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Bliins's Correspondence

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Bliins's Correspondence
With Italian GoIellmut 0YaR Tho IsI
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Straightforward words rhat Exactly
HIT the Poiat Ia Qasstion.
WAsHrxerox, April I5.-Folloving i
correspondence between Secretary Blaine
and the Italian government since the sec
retary's note TO Marquis Imperaiii
acknowledging the notice Of Baron Fava'l
departure
RorAL LEGATION OF IrALY,(
WAsHNoroN. April 2, 9l.
MR. SECRETARY OF SrArx-I hasten tc
acknowledge the receipt Of the note Your
ExceIlency did me honor 10 address me on
the l 1t inst, in reply to that whereby Baron
Fava informed you OF his departure on
leave. l have laid the contents Of Your
Exceitency's Aforesaid note before the
government Of the King aad HIS Exceilen-
cy, Presldeas Of the Council. His Msjs
ty's minister for fofeign affairs has jusi
directed me to address the following com
munication t. you: "The government Of
the King Of Italy has asked for nothing
beyond prompt institution of judicial pro-
ceedines through the regular channels. II
would have been absurd 70 claim punish
ment Of the guilty parties Without warrant
ofregular judgment. The Italian govern
ment nov repeats the same demand. Not
until the federal government shall
have explicitly declared that tbs xfore-
said pYocedings shall be promptly begun,
can the diplomatic incident be considered
closed. Meanwhile his msjesty's govern.
ment takes note Of the declaration whereby
the federal government recognizes
an indemnity due to the families
Of the victims in virtue Of the
treaty in forcs between the two countries. !"
have therefore the honor to bring The
foregoing tn the knowledge OF your excel
lencv. aud I avail myself Of this occasion
to offer you, Mr.. Secretary Of State, the
assurances of my highest and most respect
full consideration.
Signed IMPERIALI.
His Exceliency. James G. Blame, Secre.
tsry Of State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, April IA. 1891.
Marquis ImperiAii, CnNgs d'Afsires, etc.,
etc.
SIR:-I have the honor to sckno sIed 20
the receipt of your noie dated Thursday,
April 2, 1891. 1t contains the second tele-
gram from Marquis Rudini, part of which
here quote: The government Of the
King Of Italy has asked nothing beyond the
prompt institution Of judicial prnce eedipgs
through the regular channel. 1t would
have been absurd TO claim punishment Of
the guilty parties without the warrant
of regular judgment. The italian gov
eminent now repeats the same demand.
Not until the federal government shall have
explicitly declared that the aforesaid pro-
ceedings shall be promptly begun, can the
diplomatic incident be considered closed"
This government certainly had no desire to
change the me- eaning Of Marquis R1dini's
telegram of March "a. 1t was
delivered a. the stse department
by Baron Fsva in person, written
Ia his own hard, expressed in the English
language. Following 10 full tex: Of the
telegram:
Rome, March "A, 1891 The Italian
miaister at Washington: Our requeats to
the Federal government is very simple.
Some italian subjects acquitted by the
American magistrate has been murdered il
prison while under immediate protection
of the authorities. Our right there
fore to demand and obtain The pun
ishmeat Of the muyderess and indem-
nifty for the etetims is objectionable.
[ wish TO add that public opinion in Italy is
justly impatient, and IL concrete provisions
were not at once taken, l should find my
self in the painful necessity of showing
openly our dissatisfaction by recalling the
minister of his majesty from q country
where he unable to obtain justice.
(Signed) RUDIsI.
The words underscored are precisely
those quoted in my former note, and am
directed by the President to express the
satisfaction of this government with the very
material qualification of the demand made
by Marquis Rudini on behalf Of the Italian
government. You quote in your note
another part of Msrq ais Ru5ini's telegram
Of April 2 in these words: meanwhile
his Msjesiy's government takes note Of q
declaration whereby the federal govern
mept recognize ID the indemnity due the
families of the victims in virtue of the
treaty ia force between the two countries"
II the Marq lis Rpdini will carefully ex-
anime my note of April he will discover
that did not ''recognize thAt idem1ity Is
due the families of the victims by virtue of
the treaty ia force between the two coun
tries" What did cay was in answer {,
Baron Favs's assertion that the United
States governmea. hsd refused to take this
demand for Indemnity iSto consideration.
quote Ipy relly: "The United States,
GO far from refusing, has distinctly recog-
nized the principle Of Indemnity to those
Italian subjects who may have been
wronged by viol ation OF the rights secured
ihem ,ulder treaty With the United States
conc uied February 26, 1871" Marquis
R1dioi may be assured the United Ststes
government would re rscompense every Isslian
suojecs who may be "wronged by the vio
Iation Of 3 treaty' to which faith the Unit
ed States is pledged. But this assurance
leaves al unsettled important question
whether the treaty has been violsted. Upon
this point the President, with sufficient
facts placed before bim, has taken full
time Tor deti.ion. He now directs certain
considerations on the general subject be
submitted to the judgement of the Italian
government.
As 10 the precedent OF the great value
of the case uoder discussion, the President
recalls the conclusion msintaiDed by Mr..
Webster in 1851. when he was Secretary
II State under President Fillmore. Ia
August of that year, mob in New Orleans
demolished the building in which the eff ,e
Of the Spanish Consul Was located. A
the same time an attack was made upon
the coffee houses and cigar shops kept By
Spanish sui aets. American citizens we're
involved in iosses which in aggregate were
large. The supposed caase Of the mot
vas the intelligence Of the execu
ton OF 80 young Americans in Havsns
and bSnisbmens to Spanish mioes OF nearly
200 citizens Of the Uni:ed States. The
victims we're all members Of the Abor.ivi
Lopez expedition. In consequence oil
these d. predasions BY the mob uron the pro o
elty Of the Spanish consul. as we'll .,
sgsiass spanish subjects, Don Cslderon d.
Ia Parcs, minister to Spsia, demsnatd In
Identification for all losses, official and
personal. Me. Webster admitted ths
Spanish consul WAS entitled to indemeitv
ard ssssur.d the Spanish minister IL th'