Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-05
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Secretary Blaine Sends q CableSvam 70 Mia
lister Porter.

Secretary Blaine Sends CableSvam 10 Mia
lister Porter.
The fact that the recent note Of the Marquis
di Rudini was addressed to the Marquis I'M
periali for personal consumption only pre-
cludes. of course. the possibility Of Mr.. Blaine's
sending any sort Of communication on the
subject 70 the Italian prime minister or even
to his curtailed diplomatic representative here
But the situation contains no restrictions that
prevent his freedom of speech to his own peo-
pie, and he has taken advantage Of this fact to
show the marquis nj Rome that two can play ct
the game OF sending cable instructions of a
semi-public nature to those on his own side.
Last night he checkmated Rudini's move by
sending a cablegram to Minister Porter as fol-
lows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON. May 4, 1891.
PORTER, American Minister. Rome:
A series OF statements addressed to the Mar
quis Imperial by the Marquis Rudini was
telegraphe from Rome yesterday and ives pub
lsbed by the Associated Press of the United
States today. The only part Of the Marquis
Rudini's communication which this govern
ment desires to notice is the one here quoted,
namely:
Il have now before me q note addressed to
you by Secretary Blaine April IA. Its Pc
rusal produces n most painful impression upon
me. I will not stop to lay stress upon the lack
of conformity with diplomatic usages displayed
in making use. as Mr.. Blaine did not hesitate to
do of portion of telegram OF mine commu-
nicated to him in strict confidence, in order
to get rid of question clearly defined In our
ofncial documents which alone possess dipio-
matte vslue.'
The telegram of March "a, concerning whose
public use the Marquis Rudini complains, is
the following. which was quoted in full in my
note of April IA to Marquis Imperiah, charge
of Italy at this capitals
'ITelegram.l
ITALIAN MINISTER, Washington.
sour requests to the federal government are
very simple. Some italian subjects. acquitted
by the American magistrates, have been mur-
dered in prison while under the immediate pro-
lection of the authorities. Our right, there
fore, to demand and obtain the punishment of
the murderers and an indemnity for the victims
is un4uestionable. wish to add that the pub
lie opinion In Italy Ii justly impatient and if
concrete provisions were not at once taken
should find myself in the painful necessity Of
showing openly our dissatisfaction by recalling
tine minister of bis majesty from q country
where he is unable to obtain justice.
"RuD1NI."
The intimaton of the Marquis Rudini that
the telegram in question was delivered in strict
confidence is a total error. As the telegram
expressed the demand OF the Italian govern
ment. it impossible that Marquis Rudini
could transmit il in strict confidence. As |
have already stated. it was communicated to
me in person by Baron Fava, written in En-
glish in his own handwriting, without sug-
gestion of privacy, and the telegram itself has
not single mark upon IL denoting confiden-
tial character. | have caused 4 number of
copies of the telegram to be forwarded to you
today in fac-simile. The usual mark for itaiic
printing was used by me under four lines, and
they appear in the copies. You will Use the
fac-similes in such manner as will most effect
ually prove the error into which the Marquis
Rudini has fallen. BLAINE.