Connecticut western news., 1891-04-08
MT. Blaine Managing Affairs.

WASHINGTON, April 2-The manage ment of the new state of affairs between the United States and Italy, incident to Baron Fava's recall, is entirely in the hands of Secretary Blaine, although any action that twill be taken by this govern ment will be under the nominal authority of the president. The assistant secretaries of state are entirely ignorant, officially and personally, of the progress of affairs, and they do not hesitate to admit that Mr. Blaine, and MT. Blaine alone, is managing matters, and that he has no confidants among his subordinates- Among army and navy officers the idea that the present complication will result in war is laughed at.
 The Diplomatic Correspondenoe.
 The following correspondence between Baron Fava and Secretary Blaine relating to the Italian troubles has been made public:
 WASHINGTON, March 3l, 1881. Mr. Secretary of State:
 DrAR SIRSBy my two notes of the 18th and 18th inst. had the honor to call your excel lency's serious attention to the occurrences or exceptional gravity which took place at New Orleans on the 14th, whereby four subjects Of the king of Italy, who were confined in the prisoa of that city, were massacred by the crowd, under the leadership of two American citizens. After having formally protested against the unjustifable conduct of the local authorities which were evidently recreant to the government of his majesty the rights to de- mand such satisfaction as it might think proper, since the occurrence in question constitutes patent violation of the stipulations of the treaty in force between our two countries, which se cures to Italian subjects residing in the United %boo haf iS American citizens, and which has always been extended to the latter in Italian territory.
 The Preparation Demanded.
 The reparation demanded by the government of the king, as have had the honor to inform you in our interview held during the last few days was to consist of the following points:
 l. The official assurance by the federal gov ernment that the guilty parties should bs brought to justice.
 3. The recognition in principle that an indemr nifty is due to the relatives of the victims.
 Your e1cellcncy was pleased to declare to me could take this view of the case, it declined to take the two aforesaid demands into considera- ton. Under these circumstances the govern ment of his majesty, considering that the leg1t- innate action of the king g minister at Washing ton becomes inefficacious, has ordered me to take my leave. In obedience to the instructions which I have received have the honor to an- nounce to your excellency that am going to leave Washington as speedily as possible, leaving the Marquis Imperiali, his majesty's secretary of legation, in charge of current business of the royal legation. Be pleased to accept, Mir. Secre- tary, the renewed assurance of my highest con- sideration. FAvA. MT. Blaine's Reply. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, April l, 1891. Marquis Imperiai, Charge d'Affaires: DEAR SRI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a note of yesterdays date from Baron Fava, who has left the Italian legation | in your charge. I beg to express the sincere regret with which the government of the | United States receives the intelligence of Baron | Fava's speedy departure from this capital | Though he has more than once intimated this purpose, the government of the United States | has been unable to see adequate reasons for | such step. The baron's service here for the past ten years has been distinguished at all | times by the most agreeable relations with the executive department of this government | The regret at his leaving is enhanced when as the president believes, he has been recalled | under misapprehension of facts by the gov | ernment of Italy. The cause of his sunderine | his diplomatic relations with this government is thus given in his note:
 | A MisapprehensiOn of the Facts.
 ''The separations demanded by the govern | ment of the king, as have had the honor to in form you in our interviews held during thu past few days, were to consist of the following points:
 's1. The official assurance by the federal gov ernment that the guilty parties should bt brought to justice.
 '2 The recognition in principle that an in
 demnity is due to the relatives of the victims.
 The first demand thus stated by Baron Fav,
 is slightly changed in phrase from that em
 ployed by him in his many verbal request
 based on telegram from the Marquis Rudini
 which is left with me. The Marquis Rudini de
 clared that ''Italys right to demand and to ob
 tain punishment of the murderers and an in
 demnity for the victims is unquestionable." I
 is inferred that Baron Fava's change of phras
 meant no change of demand.
 Ihave endeavored to impress upon him in tn
 several personal interviews with which he ha
 honored me that the government of the Unite,
 States is utterly unable to give the assuranc | which the Marquis Rudini has demanded Evel
 if the national government had the entire juris
 diction over the alleged murderers it could no | give assurance to any foreign power that the,
 should be punished. The president is unable t
 see how any government could justly give al
 assurance of this character in advance of tria
 and verdict of guilty"
 | In the constitution of the United States 1t 1 . declared that lin all criminal prosecutions tn , accused shall enjoy the right to speedy an
 public trial by an impartial jury of the stat and district wherein the crime shall have bee committed"
 could not be impartial if it were in any sens j or to any degree bound before the trial of tn E accused by any assurance which the presiden [ of the United States had ventured to give to foreign power In the constitution of the stat , of Louisiana, under whose immediate inrisdit , ton the crimes were committed, substantial . the same provision is found, so that the goverI ! or of the state would be as unable to give
 pledge in advance for the result of a trial unde
 state law as the president would be were . practicable to try the leaders of the mob unde the laws of the United States.
 In Baron Faya's second point he demands th recognition in principle that an indemnity , due to the relatives of the victims. He is a ( suredly under a grave error when he declare | that the United States government declined 1 take this demand into consideration, and sha regret if he has communicated such concl' | ;%ol S&o4o