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Show 1ED0GSWAR Italy Insists on a Diplomatic Itupture Unless Her Demands, are Acceded To. And Di Rundi, the Premier, Says that America is Not Acting the Part of a Civilized Nation. BARON DE TAVA'S ULTIMATUM. Huch Excitement in Army and Navy Circles We Have Only One Itattlo Ship. Minister Porter Calls Upon the Italian Premier and ABka that the Government Govern-ment be Not Too Hasty. 50MMENT AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ndlornant I) 'nisi of thai Rumnr that I American Citizen, Have lin Ill- treated In Italy Comment.. Rome, April 1. The tenor of Baron Fava' unto to Blaine is that which Italy asked, and still asks, u that the federal government guarantee that regular reg-ular legal proceedings will bo taken against the culprits in the New Orlenus lynching, and that the federal government govern-ment will admit in principle its obliga-iion obliga-iion to pay indemnity to tho families of Ihe victims. Tho note adds that Italy cuss Airlerii'.m institutions, but must urge upon the federal government the observation of principles of international interna-tional iaw. as being confessedly unable to insure justice in the United States and as impotent im-potent to fulfill the duties of civil government. gov-ernment. Other prominent Italians suggest that the Italian government should draw off all negotiations with the government at Washington and that it should in future so far as New Orleans lynchings are concerned dfal directly with the state of Louisiana and that the latter' government should be called to account for the killing of the Italian prisoners. De liudlnl Summoned. Marquis de Kudini, the Italian premier, prem-ier, arrived here from Florence late last night, having been summoned by telegraph. Tho Italian cabinet will meet today and will resolve upon what further steps are to be taken in the New Orleaus matter. In tho course of an interview today with the Associated Asso-ciated Press correspondent, Marquis di Kudini said personally he was most kindly disposed toward the United States government, and expressed the hope that tho civil authorities of the I'nited States would not fail in their duties toward society, justice, morolity and law. Public opinion, however, ho added, demands a more energetic course of action. If the United States government, he continued, does not perceive that it is in the wrong, a diplomatic rupture is inevitable. The report that Americans have been insulted and arrested in Italy, as au outcome of the present negotiations, negotia-tions, is ridiculous and false. Americans Ameri-cans have always received here the best and kindest hospitality, both upon the part of tho Italian government and tho Italian people, both knowing perfectly per-fectly the duties of a civilized country. riii II. 1 a iuikI it. Tho pressure brought to bear upon tin? Marquis di Kudini, and w hich compelled com-pelled him to act vigorously, was fomented fo-mented by the friends of Crispi, lalo premier of Italy. Especially was this pressure brought to bear upon the Sicilians, who, more or less, were either dreading or were in sympathy with the malia society. Their attitude has lieen stiffened by the fact that the leading opponents of Signer Crispi and his cabinet openly declared tho lynching lynch-ing of the Italians confined in the jail at New Orleans on a charge of having1 been implicated in the murder of the chief of police of that city just, even if it was illegal. One of these opponents of the Crispi cabinet is charged with the authorship of a strong e litorial published in the lanfulla tod .y. which argues that the Italian government would do well to suppress crime inha!y befotfo meddling with the punishment of mirderers in feel the weak points of th-"Ttfted" States case is in that bribed juries acquitted ac-quitted assassins.. I Tha Weak Point. "Wo believe the American contention," con-tention," said an Italian senator, sen-ator, to the press correspondent, correspond-ent, "which is, I personally believe well founded, that tno evidence convicted con-victed the men who were acquitted. We are in this unpleasant position: Italy cannot condone lynching without assuming the guilt and penally of the New Orleans court. The international comity forbids us to assume that Chief of Police Hennesey's murderers were tried by a venal corrupt tribunal. Such assumption would be an insult to the United States, although the Americans are quite at liberty to insult their own tribunal." Kara la Awaiting a Rep'r. Italy hopes the federal government will appreciate the obligation incumbent incum-bent upon h as it enveriimunt of a civilized civi-lized country, to accede to Italy's just demands. If this should not be the case the king's minister must, by order of h s government, declare that l.e quits a post where his legitimate action as the king's representative has proven inefficacious. It is believed that unless F'ava re. ceives a favorable reply within a week lie will leave Washington for this city. M nint -r Porter'. Action. In official circles it is statod that the Italian minister at Washington has not cabled anything decisive to his government govern-ment in regard to his recall. The American minister here, A. G. Porter, yesterday requested the Italian government govern-ment to be patient for a few days, ex- ' in the United States to a speedy settlo-y settlo-y , piont of tho question involved by the New Orleans lynching. ' Humors circulated in tho United States that a number of Americans are detained here fts hostages for the future treatment of Italians in the United States are classed as an April fool's day joke of very bad taste. Public opinion here aw aits the issue of the negotiations in a most tranquil frame of mind. Ilia lliTiiin or Italy. The Associated Press correspondent here perused the dispatches exchanged between the government of Italy and tho govert.ment of tho United States in regard to the New Orleans lynching. The substance of them is that Italy asked in the main that fair legal process pro-cess should bo instituted against the culprits, regarding them as common assassins. Italy likewise asked for indemnity in-demnity for the families of the men killed in New Orleans by the mob. To these requests tho United States authorities at Washington answered that the constitution of the United States gave but limited powers to the federal government in regard to interference inter-ference with the various states of the union, but that the United States government gov-ernment affirmed its good intentions in tho matter. The Amwi t iuatinfaetoi y. Tho answer from Washington being regarded as unsatisfactory, Italy instructed in-structed Baron Fava, March 27th, to . press tha two original demands made upon the Uuited States government nd in the event of his failing to obtain latisfaction to leave Washington, after consigning tho cara of the legation at Washington to the care of the first secretary. sec-retary. Baron Fava reported that his instructions instruc-tions had been carried out, and he declared de-clared that as the government at Washington Wash-ington had not fullilled its duties as a civil government, his presence was unnecessary un-necessary at Washington. Not a Diplomatic Itnprnre. This action upon the part of F'ava j'nd his government is hot regarded as ' a diplomatic rupture, but it is surely ' tho first step towards such a rupture. United States Minister Porter yester-t'llay yester-t'llay called to see the Italian premier, Di Kudini. who. howeuer, was absent from his office. Porter saw t he under secretary of the foreign office and expressed ex-pressed his regret at the action laken. Porter admitted that there was reason and fairness in the demands of the Italian Ital-ian government anil promised they . should be urged upon tho United States , government. Porter tinally asked Italian i government to wait until tomorrow, hoping that a satisfactory answer w ould j be received from Washington. Later in the day Baron Fava cabled JL to his government that the bitter's note ! to the Uuited States government has j been presented anil that he was ready : . to leave Washington, if -vithin a reasonable reason-able time no satisfactory answer was received from the United Slates gov- j irument. 1 j -' The Fueling at Home. j J Political circles here fully indorse the j ' action of the Italian government. The j newspapers of this city pronounce j themselves very stroncly against the j action of the United Slates government. : Influential Italians advise the . Itaiian government to send . a circular note to friendly j cowers denouncing the United States , |