Europe was surprised on Wednesday to hear that the Italian
Minister at Washington, Baron di Fava, had been recalled, upon the ground that the American Government had been tardy in making reparation for the lynching of Italians in New Orleans. The Americans, who think that the world revolves subject to the Constitution of the United States, cannot understand King Humbert's action, and point in- dignantly to the fact that the President has no power to move the Courts in Louisiana. Neither has the British Govern. ment power to grant redress for an outrage, if the Opposition in Parliament resists and convinces a majority ; but that does not affect international rights. A nation pleads to another nation for justice irrespective of its internal distribution of powers, and as a nation can as a corporation inflict wrong, so it is bound to be able as a corporation to do right. It is not probable that the Italian protest will go farther, as a war with America would break up the Triple Alliance; but if Italy can discover's, method of pressure other than war, she will undoubtedly employ it. Technically, if not positively, Washington is responsible for the impunity of the lynchers in New Orleans, and it is simply impossible for any State to accept the excuse that an offending nation is forbidden by its Constitution to do justice.
