Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-10
INDIGNANT ITALY.
Tho Italian Government Recalls Its
Minister at Washington
1taiT Gives Hsr H~ssans Per . step Thai Il
Csnsr.liy Regarded ~ usstY-nesp
surpriss In omciai
Circle.


tary u state hat the United States gov
rrumcnt not having given the assur-
anres that 'thc murderers ~ the Italian
subjects acquitted by the American
magistrate and murdered In prison
while under the immediate protection
Of the authorities 81 New Orleans"
would bc brought L. Justice. the Italian
government had found itself under the
very painful necessity Of showing openly
its dissatisfaction by recalling the min
lister Of his majesty from a country
where the Italian representative was
unable 90 obtain justice. The baron
will soon leave the United States, leav-
ing the secretary Of legation in charge
only of the current affairs.
This action bv the Italian government
caused the deepest surprise Ia official
circles here, when the fact became
known. II had been generally sup
posed that the Italian government
would nj least await the action Of the
New Orleans grand jury which is
charged with an Investigation Of the
tragedy at the New Orleans Jail II APP
pears, however. that the information
received from its representatives must
have led that government TO the con
clu,ion hat the grand jury invcstiga-
ton would fail 20 result in the punish
mcnt or even indictment Of any person
connected with the killing Of the ltal-
ians
The letter Of Gov. Nichols in reply
10 Secretary Blaine was also, IL is
WN..aNa W.~N.l ~ .m.Fv- II a..
real point at issue-reparation for an
alleged wrong-and the governors as
suranccs that further bloodshcd would
not follow, unaccompanied by any eN-
rusc for the failure Of the state or mu-
nicipal authorities TO take precautions
10 prevent the killing was, II Is said, re-
pardcd 10y the Italian government with
extreme dissatisfaction. 1t appcared To
itthatthe United States government had
exhausted It's resources.
The relations between the national
government and the governments Of the
states were so fixed by the American
constitution that when the Italian min
i,tcr. obcying the commands of his gov
crnmcut sought for some assurances
that the persons concerned in the kill
ing OF its subjects would be punished,
IL was not possible for the general gov
crnmcnt 20 give any definite assurance
Of the kind. II could and did 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 laws of the land. But this
particular grand jury was called to-
gcthcr under the laws of the sovereign
state OF Louisiana, and whether or not
it would punish according 70 the Italian
idea OF justice was something that no
national official from the president
down could guarantee.
The Italian government was not sat
isGed with such views. With the rela.
tons between the state and national
government and the peculiarities Of the
American constitutional system of gov.
eminent IL had nothing TO do. But II
was necessary, according to its views,
that Italian citizcnsi In foreign countries
should be accorded the full measure OF
protection fixed by the laws of those
countries.
Here was a case where, according "a
the statement of the minister. the Ital.
Ian subjects had been arrested on a
charge of crime and acquitted by an
American jury, according to the forms
of American law. These men, declared
innocent by n judicial tribunal, had
been slain by an angry people. The
Italian government could not go be-
hind the verdict of the American court,
and Notwithstanding it was stated in
some quarters that the men were really
guilty of foul assassination and had
been acquitted by means of bribery, in
the eyes of the Italian government they
were innocent Italian subjects. In their
violent killing the Italian people had
been outraged and insulted. The ma.
1ional government of the United State,
had, as stated, failed TO give any definite
assurance that PREPARATION would be
made. There was but one ~ecoursc
and that was taken when the Italian
minister notified Secretary Blaine thai
he had peer recalled because his gov
crnment was dissatisfied with the nego
tiations.
CHICAGO ITALIANS.
CHICAGO, April Prominent Italians
in this city were very i%ncredulous over
The first reports from Washington about
Baron Fava's recall to Italy. The newi
came so unexpectedly that the first i'm
precision was that it was n canard.
Oscar Durante, editor of L'Italia, said
81 do not believe that the Italian gov
eminent has recalled Baron Fava with
any hostile intent, nor that any
Americans have been seized N
hostages in Italy. Nor do | be
lievc that there is any danger
OF war between Italy and the United
States. ! think Italy could make it vcrl
warm for the United States for u few
months. but the esource of thi