Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-08

Secretary whttnoy uyans nuslnsss


fny telegraph 70 ne nispatch.l
WASHINGTON. December t. Action has
been taken 10y secretary Whitney which
lcsyes 40 DOUBT as 10 the policy % this Gov
ernmeut IN regard 90 the case 81 the Ameri-
can steiner II ytica Republic, recently
seized Al Port an PRICE Hayd The release
% the vessel haa teen demanded through
tsc proper Diplomatic channels. and II
The demand IL not complied with with
IN reasonable period OF time steps
viii De taken 20 enforce Il. with
this end ia view, Secretary Whitney
Yesterday sent teleeraphic Instructions 10
BesrAdmiral GhefaTdi. cOmmandant Of the
New York navy yard. % have the SHIPS
Richmond and Galtus and Nautic prepared
for sea IS rapidly a. possible. II was ex-
Iected that these vessels would. 10 tue ordi.
nsrv progress OF work upon them. ne COM
pleiCd 10 about two weeks. TIE idea now Is
90 baye them resdy SO that they can sail
direct for liayu early next week. Orders
have also been issued for Rear Admiral
Luce. commanding the North Atisnsic sta
ion, O. transfer his Neg from the Gslcna 10
toe Rlchmond, and 10 use that vessel rs The
fhg>nip OF The expedition. The officials n
TOE state Department are. a. usual. re'Icent
on the subject. and will not even sdmit that
the reles.s of the Haytien Republic has been
demanded. Secretary Whitney, however, is
more candid sud Outsp0ken. when 40.
preached by an Associated Press reporter
his morning be admitted frankly that he bad
ordered toe three naval vessels at New York
90 be gotten ready a. soon - possible TO start
for Hsyti he added "There Is local dis
tufhancc there. YOU know. and IL is aiways
good plan 20 hevc naval vessels near ct hsnd
ON such occasions. You remember that
fbe Hayden authorities referred the
case % the seized sielmcr 10 This Govern
menL Well, We have reached de-
cision, and that in short is thai they have got
60 give her up. IL Is unfortunate that the
yelioR-ieyer broke ont on the Boston while
she was 81 Port on Prince and compelled Der
20 leave that climate, otherwise matters
might have been settled before now. II Il
was rot considered somewhat unsafe we
would send rae Boston back 70 Hayt 10 aid
ihe other vessels in case Of necessity. That's
aDcu, an there Il 90 70. We 10 not think The
So Iure OF the vessel was justified. aud are
therefore determined that she must be de-
hyered MO 70 Us"
Orders we're issued this afternoon TO the
command2nt ~ the Norfolk navy-yard 20
prepare The United states steamship Ossipee
ior sea service as soon rs possible. II will
take = little longer 10 DO this than will be
necessary WITH the three vessels az New
York. huf Il Is thought she can he fully pre-
cared to follow them 10 Ilayu IN a few days.
She will he sent 10 Port an Prince unless
something happens IN the mean tine 10 rem
der 70 unnecessary. Secretary Fndicott had
IN iateryieE with Secretary Whitney this
mornir r, aud rumor stated that IL ha1 been
decided 20 send a number oi troops 10 Havti
10 assist the naval forces. but ii was subse-
Quenty asceriained that there was no
foundation fpr the report. II is
ifsrned that tie action OF Secretary
Whitney in ordering q fleet OF vessels
70 prepare for on expedition to Hayu
Is not due 20 much 10 the absolute
refusal on the part Of that Gov
ernment TO comply with tire reOufs'
for the release OF he seized American vessel
20. 20 tDe dilstorv tactics adopted hS he Hay
tlen authorities IN dealtny with the question.
, no position taken by this Government Is
understood 10 be that as the Hayden authori-
ties deferred arbitration OF the case 10 this
Government, they sre virtually bound by it.
decisions. aud that when they were informed
bY This Government that they had 90 legal
right % seIze aud deiain the Hayden Repub-
BE. they sbou d hsve accepted the situation
and released the vessel While they baYe
not refused % DO this. they are, IL IA sale,
sciue 10 such a procrastnating way as to
indicate a strong disincluati0n 10 accept the
judgment against o. m.