Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-04-04
ITALY MENACING WAR.
THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WITH
DRAWS ITS REPRESENTATIVE AT
WASHINGTON. SECRETARY BLAINE
REFUSES TO EXPRESS AN OPINION
ON THE SITUATION.
Italy Wants War.

WASHINGTON. April with an
official notice to-day, Baron Fava, the
Italian minister, has declared to the
secretary of state that the United States
government, not having given the as
surances that the murderers OF the Ital-
ian subjects, acquitted by the American
magistrates and murdered in prison
while under the immediate protection
Of the authorities OF New Orleans,
would be brought to justice, the Ital-
ian government has found itself under
the painful necessity of showing openly
its dissatisfaction by recalling the min
lister OF his majesty from q country
where the Italian representative is UNI
able to obtain justice. The Baron
will soon leave the United
States, leaving the secretary of
legation in charge only of the
current affairs. This action by the
Italian government caused the deepest
surprise in official circles here, when
the fact became known. 1t had gener-
ally been supposed that the Italian gov
eminent would at least await the action
of the New Orleans grand jury, which
is charged with an investigation of the
bloody episode at the New Orleans Jail.
1t appears, however, that the informa-
tion received from its representatives
must have led the government to the
conclusion that the grand jury investi-
cation would fail to result in the pun
ishment, or even indictment. of any
person connected with the killing Of
the Italians. The letter OF Governor
Nichols, in reply to Secretary Blaine
was, it is thought, regarded as
evasive of the main point at
issuc-reparation for an alleged
wrong, and the governments assurance
that further bloodshed would not t(.l-
low, unaccompanied by any excuse for
the failure of the municipal authorities
to take precautions to prevent the kill
ing, it is said, was regarded by the
Italian government with extreme dis
satisfaction. 1t appears to it that the
United States government had eX-
hausted its resources. The relations
between the national government and
the governments of the states were so
fixed by the American constitution that
when the Italian minister, obeying the
commands of his government, sought
for some assurances that persons con-
cerned in the killing OF its subjects
would be punished, it was not possible
for the government to give any difinite
assurance OF the kind. 1t could and did
not 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 OF the sover-
eign state OF Louisiana and, whether or
not it would punish according to the
Italian idea OF justice was something
that no national official from the presi'
dent down could guarantee. The Ital-
ian government was not satisfied with
such views. With the relations be-
tween the state and national govern
ment and the peculiarities OF our con-
stitutional system Of government it had
nothing to do. But 1t was necessary,
according to its views, that Italian citi-
zens in foreign countries should be &C.
corded the full measure OF protection
fixed by laws Of these countries. Here
vas q case where, according to the state
meut OF the minister. the italian sub
iects had been arrested on charge OF
crime and acquitted by an American
Jury, according to the forms OF Ameri-
can law. These men, declared inno-
cent by q judicial tribunal, had been
slain by angry people. The Italian gov
eminent could not go behind the YER
dict OF the American court and in the
eve of the italian government, they
were innocent Italian subjects. In their
violent killing, the italian people had
been outraged and insulted. The ma
tional government OF the United States
had, as stated, failed TO give any def
mite assurances that PREPARATION 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 Ital-
ian view OF the matter. There was o
commotion among the state department
officials when the fact became known
that Baron Fava had been recalled.
They did not know it officially, save the
secretary, before the close OF the office
hours for the secretary was confined to
his home again by a recurrence OF his
old malady, the govt, and did not send
word to his lieutenant in the depart
ment OF state.
But he did manage to get into his
carriage and drive over to the White
House, where he told the president all
that had occurred. and discussed the
.uture prospects. He stayed with the
nrasident for an hour. and when he re-
turned to his home he was not accessi-
BILE. The state department officials did
not care to talk about the matter.
Precedents we're to be looked up before
they could be ventured. Still there
was general disposition to belittle the
matter, and there was no idea that the
dogs of war were to be lOosed.
Baron Fava had not demanded his
passport as had been at first reported.
A demand for passports is an extreme
measure. It Is taken when the war
feeling runs high and the minister's
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