Office of the Historian

Mr. Porter to Mr. Blaine.

Legation of the United States,
Rome, March 16, 1891. (Received March 30.)
No. 175.]

Sir: Yesterday I sent you the following telegram in cipher.*

Although convinced that every possible measure was being taken by our Government for the protection of Italians, I forwarded the above at the earnest request of the under secretary of foreign affairs, who called upon me immediately after the news of this lamentable affair reached Rome and urged that some such representation should be made.

This morning I called upon Minister di Rudini, minister of foreign affairs, and expressed to him my horror at the assassinations and the conviction that the President and the people of the United States would deeply lament the same and were taking energetic measures for the protection of Italians.

I have, etc.,

A. G. Porter.
  1. For telegram see telegram from Mr. Whitehouse of March 15.↩