Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Italy Merely Blfiung.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Secretary
Blaine was lndisposed to-day and was
confined to his room by an attack of
his old malady, the govt. In the course OF
the afternoon the president walked over
from the White House and consulted
with the secretary, respecting diplomatic
matters that may require action during
the presidents approaching absence from
Washington. 1t is now patsef of
positive knowledge that to ldalian gov
eminent had not sent 20 this government
| or any Of itnrepresegtatives notification
that reply 1e expected to Marquis di
Rudini's note within any specified time.
1t is not customary in diplomacy for any
nation to undertake to dictate the date
of the correspondence coming from
another nation, and had Italy adoptedthis
course it would certainly be regarded
with umbrage by our own government
and would excite great surprise among
diplomats Of other nations whose GUS
toms are regulated by unwritten but al
most immutable law. As stated in
diplomatic and courteous phraseology
in Secretary Blaine's letter to the Mar
quis Imperial the government of the
United States proposes tosdeal with the
| questions at issue earnestly but with
caution and deliberation. The neces-
| sary preliminary to the disposition
of the New Orleans matter is
reliable and the official statement
of the nationality of the victims,
and their records in this country and in
Italy. The abstract of Radini's note tel
egraphed from Rome indicated that the
premier was willing to take into consid-
GRAFTON evidence on the latter point. This
evidence has not yet been collected. OFF,
GERS under the control Of the department.
of justice are still at work in New Or
leans, and their reports have not yet
reached the attorney general, by whom
they must be submitted to Secretary
Blaine. But the department. of state is
not contenting itself with a specific in
quiry into the history of the antecedents
of the New Orleans victims. It proposes
to show the Italian government the ex-
tent of the evil of unrestricted immigra-
ton from which the United States is
now suffering, and this purpose necessi-
tates plain dealing with the character of
a considerable element of our population,
which has largely been recruited from
Italy. So some interesting statistics are in
course of preparation that will touch with
blunt directness upon number of MUIR
ders and outrages committed
in recent years in the United
States by members of the Malta and
other secret italian organizations, and
upon vendettas that are imported into
the United States to the disturbance of
the peace and involving expense to our
taxpayers in the prosecution Of malefac-
tors. Time is required to compile these
facts and the department. of state will
take the necessary time while taking care
to clear it's skirts of suspicion of undue
delay. In high official circles here there
has been no change in the opinion that
the New Orleans matter is being manip-
ulated in Italy to influence Italian poll
tics. It is surmised that a brave show Of
national feeling is being made, while
there is in Rome knowledge that Sec
rotary Blaine's reply is near at hand, SO
that when it is made public the impress.
sion would be conveyed to the italian
popular mind that the United States had
been over-awed.