The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-06
LYNCHING OF ITALIANS.
Affair In Louisiana Will Result In
Probable Satisfactory Judgment

Question has arisen with the govern
mont of Italy in regard to lynching or
italian subjects. The latest OF these
deplorable events occurred at Ialiulan,
La. whereby five unfortunates OF 1tal,
ian origin were taken from Jail and
hanged.
The authorities of the state and the
conservatives of the Italian embassy
having separately investigated the oe-
currence with diScrepant results, par
ticularly as to the alleged cltizenSnip
of the Victims, and it not appearing
that the state had been able 70 discover
and punish the violatOrs OF the law, an
independent investigation has been set
ON foot through the agency OF the de-
nartment of state and is Stlll IN pro-
Dress The result will enable the ex-
ecutiye to treat the question with the
government of Italy in a spirit of far
ness and justice. A satisfactory soiu-
ton will doubtless be reached
The recurrence of these distressing
manifestations of blind mob fury dl-
rected at dependents or natives or
foreign country suggests that the con-
tingency has arisen for action by con-
gress in the direction OF conferrlns
upon the federal courts 1urlSdctlon IN
this class of international cases Where
the responsibility OF, the iSaeral gov
eminent may be involved Inc susSes-
ton is not new In his annua! message
of Dec. 9. 1891. my predecessor, Presl-
dent Harrison, said;
Harrison's Recommendation.
cit would, believe. be entirely COM
petent for congress to make onenses
AGAINST the treaty rights of foreigners
domiciled in the United States, cogniz-
able in the federal courts This has not
however. been done, and the federal
officers and courts have no power in
such cases to intervene either Tor the
protection of foreign citizen or for
the punishment of his slayers- IL
seems to me to follow, in this state OF
the law. that the officers of the state
charged with police and judicial pow
ers in such cases must. in the conSld-
GRAFTON of international questions grow
ing out of such incidents. be regarded
in such sense as federal agents. as TO
make this government answerabfe for
their acts in cases where II Would De
answerable if the United States had
used it's constitutional power to define
and punish crimes against treaty
rights
The Right of Aliens.
A bill to provide for the punishment
of violations of treaty rights of aliens
was Introduced in the senate March +.
1892. and reported favorably March 20.
Having doubtless in view of the lam
guage Of that part of article III OF the
treaty of Feb. &c, 1871, between the
United States and Italy, which stipu-
lates that the citizens of each of the
high contracting parties shall receive,
in the states and territories OF the
other. most constant protection and
security for their persons and property.
and shall enjoy in this respect the same
rights and privileges as are or shall
be granted to the natives. on their sub
hitting themselves to the conditions
imposed upon the natives. the bill so
introduced and reported provided that
any act committed in any state or ter
ritory of the United States in violation
of the rights OF citizen or subject of
a foreign country secures TO such citi-
zen or subject BY treaty between the