Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-09
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ed democratic editor INDUCING In
threats of personal or political expos
ures. or the king OF bankrupt Eu-
ropean country who hopes by arous-
Ing the national pride of his subjects
TO make them willingly submit to furtb-
er taxation. Had This fact been as well
known to the King Of Italy and his adj
visers several days ago. as 1t Is now, It
might have prevented the government
OF that country making itself the
laughing stock of the civilized world,
as 1t has done by instructing its minis
ter to the United States to ask
for his passports, because the
United States Government declin-
ed to interfere with the State au-
thorities of Louisiana, now engaged in
investigating matters connected with
the recent lynching of eleven members
of the Infamous ''Mafia" society at
New Orleans.
When Baron Fava, the late italian
minister, called on Mr.. Blaine to pre-
sent his letter of recall, he, after pro-
Tossing the greatest admiration and
personal friendship for the Secretary,
began an audacious and abusive har-
angue about the neglect of this gov
eminent to take proper steps to salts
fly the demands of Italy. He was
quickly interrupted by Mr.. Blaine and
informed in polite but unmistakable
language that he could not proceed
further. He then very quietly with
drew and is still In Washington,
though no longer minister.
The attitude of the President and
the cabinet in dealing with this bit of
italian bulldozing is comm ended on
all sides; they have just gone quietly
about their duties just as if nothing
had occurred. 1t was decided as soon
as the matter was laid before the Cab
met that our minister to Italy should
not be recalled, unless there was some
thing more tangible to base such ac-
ton upon than the silly recall of the
Italian minister to this country.
Nobody for a moment thinks that
Italy wants to fight the United States,
she couldn't if she was ever so anx-
ious, for the best of reasons, she has
not the money or credit necessary to
make her really powerful navy effect
i've on this side of the Atlantic. At
irst it was believed that the Italian
government was only adopting this sem
'ational method of getting rid of its
minister here, and many we'll inform
I'd people are still of that opinion but
Baron Fava told personal friend, an
Americanized Italian. that such was
aot the ca-e. and that hi.- s<o>,.raasatl
was only DESTROYS of emphasizing its
with the United States
because it would not
promise to pay an indemnity to the
families Of the Italians lynched and to
guarantee that the lynchers should be
punished-two impossibilities,
even If the evide nee were ever 80 plain
that any of the lynched men were
Italian subjects.
This childish action of the italian
government will not change by hairs
breadth the status of the question of
the responsibility of this Government.
Mr.. Blaine has been investigating
ever since the lynching and he will
continue, without regard to any
thing that Italy may see fit to do, un-
Ill he is in possession of all the facts.
Then he will decide. The Importance
of this question is not overlooked,
but there is no occasion for any un-
due haste, and if any serious com
plications were expected the President |
would certainly not have announced |
the date of his departure or his Pacific
Coast trip, as he has done since the
'ecall of the Italian minister.
The President and party, which it |
Is not thought will include any ladies.
will leave here Wednesday, April 18th. |
1t is not yet certain how many of the |
'abinet will be in the party, but Sec
'etary Tracy will go. as he is anxious
TO inspect the Mare Island Navy Yard,
The Union Iron Works at San Fran
,isco, which is building several vessels |
Tor the Navy, and the new Navy Yard |
On Puget Sound. Secretary Rusk
will also go, the rest are in doubt.
Young j. Harry Martin, Senator
Vance's step son, who, while in a
drunken frenzy attempted to break in |
10 the windows of the White House
with the declared purpose of ''doing"
The President was by consent of the
President allowed to forfeit $25 collat-
sral in the police court. on charge of |
assault upon the officer who arrested |
hin, although it would have been easy |
70 have convicted him of the charge
that was first entered against him
louse-breaking.