Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-26
ITALY WANTS NEW LAW.
Italy Renewing Her Efforts to Extend
... the Scope of our Federal Stat.
utes to Fore gners.
Movement Crows Out of the Lynching
Of a Nun Der of Italians in Var
ious Localities.
National Government Unable to Punish
the Offenders Under the Present
Statutes.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The Italian
government has been renewing it's eff
forts Of late with the authorities in
Washington to have our federal stat
utes so extended as to protect foreign
ers in cases arising within the juris-
aiction of states, thus giving a federal
remedy for lynchings and like affrays
directed against Italians, such as have
occurred in Louisiana, Colorado and
Mississippi. 1t is the exchange of
views in this connection which recent
ly brought on the discussion in the
italian senate, when Baron Fava in
serpolated the italian premier as to the
progress of an adjustment. Imme-
liately on the arrival of the new am
bassador, Signor Mayor des Planches,
ne took UP this question, which had
arisen in connection with the lynching
Of several citizens at Erwin, Miss In
shis connection Signor Mayor said:
"Under the treaty which exists be-
sween Italy and the United States
ehe citizens OF each country are guar
.nteed the fullest protection while re-
iding in the other country. In the
:ase Of Americans residing in italy
hey have exactly the same rights, the
'ame protection, the same recourse to
he courts, that an Italian subject en-
'oys. The only exception is in connec-
ion with political rights. In the case
If Italians in the United States the
:reaty assured them the same rights
ind protection given to American cit
.zens. But, unfortunately, this express
sion Of the treaty, so far as it relates
10 Italians in this country, is somewhat
theoretical, for under, the American
system which limits the federal au-
shorities over states, the central gov.
ernment is not able to give effect to
the guarantee laid down by the treaty.
We fully recognize the diff iculties of
this situation, which has been as ap-
parent to the statesmen of this country
as to those of Italy. We have hoped
This would bring about
s The Enactment of a Law
which would permit the federal gov
ernment to carry out the guarantees
Of treaties. This would be a genuine
remedy of affairs similar to those
which have occurred in Louisiana and
Mississippi and would prevent the peri
Ddica1 agitation over cases arising in
the states. If these cases arose they
would be assured of attention under
the federal authority with careful re-
gard for the execution of treaty obli-
cations.
"Since the recent lynchings at Err
vv;y hoc
discussion of une payment of a money
Indemnity. But in the view of the
Italian government the question of in
demnity does not enter into the case.
There has been no suggestion coming
from us, much less demand for cash
indemnify to the government. The
Italian government does not seek blood
money. At the same time the families
of the victims who are the ones most
directly affected, are naturally willing
to listen to suggestions OF a monetary
Indemnity and when these suggestions
are voluntarily made by the state or
federal authorities we can do nothing
more than be the medium for consid.
ering them in behalf of our people.
But such indemnities are to the people
affected and not to the Italian govern
ment, which feels that there is a far
greater question involved than any
financial return to individuals. It is
the real and permanent remedy of hav.
Ing the federal laws give to Italian sub.
iects the protection guaranteed In our
treaties that we desire and 1t is to this
end that my exchange of views are
tending, rather than to the payment OF
special lind IDENTITIES in special cases
What the Italian government desires
/ Is a system covering all cases." NJ 1,l,@