The evening world., 1891-04-01
MAFIA'S MENACE.
tcontfnued rom First Pc1e. }

who, 1t Is claimed, were among tae eleven
men lynched ut New oslcsnA Then this lead
ing 1tah IN aIdei:
81 am In favor OF getting up mass-meet-
Ing OF my iellow-coun,rymen to protest against
q declaration Of war by the Italian Govern
ment."
Giovanni Lordi, the wealthy and influential
banker, said: ''Ths IL a most remarkable
state OF things what our people want Is to
be permitted to come here, become accus-
toned TO American ways OF living ami learn to
be Americans. We have provoked ire by In.
creasinR the dtficu,tics OF making q living;
but We have cleaned the streets, bult rail-
roads and bought tnelr stocks when we g,
money enough. think America has much to
hope Tor from Italy,"
Is nker Toccl, Of L'Eco d'Itdiid, sail thu
subject had now passed out OF the domain OF
newspaper comment and that, while printing
all tie news apout the trouble, his paper
would refrain from editorial comment aud his
lirs were sealed Nc an individual.
DR.. Luigi Roversi's II rroyresso HdiO- Am
ericano has long editorial today criiicising Y
the lialian Government for taking zone OF the
most serious and solemn steps which could
have been taken by the Government against
America, which has for 10 many years been a
Hienhly nation"
Yet. II IropresSo thinks the recall but the
| natural result of.he arrogance Of Gov. Nicnolls
| IN answering Secretary Blaine, snd OF "tie
luthHouS lnCIoulOlt immunity hCcOTutu ~
| the lynchers. II IL comedy Of cowarda and
Of rorues, which would dishunor. VI Will MT
| say the country Of George Washing ton, but
the absolute monarchy Of the Gar and the lahl
OF the ignoble little spanish Republics OF South
America.
"We foresee the answer. The Federal Gov
eminent has It's hsn'ls bound by the aeli.gov-
ernmeut Of the states. The Constitution Is
ridiculous In according to the Federal Govern
ment power to make treaties which II cannot
enforce. !, ae;s traps INTO which European
| the words OF the President OF no avail.
Italy has done It's duty and the colony COR
diallv apprnveA We hope and believe that
italy has weivhed all the consequences Of the
act wh,cn, whether we viii or not, IL an open
rupture and the rrst step towards an armed
| demonstration"
Tne CristoIoro Colombo says: ave alb
stain from cr,t,cisinu The Italian Government
lecause We Know nothing of what has passed
between the two Governments We nope for a
satisfactory settlement. We believe the news
| OF seizures Of American citizens AZ Florence
| AMI other towns In LAZY Is iHlsc."
Among the people OF Mulberry Bend " the
outcome was sanguinely predicted. The
lahorers there rubbed their h nds gleefully.
aud declared boHstfuily that Italy would send
her new navy and gallant soldiery over and
destroy all the American cities within two
weeks.
Chauncey NJ. Depew sad of the situation
III Is absurd. Italy will never declare war.
II she did she couldn't carry IL on for twenty
days Italy u practically bankrupt. Lack OF
I
war project within threi weeks"
| When an EVENING WORLD reporter called at
| the l;aiian Consul ,te at noon to-day he was
| told that Con ul- General Riva was SO busy that
| he could ialk win no one, but that Vice Consul
| Lecca would speak Tor aiIn.
| "1he situation IL very grave, " he said to the
| reporter, ''but 1t ID not as serious as II
| might be.
1--WE heard last night that Baron Fava hnd
asked for his passport, which would naturally
| be construed 10 mean that diplomatic cations
| between the Two cJuutries mad tten severed
| In that case, every representative OF the
| Italian Government here would have been
| Obliged to leave the country.
| tWe have received no communication, how
| ever, either from the legation at Washington
| or ftom the Italian Government hs-,f aud
judging from the press deapatcnes from Wasn-
ingIon this morning, tLe situation seems 10 OF
| a little strained. That |. all.
| 'Although the Italian Minister has been re-
| called by the home Government, Inc Secre-
tary Of the Legation, MarGmt Impeiialh, has
| been sppoin'cd charge d'afraire-, and this In
dira,es that relstions between the two gov, rn-
meuts will continue"
Minister Fava was Guc TO hig unsnrcessful
efforts 10 obtain assurances from the Cmited
| states Government that the lea, ers OF The New
Orleans mob shoult be prosecuted.
lie believed that other some one would he
sent over TO take his place or tnat MarquI, In,-
persii would continue ut the head Of the Le-
pstlon.
Con,ul Riva is inclined TO regard the reca,
| Of Baron Fava ~ ptrRousl matter rather
ceiveB some off,cial commu hication, ethel
from the Legation at Washington or from
home, he declines 10 make any oliicial state
ment ln regard to the affair.