Telegram-herald., 1891-05-06
'RUDINTS MISTAKE
Secretary BlaiLs esyS Ne Has
Made . Grave krror.
BE IS GREATLY aySoYED OVER II
The impstsoas ItAiiaa fremisr's Charge
of a. Abass OF DIPLOMATS tsnor
dsaes Fiatiy and Promptly
Coasradictsd.

WASHINGTON, May 5-The following
dispatch Was sent by Secretary blaine
Monday:
.DIPAsrnESr OF S1Arx. wAsEno1os. MAY
L ssl-Psrter. American Minister. Rome: A
series Of ststen.sass addressed 70 the Marquis
InpexiAh by the Marquis kuatni uAs tese-
erephed from Rome yesterday sad was pub
iished by the press OF the United 6tatss Today.
The oniy part OF the Marquis Rueiai's com
muDicstion which this government desires 20
notice Is the enc here uuoted-nansiys
~ have nov before ma note addresssd 70
you BY Secretary Blaine April IL lie perussl
produces most painful impression upon me.
! viii not stop 70 lay stress upon the lack OF
conformity with dipiemstio ussges displayed
In making use - Mr.. Blaine did not hesitate
70 90 Of portion OF Telegram Of niae com
munieated TO him In strict COZ ndence In order
10 set rid Of . question clearly dedned Ia our
offcisl documents. which alone possoeSes dip
lomatfc value
The telegram OF March "A. concerning whose
public use the Marquis Rudini complains. Is
the following. which was quoted In fun Ia my
note OF April - TO Marquis Imperiali charge
OF Italy, az this capital:
"'RoNE. March 2-ItaliaA minister. Wash
tngton: Our requests TO the federal govern
ment are simple. Some Italian subjects
acquitted ey the American magistrates
have been murdered In prison while
under the immediate protection OF the
authorities. Our right therefore 70 demand
and obtain the punishment Of the murderer
and an indemnity for the victims is unQuesticn
able. / wish to add that tho public opinion In
Italy 10 Justly impatient. and II concrete pro
visions were not ut once taken l should find
myself In the painful necessity OF showing
openly our dissatisfaction BY recalling the min
lister OF his majesty from country where be
is unable TO obtain justice RrDTSI
..The intimation OF the Marquis Rudini that
the telegram in question was delivered In
strict confidence Is total error. AS the tel
egram expressed the demand Of the Italian
government ii was impossible that Marquis
Rudini could transmit II IN strict confidence.
AS / have already stated, II was communi
Gated to me In person by Baron FavA writ
ten In English in his own handwriting,
without . suggestion OF privacy. and the
telegram itself has not singie mark upon II
dcnoting q confidential character. have
caused . number of copies OF the telegram u
be forwarded to you In fac smile Tao usual
mark for italic printing was made by me under
four lines and they appear in the copies. You
will use the fac SMILES in such manner ~ will
most enectuslly prove the error into which the
Marquis Rudini has fallen. BLAINE"
1t was plain to those who saw Mr..
Blaine that he was annoyed by the 70.
mark Of Rudini that he had failed TO
conform to diplomatic usages The
premier also went SO FAR as to accuse
the American secretary of disclosing q
confidential dispatch in order to get
around question which the marquis IN
Inmates had puzzled him in the previous
negotiations. The secretary by this
reply has once more placed the Italian
premier in IN unfavorable light, and
has spoiled his attempt to let himselt
down easy. This dispatch necessitatei
reply from Rudini and the opinion
here among government officials Is thai
it cannot add anything TO the dignity o.
his position or aid in maintaining thu
italian side Of the controversy.