Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-01
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high and the minister's person ~ IN
danger ut the hands OF the popuiace.
II Is also la u degree suggestive Of q
menncr.
Aifecall under circumstance Of this
case II n serious matter. There could
lie no attempt 10 disguise the fact, but
II does not signify that mutual explain
a'ions and diplomacy cannot restore
the old status.
The charge d'Allaircs marquis I'm.
Icrlalo) has been left IN charge OF the
italian legation, 30
TnE SEVERANCE oY DIPLOMATIC M.
| LATIONs
cannot be regarded as complete. Just
what the status Of this official II cannot
he known, except through bla official
acts. IL IL stated that he II In charge
OF "current affair."" II any serious
Significance attaches 10 the minister's
recall, this means that the Change Is to
be limited In his functions TO Issuing
passports, instructing tho consular of
flcers and other small matters. In this
casc, further correspondence between
the governments Of the United States
and Italy must take place directly bc.
tween Washington aud Rome.
i ~ tal w -btth I'1thffAy thhh hh"
less events take an unforeseen and i'm.
probable turn. there will be no call ".
sued for an extra session Of Congress.
and one OF tho most serious III effects Of
the Incident Will be the probable post.
ponement for an Indefinite time Of the
Prcsidenps proposed Southern and
Western trip.
the VIEW TAKEN ny THE ADMiNis-
TRATfoN
rs II IN understood, u that this govern.
ment has done all that could be done
la the matter. Even II II had complete
Jurisdiction In the case, II could only
assure the italian government that II
would prosecute the persons guilty Of
the attack ON the Italians nj New Or.
leans. II could not assure tho Italian
government that II would punish them,
as Italy desired; that would bo for the
grand aud petit juries 10 determine.
| The Italian government had been told
that the President deplOrcr the abhOr-
rent occurrence, aud that the govern.
mcnt has taken STEPS 10 investigate the
matter. Part OF this Investigation was
the attainment 81 the nationality Of the
Italians killed, and this has not yet
been learned. There u no proof what
ever before the President or Secretary
OF state that n single Italian citizen
was among the victims, and such proof
Il an absolutely necessary preliminary
90 fair demand for r.paration. The
officers Of the Department Of Justice
are still lnquiring Into this and other
branches Of the case.
II Is Suspected In Administration cir
clvs that tho recent changes In the
Italian cabinet may have much TO DO
with the present state Of affairs. Mar
quis Rudini N supposed 10 hc open 10
the influence OF popular clam0r, and
10 desire 10 achieve u reputation with
the masses by catering 10 the demands
of this hot-hcaded element OF Italy.
At any rate II IL felt that the present
state OF affairs Ia only Temporary, and
there Is no disposition or Intention TO
take any hasty action on the part Of
this Government.
ERRONEOUS REPORTS.
Late this afternoon erroneous reports
were In circulation respecting alleged
outragcs on American citizens In tally.
a careful inquiry at the Department
VI state falls I. disclose more than two
complaints during the past six months.
In one case an American citizen while
crossing the Piedmont boundary linc
was suspected OF smuggling and when
he refused TO allow tn. italian custom
officers 10 search his carriage Tor con-
triband articles he was arrested and
made n bitter complaint. Ia the other
case an Italian returning from the
United States was arrested for alleged
brigandage In 1853. IL appeared on
consulting the records that he had been
included IN nn amnesty proclamation,
10 lac was released, Just as our State
Department discovered that lac had
been fraudulcntly naturalized In this
country.
ronTER WILL NOT BE RECALLED.
II Is u certainty that Mr.. Porter,
United States minister 10 Italy, will
not DO recalled and this government
will maintain Its peaceful attitude and
abide by the developments Of the flu
ture. II Il said by gentleman who
has had large experience In the diplo-
matte affair OF our government, that
a declaration Of war did not necessarily
follow such action M that OF the Italian
government. There were many pre-.
cedenis for II, nearly all OF which,
however, were among the European
nations. Through better under
standing Of the differences that may
exist, or through tho friendly intercrs.
sions OF n third power, these difficulties
nrc often adjusted without recourse TO
arms.
SO far as Is recalled, there have only
been n few instances where foreign
ministers To the United States have
been recalled at the request Of our
government, or been given their pass.
ports. The first was the French min
lister, Citizen Jennct, who wns
recalled by tho French govern.
ment at the request OF the United
States, because he was personally
offensive TO this country. Another
ease occurred at the time Of the war OF
lsl2 with Great Britain, when the
Minister feom that country was given
his passports. There are no eases re-.
| called whsre Minister Of the United
States 10 a foreign country has been
given his passports, though there may
have been ono or more instances OF
| this kind.
THE PROSPECT or WAR
over the incident Is rldiculed by this
gentleman, as also Ia the prospect OF
M extra session OF Congress, growing
out Of the same Incident. He suggest.
ed that misunderstanding may posi-.
bly, exist M 10 the real nature OF the
letter Of Governor Nichols To Secretary
Blaine, with respect 10 tho killing.
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