The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-04-09
BlAINE'S ANSWER,
Plain Intimation That Italy Has Gained
Nothing by Haste.

Plain Intimation That Italy Has Gained
Nothing by Haste.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The following
is Blaine's reply to Baron Fava's note
announcing his recall:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, April 1, 1891.
The Marquis lmperiali, Charge d'Affairs,
haEe-the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of a note of yesterdays date from
Baron Fava, who has left the Italian lega-
ton in your charge.
/ beg to express the sincere regret with
which the government of the United States
receives the intelligence of Baron Faya's
has more than once intimated this purpose
the government of the United States has
been unable to see adequate reasons fol
such step. The baron's service here fol
the past ten years has been distinguished
at all times by the most agreeable rela-
lions with the executive department q
this government The regret at his leaV.
ing is enhanced when, as the president be-
ieves, he has been recalled under misin-
depreciation of facts by the government OF
Italy. The cause of his sundering his dip
lomatic relations with this government is
thus given in his note:
The reparation demanded by the govern
20 inform you in our interviews held dur
ing the last few days, We're to consist OF
the following points: -
First-The official assurance by the fed
eral government that the guilty parties
should be brought to justice. '....,-
that an indemnity is due to the relatives
of the victims. " ''''' :
The first demand thus stated by Baron
Faya is slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him in his many verbal
requests based on telegram from the
Marquis Rudini, which he left with me.
The Marquis Rudini declared that "Italy's
right TO demand and to obtain punishment
of the murderers and an indemnity for the
victims Is UNREASONABLE" Ill T. y G
1t is inferred that the baron's change OF
phase mea1cc no change of demand.
have endeavored to impress upon him
in the several personal interviews with
which he has honored me, that the govern
Inent OF the United States is utterly una
BILE to give the assurance which the Mar
quis Rudini has demanded. Even if the
national government had the entire juris-
diction over the alleged murderers it could
not give assurance TO any foreign power
that they would be punished. The spresf-
dent is unable to see how any government
could justly give an assurance of this
character in advance of trial and YER
dict of guilty"
La the constitution of the United States
it is declared that in all criminal prosseu-
tions the accused shall enjoy the right to
a speedy and public trial BY an impartial
jury, of the state and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed"
jury could not be impartial Ii il were III
any sense, or to any degree, bound before
the trial of the accused by an assurance
which the president of the United States
had yentured to give to foreign power.
In the constitution of the State of Louis
lana. under whose immediate jurisdiction
the crimes were committed, substantially
The same provision Is found; so that the
governor of the state would be as unable
to give a pledge in advance for the result
of a trial under state law as the president
would be were it practicable to try the
United States,
In Baron Fava's second point he de-
mands the recognition in principle that an
ldemnity Is due to the relatives of the VIC
TINS. He is under grave error when he
declares that the United States refused to
take this demand into consideration and l
shall regret If he has communicated such
conclusion to your government The
United States so far from refusing has dis
hnctly recognized the principle Of indems
atty to those Italian subjects who may
have been wronged by violation of the
flSuoS ScCureu 10 GnoIn un0er the treaty
with the United States of Feb. 26, 1871.
have repeatedly given to Baron Fava
the assurance that, under the direction of
the president, all the facts and incidents
connected with the unhappy tragedy at
New Orleans on the 18th Of March last.
lhould be most thoroughly investigated
have also informed him that in a matter
II such gravity the government of the
United States would not permit itself to
be unduly hurried; nor will it make
answer to any demand until every fact es-
sentia1 to correct Judgment shall have
been fully ascertained through legal au.
thority. The impatience of the aggrieved
may be natural, but its indulgence does
not always secure the most substantial
Justice.
Accept, sir, the assurance of my high
consideration JAMES G. BLAINE.