Show Rudini to Imperiall I ROME May BThe Green book on the New Orleans l lynching comprises twenty four dispatches dated from March 1 to April 29 It shows the Italian government from the commencement persevered in ask i ng that criminal proceedings be taken against tho lynchers and that indemnity be paid the families of the p victims The expression ex-pression brought to justice recurs in the official dispatches as well as in Baron Favas private letters The principal communications communica-tions have already been published After Blames note of 14 the ApriH volume concludes I con-cludes with a telegram from Marquis di Rudini to Marquis Imperial the text of which is as follows I have now before me the note addressed I to you by Secretary Blaine April 14 Its perusal produces a most painful impression upon me I will not stop to lay stress upon the lack of conformity with diplomatic usage displayed in making use as Blaine did not hesitate to do of a portion of a telegram tele-gram of mine communicated to him in strict I confidence in order to get rid of a question clearly defined in defned our official documents which alone possess diplomatic value Nor will I stop to point out the reference in this telegram to mine of March iil the words punishment of the guilty The brevity of telegraphiclanguage actually signified only that prosecution ought to he commenced t in order that in dividuals recognized as guilty should not escape punishment Far above all these astute arguments remains the fact that henceforward tile federal government declares de-clares itself conscious of what we have constantly asked and yet it does not grant our legitimate demands Blane is right when he iniikes payment of indemnity to the families of the victims famies dependent upon proof of violation of violaton treaty But we shrink from thinking that he considers that the fact of such violation still needs proof Italian subjects acquitted by American juries were massacred in the prisons of the state without measures being taken to defend them What other proof docs the federal Government expect of the violation ot I treaty wherein constant protection pro-tection and security of subjects of the contracting con-tracting parties is expressly stipulated We have placed in evidence that we have never asked anything else but the opening of regular proceedings In regard to this Baron Favus first note dated March 15 contained even the formula of the telegram tele-gram addressed on the same day by Blaine under the order of President Harrison to the governor Louisiana Now however in his note of April 1 Blaine is silent on a subject which is for us the main point of the controversy We are under the sad necessity of concluding that what to every other government would appear to be the accomplishment of a strict civil duty is impossible im-possible to the federal government It is time to break oil this bootless controversy Public opinion the soverign judge will know how to indicate an equitable solution of this grave problem We have affirmed alrmed and again affirm our first right Let the federal government reflect upon Its side if it is expedient to leave to the mercy of each state of the union irresponsible to foreign foreifn countries the effeciency of treaties plead ing its faith and honor to entire nations The present dispatch is addressed to you exclusively not to tho federal government govern-ment Your duties henceforward are solely restricted ness to dealing with current busi |