The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-12-19
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/ however, have its origin in any
/ general animosity to the Italian people,
nor in any disrespect to the government
4 of Italy, with which our relations were
of amost friendly character. The fury
of the mob was directed against three
men as the snppoceG participants or &C.
cessories in the murder of a city official.
do not allude to this as mitigating in
| any degree this oifense against law and
humanity, but only as affecting the in
ternational questions which grew out
| OF it. 1t was once represented by the
Italian minister that several of those
whose lives had been taken by the mob
were Italian subjects and II demand was
made for the puniahment Of the partci-
| pants and for an indemnity to the FAM
lilies of those who We're killed 1t is to
be regretted that the manner in which
these claims We're presented was not
such as to promote calm discussion Of
the questions involved. The views of
this government AS to its obligations to
foreigners donicled here were fully
/ stated in the correspondence. as well rs
its purpose to make an investigation of
! the affair with a view to determine
whether there We're present any circnm-
4 stances that .conld, under such rules Of
! duty as we had Indicated create an OBJ
! legation upon the United States
Suggests Il Change in the Law.
Some suggestions growing ont of this
uuhapDy incident are worthy the attpu
! ton Of congress. If would believe.
! be entirely c0mpeteut for congress To
! make utfeuses anninst the treaty. rights
| of foreigners tlo,uiclled III the United
States cugnizahle i'll the federal courts.
This has not, however, been done, ana
| the federal officers and courts have 10
| power in sucn cases to intervene
| either for the protection Of Il foreign
| citizen or for the punishment Of his
slayers II seems to me 10 follow. in
| this state of the law, that the officers Of
the state charged with police and iutlic-
lal powers II such cases must, III the
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| and punish crimes against treaty RIGHTS
~ ,h'''''n "'ar'
Ihe civil war i'll Chilli, which began
IN january Last, was continued but for
tunaIely with lnfrrull"ht and not mi
portant armed collisions. until August
-. Wien the congressman forcns landed
near Valparaiso, ami. nftera bloody en-
gaS"nlent captured that city. Presi-
dent Ealmaceda at once recognized that
his cause was lost, nl Il provisional
government was speedily established by
the victorious party Our minister WAS
promptly directed to rccognizt and put
himself III communication with this
81 - s'''ti - s''o'.tl Iis1se
ins, tha nande,icy If tlis ,,iviI contest
freuueut iudirect a,n1eals were m,Ie tn
this government to extend yt.lli.t,.rcnt
rights ia the iusurrnu1s and ia rive
audience 10 tbuir r,s,,r..s4.nt,t;ves Tbis
was declined, and that rnlirv Wis ,n7l,.
sned throughout, which this even
ment, when wrenclrI by civil war, -
strcnuously insisted ,,uDn on the part
Of E,uro,ean nations. The Itata,
an " ARMED vessel commanded
hv a naval officer Of the insurgent fleet,
manned by its sailors and with soldiers
on .nmrqz was seized under rr ccssof
Gn1;s' I,.J ..'e'' fo. 2r'. i,,'at;,, of o,,r MN.
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