New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
NO NEWS RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON
pREcEpENTs FOR GERMANY's REPORTED ACTION
NO APPARENT OCCASION FOR INTER |EN-
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TON BY THIS GOVERNMENT
90 f----- Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TKrBuNEl
Washington Dec. THE only Information that
the State Department. the German Embassy OF ING
Eaytian Minister has In regard TO the enforcement.
OF the demands made by the German 1o'eriihe"'
upon the Republic OF Hayu for the arrest OF hue-
ders his detention in prison and subsequent ex-
nul.on from the island, IL derived from newspaper
dispatc Minister Powell at whose instance
Luoders was permitted TO leave tho island without
serving out the sentence originally imposed upon
HIM has not been heard from for over a week
Ocial information therefore as TO the occur erces
OF the last twenty-four hours Is not yet in the
possession of the State Department The German
Embassy at a late hour this evening had not re-
ceived any news from the authorities In Berlin
the only source Of official Information al It's com
mand-as TO the promp. compliance OF the Hayiian
Government with all the demands na1e by the
German commander at the muzz!e OF his guns
There is little II any doubt however. as to the SUD
stantal accuracy of tn. dispatches received 'N's
afternoon. which report the German nag 10 nave
been saluted, the indemnity in money 20 have been
paid and the gracious reception OF Count
6chwerin, the German Minister to Hayu. by the
President of the Republic. about to take place.
From the very outset well-informed person
here has thought that the difficulty arising over
the arrest of Lueders would at any timo const-
tute proper cause for intervention on the part OF
the United States The details OF the whole affair
ere hardly known At best only side OF the
controversy-that presented by Hayti-has been
heard Under the circumstances, the State De-
partment did everything 1t could In instructlng
Ambassador White to keep 1t fully Informed as to
what steps were likely to be taken by the German
Government TO enforce It's demands. and In not
d,savowIng the action Of Minister Powell In sug-
costing 10 the Haytian authorities the advsaDility
of promptly releasing Lueders and sending him
out Of the country.
so long certainly as the German Government
showed no lntent,on of securing compliance with
its demands by permanent occupation Oh A .erI. ~
Adyninistraiion sauuld dc auy more thar cont!Iuo
closely 10 watch 1svelopnents. lhA. II Is needless
iouad not only every precedent in similar cases
by lis predecessors. but has maintained more Par
Administration maintained in the recent case case OF
the difficulty between Great Britain and Nicara-
qua When s the HoSSe there %
cure the payment OF Iia.b consar rO ocer
On the part OF Germany. her prompt procedure to to
enforce her demands and vindcate the security OF
A as' far back as 1868 she secured under very similar
circumstances, an apology and indemnity from ven,
ssues In he psS IN hs at La
had been seized and pundered by troops OF the ven
ezuelan Government then actively engaged IN put
Movements Of that time fhs German
IN the present case Of Hayt saw 1T only to n Sena 10
school ship. which, then now, Is In the hapl OF
cruising "a ahn the winter ter Sh in Don MS the a
70 Of the % M an
fashioned sailing vessel the Niobe the Venezuelan
szed in the customary manner and saiuted the Ger
man nag The whole was done quickly
Since then the German Government has once or
twice done tho same thing. and each time without
so wha, other means it might have employed to
bring Government Ike that OF Hayti 10 It's senses.
No diplomat here % s dignity Of "a. he a.
hculty.