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Show THE ITALIANS OBJECT. ' ' ' 1 ' The Crusade Against the "Dagoes" in New '" . ' Orleans to Become" an Inter? national Affair. THEY MAKE AN APPEAL TO BLAINE ; A Bitter Editorial from an Italian Newspaper News-paper Condemning the Course of the Local Authorities. New York, Oct. 25. The Pro-gresso-Italo-Americano has . a dispatch dis-patch from Washington stating that the Italian legation there, upon recciv- ' ing au official report from the Italian consul at New Orleans, called the at- ' tention of the state department to the '. proclamation of the mayor of New Orleans, which, they claim, is unjust in its accusation. , Secretary Blaine says he has telegraphed tele-graphed the governor of Louisiana re- ' garding the matter. New Orleans, Oct. 25. Italie Americano, an Italian paper published in this city, issued an extra relative to theaesassinationofChiefHennessey.lt says: "W e were among the first to deprecate depre-cate in burning words the manner in ' which the laborious and useful life of , Mr. D. C. Hennessey was brought to an end by a vile and unknown assassin. ' But we cannot possibly approve the conduct, unworthy of any civilized people, of the local authorities since that unhappy affair, and we are far from applauding the language of his honor. Mayor Shakespeare, and the position po-sition he assumed toward all the Italians. Ital-ians. The city must extend to us, as to all others, protection, and instead of doing it, you incite the population against the Italians. Is that action like that of a civilized people? There are guilty ones; whoever tbey are punish them. ! With a courtesy worthy of ignorant persons only, you assume to speak with contempt of Italy in general, and of ' Sicily the beautiful in particular. Do you know what Italy is and what is Sicily f No, certainly ; not, - because . you would be ashamed to contrast with your own uncivilized so-called land of - liberty. If three hundred and ninety-. ninety-. eight years ago the "dago" Christopher Columbus had not discovered your , j present country, you would still be in ( your present country of Europe, lead- ing a life of misery and dying per- chance by force, waiting for the help of publio charity." |