Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-12
THAT ROMAN TALE.
,ue LIMIT OF TIME ALLOWED Nh.
" BLAINE EXTENDED.
,...ssy Now the nav. According 10 the
u.m.ns-This Country Not Hurrying-
travellers Fears Ailaysd.
IN, telegraph to the Dispatch,


A. .ecure any information that tended to
',rtrm the report from Rome that the
vagan Government was about TO give
Msnj.,er Porter his passports and sever
S;.Ionstic negotiations unless IL received
.aasy sn answer from Secretary Blaine TO
r.s,oier Rudinis last note. Secretary
a,.;,e was not az thu State Department.
~ che three assistant secretaries one was
,s,ed 20 his homo by illness and the
% .pbiect, 80 they said. Even an ex-
tn.s.sion of opinion could not be elected
~, Them. Secretary Blaine declined TO
~ .ts any statement touching the matter
vi eos not ready 10 give out for publica-
81 he correspondence which has taken
W. since his first letter was sent to the
pA.,nis Imperiah commenting upon Ba-
Tsya's departure. Still in all this off,
hII silence II is easy to detect DISPOSE
60 soo 10 dlscredit the last Roman story.
40 WARRANT FOR THE ALLEGED THREAT.
There is strong circumstantial evidence
...J;ng 10 show that there is no warrant
~ such a threat on the part Of the Italian
E.vernment, and that If it has been made
!, vas by a misunderstanding. Undoubt-
~ AZ This iuncture the fact that Italy is
to.,boDt a fully authorized diplomatic
t.',ssentativo al Washington tends to
!..rr'oIcate the negotiations between the
Governments and breed misunder-
'.,d;ngs. In n few moments converse
- 4 would he impossible for the Secre-
- ~ State 20 make q satisfactory ex-
sisoai;on 20 foreign minister OF what
IS"ld otherwise appear TO be an unrea-
'o,sble DELAY in carrying forward negotia-
.;@rs. The MARQUIS Imperiali. however, is
A. impersonal figure in the controversy.
~ Secretary may direct his notes to
80, Int he cannot reply personally nor
,.,ervene with suggestion. He can SIM
- transmit the notes, passing between
isly and the United States.
We nfATNH DEALING WITH ITALY DIRECT.
!, e suggested that Secretary Blaine
-sr be dissatisfied with this cumbersome
- of correspondence at second hand,
vi has already availed himself of the
- direct method of communication af-
I-,1sd by the presence of the American
u,r,sier al Rome. IL is certain that Min
;s,er Porter has been fully informed of the
s,titude Of the State Department, and that
he hes already interposed with the Italian
cove-nment by direction of the depart
,-.of with good results in the explanation
n American methods of JURISPRUDENCE.
whether Secretary Blsine's reply to the
vs-ouis de Rudini's note-for a reply was
wrItten-has yet reached the Italian Gov
s,nmept by one or the other of these
MEANS OF communication is not known
Ie,e. but q recurrence TO the concluding
pa,syraphs in the Secretary's note to the
yarquis Imperial contains satisfactory
audience of the fact that the Government
n, tie United States will proceed in Dig
tifsl manner. avoiding undue haste in
ia treatment of q subject of such gravity
as that involved, awaiting the reports of
4, own officers as TO the exact facts of the
New Orleans tragedy, and totally unmoved
by threats and protestations from any
source.
no DATE srECIFIED FOB REPLY.
Secretary Blaine was indisposed to-day.
and was confined TO his room by an attack
Of his old malady. the govt. In the course
of the afternoon the President walked over
from the White House and consulted with
The Secretary respecting diplomatic mat
ters that may require action during the
Presidents absence from Washington. 1t
now a matter of positive knowledge that
he Italian Government has not sent to
the Government or any of its representa-
tves a notification that reply is expected
70 MARQUIS Rudini's last note within a spe-
cited time. Ii is not customary in diplo-
macy for any nation to undertake to die
tate the date of correspondence coming
from another nation, and had Italy adopt
81 this course il would certainly be re-
esrded with umbrage by our own Govern
nsni, and would excite great surprise
smong the diplomats of other nations,
whose customs are regulated by unwritten
bot most immutable law.
!HIs GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PROPOSE TO BE
HURRIED.
Az stated in diplomatic and courteous
thlaseology in Secretary Blaine's letter to
ihe Marquis Imperiali, the Government of
The United States proposes to deal with
the question at issue earnestly, but with
caution and deliberation. A necessary
preliminary to the disposition OF the New
Orleans matter is reliable. official state
ment Of the nationality of the victims and
their records in this country and in Italy.
The abstract OF Rudini's note telegraphed
from Rome indicated that the Premier was
willing TO take into consideration evidence
on the latter point. This evidence has not
vet been collected. Officers under the
control Of the Department of Justice are
still at work in New Orleans, and their re-
ports have not yet reached the Attorney
General by whom they must be submitted
70 Secretary Blaine.
I1LY IN AMERICA TO BE SHOWN UP IN tx
1TNso.
Bu, the Department of State Is not con-
,eutIng itself with specific inquiry into
The history of the antecedentsiof the New
Orleans victims. IL proposes to show tho
Italian Government the extent of the evil
a unrestricted immigration, from which
the United States is now suffering, and
this purpose necessitates plain dealing
with the character of considerable ele-
ment Of our population which has largely
been recruited from Italy. SO some Inter
e',lug statistic are i'll course of prepare
ton that will touch with blunt directness
upon the number of murders and outrages
committed in recent years in the United
States by members of the Malta and other
secret Italian organizations. and upon the
yeniettas that are imported into the
United States, 10 the disturbance OF the
peace and involving expense to our tax
payers IN the prosecution of Indicators.
Tine Is required to compile these facts and
Tie Department Of State will take the ne
ees,aTY time, while taking care to clear It's
sluts Of suspicion of undue delay.
THI LYSoHTNG IN ITALIAN POLITICS.
In high official circles here there has been
10 change IN opinion that the New Orleans
natter rs being manipulated in Italy to in
tgence Italian politics. Ii is surmised that
traye show Of indignant national feel
~ is being made while there Ia in Rome
knowledge that Secretary Blaine's reply Is
Year g, hand. so that when il is made pub
We the impression would be conveyed TO
iae Italian popular mind that the United
e'aies had been overawed.
TUESDAY NOW THE DAY.
The Limit OF Time Allowed Mr.. Blaine