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Show Wai It a Diplouiatlo Blunder. ' N'ew Orleans Picayune. Everybody is now astonished to find, that Italian subjects are granted such extraordinary immunities in this country. coun-try. True, the same guarantees are made to citizens of tho United Slates in Italy, but there is only one American in Italy to one hundred "Italians in America. Ameri-ca. " Doubtless there can be found a million of them here who would be entitled en-titled to the benefitsul this treaty. Was this provision a blunder of diplomacy? If so the blunder will redound to the advantage of the Italians. It was negotiated ne-gotiated in 1871 by Hon. George P. Marsh. United States minister to Italy, but no blame can be visited upon him because it was approved by the president, presi-dent, the state department aud the senate sen-ate before it went into force. |