The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-04-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Italian Farce. Fraud
The Kincaid Murder Trial.
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Special Correspondence COLUMBIA HERALD.
WASHINGTON, April 6th.-TLat was no
"April foOP' sensation which struck
this town this week when Baron Fava,
the Italian minister who seems TO nave
studied the great AMERICAN game OF
draw poker to some purpose during n
ten Years residence in washington,
walked into Mr.. Blaine's private Office
and made the bluff of his life by pre-
senting a letter from the Italian govern
ment recalling him as Envoy eXtraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentlary to
the United States by way OF emphaslZ-
ing its dissatisfaction at the failure OF
this Government to make :paratlon
for the recent lynching of Italians at
New Orleans, but real genuine, all
wool and-a yard-wide, warranted-not-
to-shrink-Wnile- being cabled around
the-World sensation. II has shaken the
administration from stem to stern ana
from "BabV'' Mckee to "Jim' Blaine,
and will probably cause slump in the
price of MacarOni in the New o. leans
market.
/ am afraid that some one will accuse
me of levity in writing thus, but l can
no more take this absurd Italian blum
der seriously than l can the announced
retirement OF John Sherman from poll
tics. # this act of the Italian govern
ment be seriously taken and followed
to its logical conclusion IL can mean Du'
one thing-war. Had the same thing
been done by that government at the
court of any first class European power
! it would undoubtedly ere this have re
! suited in declaration OF war. But IN
this case there will be no war. We
can't fight Italy because we haven't the
ships, and Italy can't fight us because
although she has the ships, she hasn't
the money. 80
What will we do to resent this insult?
| Nothing. Our minister to Italy Will re
main at his post, unless the "Mafia,
which King Humbert evidently fears
more than the citizens of New Orleans
did, shall compel the government OF
italy to send him his passports, III
which case he will return home anu
Italy will not be represented at the
Worlds Fair.
An official statement of the affair has
been made public, which makes 1t PLAIN
that the administration is in no way re-
sponsible for the slap in the face 1T has
received from the nation of organ
grinders and bogus counts, and which
takes as dignitied q stand as is possible,
considering that the absence OF navy
powerful enough to cope with that OF
Italy stands in the way OF our trying t.
assume too aggressive an attitude.
The following remarks made by
Representative McCreary, of kentucky
who was chairman of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs in the Fiftieth
Congress, and who will probably occu-
py the same position i'll the FIFTY
second, represents the general senti-
ment in regard to the occurrence. i he
Italian government has acted hastily
and without the dignity which ought
and usually does mark diplomatic ne
potistions. In the first instance Italy
had q grievance, or believed she had,
in the killing OF three of her subjects In
a riot. The United States promptly re-
sponded to her demands by instituting
an inquiry into the matter in perfect
good faith. While this Investigation is
being made, before the United States
has had time to take any action further
than to investigate the inquiry, the
Italian government suddenly recalls
her minister and breaks of diplomatic
relations with the United States. This
turns the tables. The United States is
now the party having grievance"
The popular song "Theyr'e after me"
is particularly applicable to the man
who disburses $l35 200, 900 year IN the
payment of pensions. The they IN
the present case are several hundred
something like $4,000 in a suburban
real estate scheme of which Commits
Sioner Raum was at the mead, that Is
apparently as great fraud as was the
Refrigerator company so cleVerly uh-
earthed by Representative Cooper last
wear This "snide" enterprise and
Commissioners Raum's resignation will
be asked for.
Ex-Secretary Whitney and ex-pri-
vate Secretary Dan Lamont were well
They are now associated in business.
1t is expected that Mr.. Harrison and
as many of his cabinet as care to go
will start on that much talked of trip to
the Pacific coast on the 10, of this month.
1t has been decided to make it stag
party. ,.
The Kincaid murder trial is drawing
to a close. 1t looks like acquittal.
Senator Faulkner's wife died at his
residence here last Tuesday evening
She was very popular.
Secretary Foster has offended the
knights of Labor by refusing to make
am Investigation OF certain charges they
preferred against the chief of the Bureau
of Engraving and printing. Ihey
threaten to bring the matter before the
House when Congress meets.