The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-14
BLAINE WAS AROUSED.
HIS SHARP REPLY TO PREMIER
RUDlNT.

The Secretary F1atly Contradicts the
Marquis, Who Declared that the Amer
lean Diplomat Made Use of a Conf
Dental Dispatch to Help His Case.
Secretary Blaine replied to the dis
patch of Premier Rudini to the Marquis
Imperiali, which was made public in d
green book at Rome and telegraphed to
this country. The Secretary is even
more sharp in the tone of the cablegram
he sent to Rome than before, and dis
tinctly contradicts statement of the
Italian Premier. The dispatch is as
follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, d. O., May 4, 1891.
Porter, Minister, Rome:
series of statements addressed to the
Marquis Imperiali by the Marquis Rudini
was telegraphed from Rome yesterday, and
was published by the press of the United
States to-day. The only part of the Marquis
Rud1nIS communication which this Gov
eminent desires to notice IS the one here
quoted, namely, II have now before me q
note addressed to you by Secretary Blaine,
on April IA. Its peruSal produces a most
painful impression on me- l will not stop
to lay stress upon the lack of conformity
with diplomatic uSageS displayed in maxi
ing use, as Mr. Blaine did not hesitate to
do. of a portion of a telegram of mine COM
order to get rid of a question clearly defined
in our official documents, which alone pos
sess a diplomatic value" The telegram of
March "a, concerning whose public use the
Marquis Rudini complains, is the following,
which was quoted in full in my note of
April IA to Marquis Imperiali, Charge
d'Affaires of Italy at this capital
ROME, March "a, 1891.
Italian Minister, Washington:
Our requests to the Federal Government
are very simple. Some Italian subjects ac-
quilted by the American magistrates have
been murdered in prison while under the
immediate protection of the authorities.
Our right, therefore to demand and obtain
the punishment of the murderers and an
indemnity for the victims is unquestionable.
I wish to add that the public opinion in
Italy is justly impatient, and if concrete
provisions were not at once taken I should
find myself in the painful necessity of show
ing openly our dissatisfaction by recalling
the minister of his majesty from a country
where he is unable to obtain justice.
RUDINT.
The intimation of the Marquis Rudini
that the telegram in question was delivered
in strict confidence is o total error. AS a
telegram expressed the demand of the
Italian government it was impossible that
Marquis Rudini could transmit it in strict
confidence. AS [ have already stated, it
was communicated to me in person by
Baron Fava, written in English by his own
handwriting, without a suggestion Of pr1-
vacy, and the telegram itself has not
single mark upon it denoting a confidential
character. I have caused number Of
copies Of the telegram to be forwarded to
you to-day in fac smile The usual mark
for italic printing was used by me under
four lines, and they appear in the copies
You will use the fac smile in such manner
as will most effectually prove the error into
which the Marquis Rudini has fallen.
BLAINE.
It was plain to those who saw Mr..
Blaine that he was annoyed by the re-
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
confidential dispatch in order to get
around a question which the Marquis
intimates had puzzled him in the pre-
vious negotiations The Secretary by
this reply has once more placed the Ital-
ian Premier in an unfavorable light, and
has spoiled his attempt to let himself
down easy. This dispatch necessitates
reply from Rudini, and the opinion
among Government officials is that it
cannot add anything to the dignity of
his position or aid in maintaining the
Italian side of the controversy.