Show DIPLOMACY WAs washington ington april it 11 secretary blaine was indisposed today and was confined to his room by an attack of gout in the course of the afternoon the president walked over and consulted with the secretary respecting diplomatic matters that may require action during the presidents approaching pro aching absence from washington it is now a matter of positive knowledge that the italian government has not sent to this government or any of its representatives notification that 4 a reply is expected to Rud budinas Bu dinis ints note within any specified time it is not no customary in diplomacy for any nation to unde jake gake to dictate the date of cor respond enoe coming from another nation and had italy adopted this course it would certainly bis regarded with umbrage by our own govern government and would excite great surprise among the diplomats of other nations whose customs are regulated by an unwritten but almost immutable law As asted in secretary blai blaines nes letter to marquis imperiali imperial the government of the united proposes to deal with the questions at issue earnestly earne etly but with caution and deliberation the department of state is not contenting itself with a specific inquiry into the history and antecedents of the now new orleans victims it proposes to show the italian government the extent of the evil or of unrestricted immigration from which the united states is now suffering buffering and this purpose necessitates plain dealing with the character of a considerable element of our population which has largely been recruited from italy so some interesting statistics are in course 0 ot preparation that will touch with blunt directness direct nes nebs upon a number nurr ber of murders and outrages committal commit tod in recent years in the united states stated by the mafia and other secret italian organizations and upon the vendettas vend ettas that are imported into the united states to the disturbance of the peace and involving the extence to our taxpayers in the prosecution of the malefactors time is required to compile these facts and the departments will take the Dece necessary feary time in high official circles there has been no change of opinion that the new orleans matter is being manipulated in italy to influence italian politics NEW YORK april 11 in response to a request for his autograph before be sailed baron fava sent the follo following w card to a reporter 1 I am satis fled bed to express my sympathy with the united states PAVA FAVA dr roversi of 11 Iro progresso gresso lealo itolo Ant antimano Amen emano stated tonight that bedad be had been authorized by fava to state for publication mine bli cation that he be was only going to rome on leave of absence and that he be still to is italian minister to WaGi washington hing the doctor further stated that he believed blaine a smart politician but in this affair he be had been too tricky that his policy exceeded the limits oi of diplomacy referring to the recent dispatches from rome the doctor said he believed them fictitious or printed by french newspapers or else inspired by politicians dieco the follow ng edl edi it is now nearly a mouth month of sanse n ce the italian government sent its first note to t the e cabinet a inet at washington ga ington aski askill for equitable and imm immediate late reparation pa ration on for italian citizens cowardly murdered in now new orleans harrison and blaine before our minister who brought the formal note of It shed in an admirable duet of americanized buffoonery tears of sorrow over the poor victims but gave no other satisfaction than presidential and ministerial tears but the treacherous tears of american ministers are not current on the italian market the most moat cunning blaine having once dried up his obligatory tears thought that the affair of new orleans could be settled in an easy and friendly manner but the new orleans outrage could not be so lightly put aside the slaughter at new orleans and the behavior of the washington government have raised in all european cabinets an awful question the united states signs treaties with us but when the occasion copes to put them inaction in action they say they can not consider them hem as they are bound by private engagements to their states can this ambiguity and violation of government pledges last all europe has backed the note of marquis di A recent cable dispatch has proved to the american government that the italian cabinet is not joking and that it is quite equal to the occasion in this emergency the united states must hearp that to hold bold a position among civilized nations it is not enough to have millions of dollars but it is necessary as a first condition a sine qua non to be honest ROME april 13 up to noon today it has baa been impossible to learn anything further concerning the report that the italian cabinet had bad decided to request united states minister porter to leave rome in case no reply to premier Ru dinis last note was received from secretary blaine by tomorrow the officials are reticent and the journalists unable to secure confirmation fir or denial at the american legation nothing could be learned learne cl minister porter has heard nothing except what be has read in the papers in well informed circles the prevailing opinion as nearly as one can gather is that the premier will not proceed to extremities at this juncture |