| Show THE international difference WITH ITALY THE reported present aspect of the rupture between the united states and italy again gives a serious aspect to the subject it is to the effect that if the latter country does not receive a satis factory reply from secretary blain biarne by april U 8 S minister porter will be informed by premier budini that hat his presence in italy is no longer desired and the italian legation will be withdrawn from this country these actions should they be taken usually tread closely upon the heels of a declaration of war in international complications when such steps are instituted on the ground that demands made for reparation by the offended government have not been complied with the situation is in according to history followed by an attempt to in dues duce compliance by means of force it is to be hoped however that the rumor regarding italis intention to resort to such extreme processes Js ie incorrect we are not prepared to receive as reliable the statements to the effect that secretary blaine intends to include in a communication to data of the lawless acts of the mafia we be lieve that secretary blaine is too clear headed a statesman to introduce into his correspondence with the foreign government in question material liable to further inflame italian sentiment against this country no other effect could be produced by such a course as it would appear like an attempt on our side to avoid the main question of the issue audini would doubtless come back at such a representation with a reply to the effect that italians italian bad been admitted to the united states and were consequently according to treaty obligations entitled to the protection of and liable to the penalties of the laws of the republic the complaint on the part of italy is that a number of her citizens were murdered by an organized mob while in legal custody and after having boon been acquitted by due process of law of the crime charged against them even this country cannot as we understand it go behind that acquittal which is a legal declaration of innocence and it is not to be expected that italy will do so thesis this is the status even if as a matter of fact the persons who were murdered by the mob were guilty of assassinating chief of police hennessy Hen neesy should the reported intended action of the italian government prove to be true we are not prepared to credit it it would givel coloring to the opinion that some other power to is at the back of italy it would alno abw bear out the state dedlof the british press that italy wouw not retreat from the position it assumed from the beginning of the controversy |
