St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-01
ITALY IS IRATE.
Baron Fava Presents a Letter
of Recall From His Gov
ernment.
This Action Exeites the Wild
est Of War Rumors in
Washington.
Evidence That Italy Is Dis
gusted With New Orleans
Proceedings. A
Secretary Blaine Refuses to
Give Out a Statement Of
Affairs.
Mutual Explanations and Di-
plomaey May Restore the
Old Status.
The Italian Legation in
Charge of the Marquis
ImpePiali.
The Act Of Recall Not Con-
strued as One Of Direct
Hostility.
Consul Corte, at New Orleans,
Not Greatly Alarmed at
the Crisis.
The Italian Legation in
Charge of the Marquis
Impepiali.
The Act Of Recall Not Con-
strued as One Of Direct
Hostility.
Consul Corte, at New Orleans,
Not Greatly Alarmed at
the Crisis.


official note dated to-day, Baron Fava,
the Italian minister. has declared to the
secretary of state that, the United States
government not having given as
surances that the murderers of the
Italian subjects acquitted by the Ameri-
can magistrates, and murdered in prison
while under the immediate protection
of the authorities of New Orleans, would
be brought to justice, the Italian gov
ernment has found itself under the very
painful necessity of showing openly-its
dissatisfaction by recalling the minister
of his majesty from a country where
the Italian representative is unable to
obtain justice. The baron will
soon leave the United States, leav-
ing the secretary of legation in
charge only of current affairs.
This action by the Italian government
caused the deepest surprise in officia
circles here when the fact became
known. Ithad been generally supposed
that the Italian government would at
least await the action of the New Or
leans grand jury, which is charged with
an investigation of the bloody episode
at the New Orleans Jail. 1t appears,
however, that the information received
from its representatives must have led
that government to the conclusion 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.
no lo4 Of
Secretary Blaine was also, it is thought,
regarded as evasive of the real point
at issue-reparatiOn for an alleged
wrong-and the governors as
surances that fnrther bloodshed
would not follow, unaccompanied
by any excuse for the failure of the
state or municipal authorities to take
precautions to prevent the killing, was,
it is said, regarded by the Italian gov
ernment with extreme dissatisfaction.
1t appeared to it that the United States
government had exhausted its re-
sources. The relations between the ma
tional government and the government
of the states were SO fixed by the Amer
lean constitution that when the Italian
minister, Obeyng the commands of his
government, sought for some assurance
that the persons concerned in the kill
ing of its subjects would be punished,
it was not possible for the general
government to give any definite
assurance of the kind. 1t could and
did point to the fact that the
grand jury was the American provision
for calling before the bar of justice the
persons who had violated the law of the
land. But this particular grand jury
was called together under the laws eff
the sovereign state of Louisiana, and
whether or not it would punish accord
ing to the
Italian Idea of Justice
was something that no national official,
from the president down. could guar
antee. The Italian government was
not satisfied with such views. With the
relations between the state and national
governments, and the pecullarities of
our constitutional system of govern
ment If had nothing to do. But it was
necess. .ry, according to its views, that
Italian citizens in foreign coun-
tries should be accorded the
full measure of protection fixed
by the laws of those countries.
Here was a case where, according to the
statement of the minister, the Italian
subjecS had been arrested on a charge
of crime and acquitted by an American
Jury, according to the forms of American
law. These men declared innocent by
judicial tribunal, had been slain by an
angry eople. The Italian government
could not go beyond the verdict of the
American court, and notwithstanding il
was stated in some quarters that the
men were really guilty of foul assassina-
ton and had been acquitted by means
Of bribery In the eye of the Italian gov.
ernment, they were innocent Italian
subjects. In their violent killing the
Italian people had been outraged and
Insulted. The national government OF
the United States had, as stated, tailed
to give any definite assurance
that reparation would be made. There
was but one recourse, and that was
taken to-day when the Italian minister
notified Secretary Blaine that he had
been recalled because his government
was dissatisfied with the negotiations
This is the Italian view of the matter
There was commOtion among the
State department Officials
when the fact became known that Baror
FaYa had been recalled. They did no.
know it officially-save the secretary
before the close of Office hours, for th