The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-02
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iHF t'"N''Hh UoNF'hhent, w hile Not
Pr, pared to contend Against the
German Nation. Would Prefer to lie
Crushed Rather Than Yieid.
Washington. Nov. S0.-The attention
OF the department of state at length
has neen formally directed to the fiic-
tion that las arisen between Germany
and Hayti as a result Of the arrest by
the officials of the latter country of a
half blood named Lueders Mr.. Leger.
the minister from Hayti to Washing
ton, yesterday called on Assistant Sec
retary Day. and the attitude of Ger
many In Lueders' case was discussed.
The intimation was given out at the
state department that our government
so far has gone only to the length Of
instructlng Ambassador White at Ber-
lin to watch developments and keep his
government informed He will lodge
protest only in the event of the per-
formance by Germany Of some act that
is not consistent with justice and in
ternational law. something that Is not
anticipated here. In other words. the
state department does not feel that ii
has right to interpose so long as the
demands Of Germany for redress are
kept within the bounds of sound prac-
tice in international disputes
The department has been informed
that the statement of facts that has
been made in the case of Lueders is
somewhat misleading. in that It makes
some important omissions For in
stance, the foundation Of the claim Of
Hayti that it had the right To punish
the man as it did lies in an assertion
that he was a citizen Of Hayti Lue-
ders was born in Hayti OF a German
father and native Hayti woman. and
according to the laws OF the republic
that made him a full fledged citizen OF
Hayti.
The Haytian government Is prepared
to show that Lueders had been twice
arrested and convicted Of the same Of
fense, namely. resisting and assaultng
an officer. The first offense was com
mitted little over a year ago. and the
Haytian law, like that Of our country
In such cases, provides for much more
severe penalty In the case OF a sec
ond conviction.
As an indication that there was no dis
elimination practiced towards Iueders
on the score that he was a German
subject. it can be shown that the per-
son arrested with him at the same time
for the same offense, native full
blooded Haytian, was subjected to ex-
actly the same penalty-S500 fine and
years mprisonment-that was meted
out to Lueders.
The Haytian minister states that the
republic Is preparing for any eventual
ity, considering that its honor is in
volved in the present trouble. and that
1t cannot yield to demonstrations of
force by powerful nation. The minis
ter says that Haytrs ports are unfor-
titled and that the country has no navy,
but has an army of fair proportions.
Naturally ii could not expect to con-
tend against one Of the most powerful
nations on the globe, but with the hon
or OF the republic at stake, he declares,
IL would resist to the last, and would
prefer to be crushed rather than yield
to what it regards an injustice.
The Haytian authorities consider that
the Monroe doctrine applies to the pres
ent case, and for that reason expects
that the people of the United States will
not approve OF the crushing Of Hayti by
a powerful European government, or
that the authorities here will not re-
main inactive If the Monroe doctrine
becomes involved