The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-04-08
THE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHINea.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The follow
ing correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and Baron Fava was made pub
lie by the department of state last
night:
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY WASHINGTON.
March 3I-Mr. Secretary of State: By my
two notes OF March Is and Is had the honor
to call your excellency's serious attention
to the occurrences of exceptional gravity
which took place in New Orleans on March
ii, whereby four subjects OF the king OF
Italy, who were confined in the prison of
that city, were massacred by the crowd
under the leader ship of two American citi-
Zens.
After having formally protested against
the unju-tifiable conduct of the local author
tiles, who were evidently recreant to all
their duties on that occasion, 1 reserved to
the government of his mai sly the right to
demand such satisfaction as it might think
proper since the occurrences in question
constituted patent violation of the stipula-
tions of the treaty in force between our two
countries. which secures to Italian subjects
residing in the United States the same pro-
lection that is enjoyed By American citizens
and which has always been extended to the
latter in Italian territory.
The PREPARATION demanded by the gov
eminent of the king, as have had the honor
to inform you in our interviews held during
the last few days, were to consist Of the fol-
lowing points:
First-The official assurance by the federal
government that the guilty parties should
be brought to justice.
Second-The recognition, in principle, that
an indemnity is due to the relatives of the
victims.
Your exceilency was pleased to declare to
me that as the federal government did not
think that it could take this view of the case
it declined to take tho two aforesaid de
mands into consideration.
Under these circumstances the govern
ment OF his majesty, considering that the
legitimate action of the kings minister at
Washington becomes inefflcacious. has or
dered me to take my leave
In obedience to the instructions which I
have received have the honor to announce
to your excellency that am going to leave
Washington as speedily as possible, leaving
the Marquis Imperiali. his majesty's secre-
tary Of legation, in charge of the current
business of the royal legation.
Be pleased to accept. Mr. Secretary Of
State, the renewed assurance of my highest
consideration. FAvA
His excellency, James G. Blaine, secretary of
state, Washington. d. c.
SECRETARY BLAINE's ANSWER.
The Marquis Imperiali, Charge d'Affaires,
etc:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON, d. c.,
April /, lS9L-Sir: l have the honor to nc
knowledge the receipt of a note of yester
day date. from Baron Fava. who has left the
Italian legation in your charge. beg to ex.
press the sincere regret with which the gov
eminent of the United States Tt ceives the in
telligence of Baron Fava's speedy departure
from the capital Though he has more than
once intimated this purpose, the govern
ment Of the United States has been unable to
see adequate reasons for such a step. The
baron's service here for the past ten years
has been distinguished at all times by the
most agreeable relations with the executive
department of this government. The regret
ut his leaving is enhanced when. as the presi-
dent believes, he has been recalled un ter a
misapprehensiOn of facts by the govern
ment of Italy.
The cause of his sundering his diplomatic
relations with this government is thus given
in his note: THE reparatiOn demanded by
the government of the king, as I have had
the honor to inform you in our interviews
during the last few days. were to consist Of
the following points: First, the official as
surance by the federal government that the
guilty parties should be brought to Justice;
second. the recognition In principle. that
an indemnity is due to the relatives of the
victims"
The first demand thus stated by Baron
Fava is slightly changed in phrase from that
employed by him in his many verbal re-
quests based upon a telegram from the mar.
Qus Iii Rudini which he left with me. The
marquis di Rudini declared that Italy's right
to demand and to obtain punishment of the
murderers and an indemnity for the vics inns
is unquestionable. 1t is inferred that
Baron Favas change of phrase meant
no change OF demand. 1 have endeav-
% Iii
eral personal interviews with which
he has honored me that the government OF
the United States is utterly unable to give
the assurance which the marquis has de-
manded. Even il the national government
had the entire jurisdiction over the alleged
murderers it could not give assurance to any
foreign power that they should be punished.
The President is unable to see how any gov
eminent could justly give assurance of
this character in advance of a trial and q
verdict of guilty"
In the constitution OF the United States it
is declared that ''in all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury of the
state and district wherein the crime shall
have been committed" 1t needs no argu.
ment to prove that a Jury could not
be impartial, IL it were in any sense, or
to any degree, bound before the trial of the
accused by the assurance which the presi.
dent of the United States had venturcd to
give to a foreign power.
In the constitution of the state of Louisi.
ana, under whose immediate jurisdiction the
crimes were committed, substantially the
same provision is found so that the govern
or of that state would be as unable to give a
pledge in advance for the result of trial
under state law as the president would be
were it practicable to try the leaders of the
mob under the laws OF the United States.
In Baron Fava's second point he demands
the recognition, in principle, that an indem-
nifty is due to the relatives of the victims.
He is assure6fy under a grave error when
he declares that the United states govern
ment declined to take this demand into con
sideration, and I shall resret if he has CON-
muncated such a conclusion to your gov.
eminent The United States, so far from re.
fusing, has distinctly recognized the princi
pie of indemnity to those Italian subjects
who may have been wronged by a violation
of the rights secured to them under the
treaty with the United States of February rs,
1871.
have repeatedly given to Baron Fava the
assurances that. under the direction Of the
president, all the facts and incidents con-
nected with the unhappy tragedy at New
Orleans on March II last should be most
thoroughly investigated. / have also in
formed him that in matter of such gravity
the government Of the Tn ted States would
not permit itself to be unduly hurried, nor
will il make answer to any demand until