italy i
King Humhert would keep his loyal
cut.throat subjects at home, and take
back those who have air, ady come to
this country to practice murder upon
ils citizens and preach treason to its.
flag hi