Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-04-11
BLAINE's REPLY.

Department Of State
Washington. April !. {
The Marquis Imperiali, Charge DAT
flares, etc.
Sir-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of note OF yesterday
date from Baron Fava, who has left the
Italian legation in your charge.
l beg to express the sincere regret
with which the government OF the Uni
ted States receives the intelligence OF
Baron Fava's departure from this capt
tai. Though he has more than once
intimated this purpose, the government
OF the United States has been unable TO
see adequate reasons for such 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 at his leaving
Is enhanced when, as the president be-
lieves, he has been recalled under a
misapprehenson Of facts by the govern.
ment Of Italy.
The cause OF his sundering his d.
plomatic relations with this govern
ment is thus given in his note: ''The
repatriation demanded by the government
of the king, as have had the honor to
inform you in our interviews held dur
ing the last few days, was to consist of
the following points: First, the official
that the guilty parties should be brought
to Justice. Second, the recognition. in
principal, 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 MS many
verbal requests, based on q telegram
from the Marquis Di Rudini which he
left with me. The Marquis Di Rudini
declared that Italy rights to demand
and to obtain punishment OF the MUIR
derers and indemnity for the victims is
unquestionable.',
II is inferred that Baron Fava's change
OF phrase m 1t no change Of demand,
have endeavored to impress upon him
in the several personal interviews with
which he honored me that the govern
ment OF tho United States is utterly un-
able to give the assurance which the
MARQUIS has demanded. Even il the
national government has the entire jur-
isdiction 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
government could justly give an assur-
to any foreign power that they should
be punished The president is unable
to see how any government could justly
give an assurance Of this character in
advance Of a trial and a verdict OF
guilty"
In the constitution of the United
States It is declared that Sin all crimi-
nal prosecutions the accused shall en-
Joy the right to speedy and public trial
by an impartial jury Of the state and
district wherein the crime shall have
been committed"
It needs no argument to prove that .
jury could not be impartial, II Ii we're
in any sense, or to any degree, bound
before the trial Of the accused, by any
assurance which the president Of the
United States had Veutured to give to
foreign power. In the constitution OF
the state Of Loui4ianA under whose i'm
meaiate jurisdition the crimes were
committed, substantially the SaE1e
provision IL found. 20 than the governor
Of that state would b - unable 70 give
. pledge In advance for the result Of .