The morning call., 1891-05-07
MANY OPINIONS.
HOW the New Orleans Grand
Jury Report Is Regarded.
State Department Of1Gials Careful Not to
Talk for Publication.
Extracts From Editorials In the Leading
Papers Of the COuntry-The Report
Generally Sustained.
Special to TIE MORNING CALL

ment oil State to-day. IL may De sald tne
finding Of the Grand Jury excited no sur
prise, for some such conclusion in the case
was expected. The attempt to palliate the
infraction of the law by offsetting alleged
attempts at jury-fxing is deprecated by the
legal minds of the department But there
is a well-known opinion on the whole out
come of the case that it will be beneficial in
its effects upon the turbulent foreign ele-
ments in the United States, inasmuch as it
Will make clear to them the fact that they
cannot rely upon treaties to escape respon-
sibility to the great republic for unlawful
acts.
NATIVITY OF THE VICTIMS.
The report of the Grand Jury will, il is
expected reach Secretary Blaine in the
course of time and figure in the official cor
respondence between the United States and
Italy. There is reason to believe in some
of the details it differs from the report made
to the Department Of Justice by District
Attorney Grant and notably in the nation
atty of the victims. The Grand Jury's re-
port found eight of them naturalized
American citizens, and that one had de-
clared his intention to become nataralized.
District Attorney Grant, it Is believed,
found one of the victims of Italian nation
alty, bat who was an escaped convict, and
that another's nationality was so doubtful
as to make it unsafe to hazard an opinion.
So, at any rate, the italian complaint will
be narrowed down to at least two persons.
WILL FIGURE IN THE CORRESPONDENTS.
tuTaliZation treaty with Italy the last-named
nation invariably, through comfy, has
recognized our naturalized citizens as free
from amenability to their native Govern
ment. When the case of these two victims
is considered the question will Immediately
arise, were the treaty stipulations with
Italy broken? This question is likely
to figure in the correspondence be-
tween the two Governments, as soon
as the Italian Government is ready to
fall reasonably into the usual diplomatic
method of treating the subject respecting
which they took issue with another nation,
aud unless it appears clearly that the treaty
has been violated, the Italian case falls to
the ground, and the leading diplomatic
minds of the State Department maintain
that this fact cannot be made To appear. In
Secretary Blaine's absence there has been
no forward move in the correspondence.
PoRTER's LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
It is learned that Porter, our Minister at
Rome, had applied TO the Department of
State for leave Of absence before the New
Orleans affair happened. He has been con-
stantly on duty since March, 1889. More
over the Sickly season is approaching in
Rome so il is entirely probable his request
will be granted, as indeed would already
have been the case had not the trouble
reached such an accute phase.
Attorney General Miller said he had Tead
the report Of the Grand Jury, but declined
absolutely 10 express any opinion in regard
to it or to discuss it in any Of its features.
Secretary Foster. when asked his opinion on
tie report said he really had not had the
time TO read il, and therefore was not in
position to express an opinion regarding it.
AN AMERICAN ASSAULTED.
FLORENCE, May civilian Jacques, an
American from Newton, Mass, was out
driving with bis daughter yesterday-when a
mob of people pursued his carriage. pelted
1t with stones and severely injured his
daughter, who interfered in his defense.
Boston, May 6-The cable from Flor
ence, Itaiy, announcing an unprOvOked at
tack upon an American gentleman, Mr..
William Jacques, and his daughter, While
out driving by a mob. and the injuring of
the young lady, has caused some excitement
here, where MIR. Jacques is well known.
He lives at Newton, pretty BOs..
ton suburb, and is a graduate of
the John Hopkins University of Balti-
more, and is lecturer at the Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology. He is also in the
employ OF the American Bell Telephone
Company as engineer aud expert in the
electrical department, a position he has held
for eight years. He is 81 years Of age, and
went to Europe some two months ago for a
vacation, being accompanied by his wife
and daughter, the latter pretty little miss,
being only 10 years old. The leaders Of the
Italian colony here do not believe the report
is true.
ITALIAN SENTIMENT.
NEW YORK. May 6.-Speaking of the re-
suit of the deliberations Of the New Or
leans Grand Jury, Editor Barsoth Of Ii
PrOgresso to-day remarked: 1t is what
we thought would be done. 1t is an outrage
that these men should escape for what they
have done" Among the Italian residents
the same sentiment is expressed.
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS.
CHICAGO, May 6. Following are the edi-
torial comments of some of the leading
papers on the New Orleans Grand Jury re-
pOTt
New York Evening Post: It Is confessed by
eomBetent authority that the machinery OF crim-
insl justice las completely broken down in the
Stale OF Louisiana and ibat crimes Of any mag
nilude have 10 be punished by revolutionary
tribunal 1t throws SONS light on the
working OF the jury system which Tie people OF
other cities, particularly New York, VIII do well
10 digest.
NO TINE TO sERMoNIzE.
about mob violence. An uprising Of The people
is not tie outbreak OF a mob. The disease called
for tie cure, aud justifes the means
Minneapolis Tribune: The Grand Jury has
published lhe declaration that New Orleans is
ruled by detective agency on one side or a mob
on the other; that the very forms OF law dis
regaI ded by those whose sworn duly 1t Is TO up
hold its majesty-the Grand Jurors themselVes-
aud that anarchy reIgns 10 New Orleans.
Minnea polls journal: Public opinion will
hardly ndorse the commission OF the Grand Jury
10 formally indict the leaders OF the iynehlng
party. or as mauy OF The party as were known.
It would have been much more TO The credit OF
the community had this been done.
STRENGTH OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
Cincinnati limes-Star: We believe It viii be
the common opinion that, far from showing any
grave weakness or detect In our social or pollti-
cal system, The episode aud It's outcome demon
strates the strength and efficacy OF popular gov
New Orleans States: "Tbe people, did It, and
no Grand Jury could devise way TO indicG ''the
APPROVAL OF THE COUNTRY.
Tmes-Democrat: Tie Grand Jufy's return
will meet the. entire approval oil the country.
Tie case has been tried before the bar of public
opinion, and finding OF well done" has long
been returned 10 the men whose act sup
pressed The Maha and gave warning t1 the
criminals OF Europe that they would fnd no vel
come In this country.
Washington Post: The picture which the re-
Indicates that while II may have been necessary
10 strike terror TO a dangerous class of the com
munily, there are stlll 9th r and equally danger
Gus eieiloutS tbal WOuiu oCcA W itqulIe HtiOlc
treatment.
WILL NOT CONCERN THEMSELVES.
Philadelphia Telegraph: Tie people OF this
country, thanks TO The inSOlent course of the
Italian Government, Will not seriously concern
themselves with the question whether q respect
able mob OF "best citizens" are drought to pun.
ishnSnr." But hey are mlghtlly interested in
The question whether the greatest city In the
sOuih Is TO be a place where no human lie Is
safe; where the Government may be looked to in
VaIn for tie exercise OF legitimate and neediul
authority.
Toledo Blades The report shows that the
courts have been for years more or less under
outside control and justice in any case 10 which