New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-30
,>,r,,nvUNr1oN NOT YET CONTEMPLATED


AMBASSADOR WHITE ONLY INSTRUCTED ~
wAryH NORTHUMBERLAND lNNoNr'
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Washington. Nov. 29.-The attention OF tne
rsnartment Of State has at last neeh io' '''a''
directed TO the friction when mas ai''e
twesn Germany and Hayu as resu'' " '
arrest by the officials OF the latter county "a
Emile Lueders. While the Department ""' ""
officially watched the matter lor eon'e
u.st !, was not until to-day that the case
- ,u,,o,,,, baeore II through the appearance
,bere OF Mr.. Leger. the Minister from haso
- ,n.,..o- oor,a 70 consult Assistant Secre-
tary Day and the attitude oi 'ei'
Iueders case discussed. -,
rh ,r,,nat,on WAS given at the state De-
,artr,ent that this Government so far mao gone
only "a the length Of instrucths A'ho"''uo
White at Berlin to watch deVeiopineh's anu
lean his Government Informed. he VIII iouse
q nrotest only in the event OF the perioi i'"'Oo
by Germany Of some act that Is not co"s's'e"'
with Justice and international law soii'ee
that is not anticipated here. IN o'her "oiN''
tha State Department does not leei 'ha' ~ A"
q right to interpose so long az the oe'haiiu'
germany for redress are kept within the bouhus
OF sound practice in international disputes. ~.
lowing in this matter the precedent Sc, y; "a.
To-, adrninistration when II permitted the land-
ins oY British troops at Corinto, Nicaragua: 10
secure Indemnity for the ili-trea'inen' ,oIo,u
1rono this however that the Administratloh M mliI
look with unconcern on any haTsh anu 49, soro.
measures that may be sought 10 pe pu. p',itn ''
by Germany toward the little isiahu iepu''0'
THE FOUNDATION OF HAfIis 'A'N'
The Department has been Informed that 'he
statement Of facts that has been maze III 'Ne
casa of Lueders Is somewhat Hsleauhs' u"
there are some important omissions roi III
.,ono. ,ba foundation Of the claim OF Hayu
that 1t had the right to punish tne man citizen
did lies in an assertion that ne was 80
~ Havtt Iueders was born in Hayti OF Gei @
man father and a native woman ana aEcoiIns ,o ohs
to the laws Of the republic tha. niaretion Tor
the apparently severe treatment OF LueGei i o.
the Haytian Government Is prepared 10 sI.oS
thet he had been twice arrested ana conVictea
~ tha same offence namely, resisting and as
saulting an officer. The first ohence Was , uu,,, -
rnitted a. little over a year ago anu tie 80 -
law like that in this country In soii'e SosIo ~
.iS., "n ~, much more severe penalty in the
case Of a second conviction Also as Oil Is, ~
cation that there was no dlsc,llh,Iia'o" ma cer,nan
Iueders on the ground that he was deiInan Is
subject II can be shown by the Haytia uos
ernment that the person arrestsd WIN A,.,t at,~e
the same time for the same oaenSe ,nS 20 exactiv
fuil- booded Haytian. was subjected 70 eHaGrn! ~;
the same penalty, $500 fine ana a year IN
nri.onment. that was meted OUT 70 Lueue'e Sa. ., y
Altogether. the case is reeapoeu % roneriw a. he ad
Ai,,yA-
tnsted through the regular channels OK @ ulp'U, t.
matic negotiation instead OF demohs.ra.io.h ~ ~,
Torce particularly in view OF the fact tl,as
ImeSers /. now at liberty and in Germany anu
the acute phase OF the case has passed
THE LITTLE REPUBLIC WILL REslSI'
The Haytian Minister saws that the hepuo",
,s nrenaring for an eventually. considering
that ,ts honor Is involved IN the present troupie
and that II cannot yield to demonstrations OF
force by a powerful nation. The Minister says
that Haytrs ports are not fortified and that 1 ths
country has navy. but has an army OIL oi ia 40
nronort,ons Naturally II could not expect 10
Contend against one OF the most powerful ma ma
tons on the globe, but. with the hohor t, % 't t
Renublic at stake he declares, 1t would resist 10
the last and would prefer TO be crushed rather
than WELD to what It regards as an lnJustice;
The Haytian authorities consider that the
Monroe Doctrine applies to the present case, ana
FOR that reason expect that the people or IN. a.
United states will not approve the crusnins Oh
Iavti by a powerful European Governinent,
and that the authorities here viii not remain al
insctive n the Monroe Doctrine becomes IN
volved