The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-17
I'm IMITATION
OF ENGLAND
Germany Playing the Role Of Bully
to Hayti.
THE TROUBLE NOW AvERTED
Williams Army Will Not Go to the Vest
ladies'. through Our Hinisters
IatsryestiOn.

Kingston. jamaica, Nov. s.-(corres-
pondence Of the Associated Press )--rhe
threatened rupture between. Germany and
Hayt has 50 far been ansleably settled.
thanks to the mediation OF the United
States minister. f. W. Howell, though Il
Is stal understood that Germany intends
to make a naval demonstration in Hay
tan waters.
The German version OF tile trouble has
been already published
The following Is the Haytian side Of
the dispute:
The dispute arose out Of the imprison-
ment Of Herr Emil Leuders, the son OF
German who married Haytlan woman.
Up to a short time ago Lueders was a
Haytian citizen. but. IT Is added. having
been concerned in various little AFFAIRS,
among which are mentioned four duels.
he seemingly deemed 1t wiss to change
his nationality and registered his name
al the German consulate.
For an assault upon cab driver. said
to have been unprovoked, to which Lue-
ders, it is said. pleaded guilty. he was
sentenced to one months Imprisonment.
He appealed frora this decision to the
correctional court and the sentence was
altered. he being sentenced to one years
seclusion and fine OF 800 francs. A
further appeal was pending when the
German minister interfered without in
vitation, and. It is claimed. forced his
way into the private apartments Of
Tciesias Simon Sam. the president OF the
| Haytian republic. and in a rude and
peremp;ory manner, demanded the re-
lease of Lueders. with an apology to the
German government. an indemnity Of
5000 a day for the time he had been in
prison. the immediate trisl Of the police
who arrested him and the dismissal OF
the judges who sentenced him II the
prisoner was not released within "A hours
the indemnity was to be 5000 per day for
every day thereafter.
Naturally the president resented the
insult which mad been offered and firmly
but politely referred the minister. Count
Schwerin, who is charge d'affaires OF the
German embassy at Port au Prince, to
the minister for foreign affairs, whose
duty it was to enter into such matters.
The German minister demanded that
Simon Sam should comply with his de-
mands, and meeting with refusal. caoled
to Berlin for instructions. A reply hav-
ing been received. he hauled down his
flag and announced that three German
warships were on their way here
This news became public property and
aroLsed the Haytians to fever heat of
excitemsnt and indignation. and even
the American and British residents felt
that it was an attempt to milk a cow
already dry" and the Haytlans, despite
their feebleness, were bound to resist It.
Many of them offered their assistance
to the government as volunteers in the
event of trouble.
Feeling the current of public opinion
and the certainty of support in any de-
fensive action which he might take the
president called in as many troops as
could be reached at short notice. the bar
racks were fixed, ammunition was served
out and every preparation made for a
fierce struggle. Acting entirely upon his
own volitlon, Mr., Powell the United
States minister. addressed letters to the
Haytian minister for foreign affairs. re-
uuesting that Lueders be released. The
Haytian minister then, as en- act Of cour-
tesy to the United States, released Lue-
ders. but at the same time officially ex-
PEELED him from the country. He left
at once for Berlin. where he laid his
case before the German government.