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Show 1ILA1NKMIST KXHAIN Italy Demands the Immediate Aotion of the Government in Regard to tha Now Orltans Tragedy. THE AUTHORITIES MUST ANSWER. A Fra-emptory Telegram from the Secretary Secre-tary of State to Governor Nichols Comments of the Press, HoMr, March 10. Thn Topolo P.omauo referring to the New Orleans tragedy says. ' Relying on the foresight fore-sight of the American authorities and out of regard for a sincerely friendly power, Italy has refrained from sending send-ing au ironclad to the month of the Mississippi river." The i'apitan Fracassa says: "The weak in America are at the mercy of a ferocious, bloody populace and are tortured and murdered in broad daylight." day-light." The Hon Chrisciott Delia Mancia remarked: "Italy ought to demand that instant measures bo taken to protect pro-tect the Italian colony in Now Orleans," Or-leans," adding however, "It is just also to recognize the fact that a similar incident in-cident would not occur if the towns on the Atlantic coast were not infested with the ex-galley slaves of Europe." London, March 10. The Star this evening is of tho opinion that "the impressive im-pressive feature of the New Orleans affair was the perfect orderliness maintained main-tained throughout the proceedings. Here champions of law ami order stand aghast at such proceedings. American democracy has Bvimu'e.' aV't'ons g t what law and order reallv mean." Moretou Frewen, son in law of the late Leon Jerome, has written a letter which is published in the Pall Mall Gazette Ga-zette today, defending the action of the citizens of New Orleans as "a straightening straight-ening out of tho Italian question once for all," and he adds: "Leaves old women of both sexes to moralize over the so-called excess of bloodstained populace, etc." Mureton Frewen also commends tho action of "tho men of Louisiana, who, are not spoiled by the spirit of submission sub-mission to the letter of the law which has donn so much to emasculate the human race." The Pall Mall Gazott?, in reply, generally gen-erally criticizes Mureton Frewen's letter, let-ter, but holds that the English people ought not to hold up their hands in righteous hoaror adding: "One branch of the Anglo-Saxon race docs not differ from anotner in this matter, and the citizens of .New Orleans, finding that the jury did not do its duty, said, 'we must by one means or by another put crimo down.' " lit St. Jame.s Gazette referring to I the same subjoct says: "The incident I sbowg that native Americans hare ct I lopf the quality-of etern resolution which is sometimes dUsolved by a life comfort aud luxury in modern society. I nc u;i whw.'aa gsntHsti -JtM Hwti-wn-cr-of formal justice, are not jwbamud v what they have done. They have de-" featod ft society of foreign ruffians who were trying to terrorize the whole city. It is doubtful if "John Hull" has enough grit left in him to protest in as emphatic a manner as tho citizens of New Orleans have protested. |