The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-03
LyNcHERs' TRIAL INSISTED ON.
Everyone at Washington City Says
the Administration Is Right.


as to the latest phase of Italian affairs.
He has not yet transmitted the Marquis di
kndinis latest messase to Blaine, but ex-
poets to do so in short time. 1t was said
tonight that the message of the marquis,
the Substance Of which was given
in an Associated Press dispatch from
Rome, clears the situation to
some extent, and opens the way
for the establishment of the former
amicablc relations between the two gov
the matter to the last extremity The
tone OF the message would indicate that
the representations of the United States
made In Blaine's letter to Marquis Impe-
riali and the explanation of the status of
affairs which it is presumed Minister Por-
ter has made to the Italian ministry have
been satisfactory, and that Italy was dis
posed to await the regular and orderly
procedure of the judicial institutions Of
this country.
Secretary Blaine's letter to Marquis I'm
periali is very strongly commended by
men of all shades of politics here, and the
opinion is widely expressed that it will
bring the Italian government to calmer
consideration of the matter There is con-
siderable public indignation expressed at
the attitude taken in the matter by Italian
Americans, who have long been citizens
of the United States and are now TAX
ing sides with the italian government
and demanding satisfaction. There is a
feeling that if these men are American
citizens and have taken the oath of allegi-
anee to the United States they are no
longer subjects of Italy, whose duty it is
to take arms in her defense
Ex-Representative Farquhar Of New
York, speaking of the correspondence
published this morning, said he believed
Blaine's letter would appeal to the good
sense of every foreign nation. He said:
Italy does not want war. She wants to blufr
US out The secretary of the treasury SHOULD
now send letter-a circular lcttsr-to the con-
tractors who are engaged in constructing naval
vessels. ordering them to hurry up the work of
completing the vessels a. quickly as possible, at
the governments risk for damages aud extra
expense. This mere indication that we were
ready to prepare for anything italy might be
disposed to do; that we did not intend to yield
when We were in the right, would put an end
to Italy 8 demonstration.
The apparent inability of the United
States to actually extend to foreigners the
protection which is guaranteed in treaties
In case an outrage is committed for which
a state is responsible has led to consider
able talk in diplomatic circles. It was
suggested that congress might have to
change the method Of negotiating treaties.
but when this view was presented
to ex-Representative Grosvenor. he
very promptly replied that no change
was necessary. 1.-The United States, :" he
said, ''can always be trusted to do what is
honest and right. We need not 60 to the
extent of revising all our methods for the
sake Of pleasing countries which annually
send large numbers of their people to our
shores" General Grosvcnor added that if
the government had any right to interfere
in the matter of the Italian tragedy, then
it had an equal right to interfere
in every case where the murder Of q negro
for political reasons occurs in the South
during federal election. The Italian
government, he said, must surely realize
that if the national government cannot
protect its own citizens or interfese to pun
ish their murderers it cannot do SO for for
eigners.
Blaine today transacted routine business.
Among the nrst callers on the secretary
were the British minister and Sir Charles
Tupper, of Canada, who talked with the
secretary an hour, presumably about the
seal fisheries, reciprocity and other mat
ters foremost in the minds of Canadians.
The Post says:
The treaty with Italy to which Baron Faya al-
ludes in his letter to Secretary Blaine was ne
gotated at Florence in 1871. 1t is onite lengthy.
and contains the following interesting para.
graph: "Article XXI. If by any fatality which
cannot be expected, and which may God avert,
the two contracting parties should be engaged
in war with each other, they have agreed and
do agree now, for then. that there shall be al
lowed term OF six months to merchants on the
coast and in the ports of each other, and term
of one year to those who dwell In the
interior. TO arrange their business and transport
their effects wherever they please, with safe
conduct necessary TO protect them and their
property until they arrive at the port designated
for their embarkation. and ali women nd child
ren, scholars OF whatever faculty, eultivators OF
the earth, artisans, mechanics, manufacturers
sand fishermen, unarmed and iuhabitiug
unfortihed towns, villages or places and il,
general all others whose occupations are for the
common subsistence and benefit of mankind
shall be allowed to continue in their respectiye
employment and not be nolestcd In their per-
sous, nor their fields wasted by an armed force
of the beiligcrcnt in whose power by the events
OF war, they may happen to fall, but ii il should
be necessary that anything should be taken
from them for the use OF such belI,g
erent, the same shall be paid for at
reasonable price, and it is declared that
neither "A pretense of war dissolves the treaties
nor any other course whatever shall be eonsid-
cred as annulling or suspending this article
bGt. on the contrary, the state of war Is precise
thai for which it is provided. and during which
It's provisions are 10 be sacrediy observed as the
most aeknow wiedged obligations in the law of
nations.
The existence of this article was NOT pepera,lv
known to the diplomats and others TO whom i,
was shown last night. Even such an cxperienced
treaty maker as William Ii. Trsscoit said
he could not understand how il came
10 be inserted, and Represeniave McCreary.
who has made stuiy OF all the treaties
negotiated by this government, said IL was the
most remarkable clause that had ever come
within his experience. 81 do not ike to saw
here that il l. buncombe, he added. .syet il Ger
tainly would lot stand a moment in ease of
war, Notwithstanding all its solemn and sacred
protcststions.'
The Post will say tomorrow:
II is held by quite number of international
lawyers that the right OF the federal government
to negotiate treaties carries with il the novey tn
carry out treaty stpulations, even if by so doing
IL appears to override state authority. Congress.
when it eonyenes, will probably enact a law ro
designate how the federal government shalI act
in difficulty like the present
Opinion Of London Italians.
LoSpoS. April 2--In an interview today
Signor Bonacina. president OF the Italian
Chamber OF Commerce in this city, said b