The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-02
|1BE BEGERMAN.HAYTEN AFFAIR
l"iSlsTER OF HAYTI HAS LAID r.,r
NATTER BEFORE THE WASH
INGToN GOVERNMENT.
atlI|DG UPON MONROE DOCTRINE
version of Trouble p,t.
""ny In the Attitude of
huliy-Ambassador White
,s Instructed to Watch.

Washington, Nov. 29-Tbo o..ou.
q the department of state at Iost hoI
oeen formally directed to the friction tbat @
nAs arisen between Germany and Hat;
as result of the arrest by the of;cio,s
Tue latter country OF nalf-bood nnmnJ
heuis. hn While the department bns
! neen unofhclally watching the matter r fnr
Int iihe past, 1t was not until TODAY
the case came formally before i
ough tne appearance there of Mr.
i aueeer' the minister from Hayti to Wash.
ingtOn. The minister came to w oonsMit SS'i.
assistant Secretary Day, and the nttil
tuae OF Germany in the Lueders case
was the matter for discussion. An int;-
nation was given out at the state depart-
ment tnat our government so far hns
gone only to the length of instructinS
ambassador White ut Berlin to watch thc
developments and keep his government
informed. He. will lodge protest only
IN the event of the performance of Ger
many OF some act that is not consistent
Win justice and international law,
something that is not Anticipated here. In
other words, the state department does
not. feel that it has right to interpose
50 long as the demands of Germany for
redress are kept within the bounds of
sound practice in international disputes,
following in this the precedents by the
last administration when it permitted the
landing of British troops at Corinto, Me
aragua, to secure indemnity for the i'll
treatment of British consular officers. 1t
does not follow that the administration
VIII look with unconcern upon any harsh
and unjust measures that may be sought
to be put in force by Germany towards
the little island republic.
The 0pDo rtmnnt has hnop in fnr,na1 hot
the statement of facts that has been pub
lished in the case of Lueders is some
what misleading in that it makes some
important omissions. For instance, 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 citi-
zen of Hayti. Lueders was born in
tHayti of German father and native
'Haytien woman, and according to the
. Gys of the republic that made the child
e}full-fedged citizen of Hayti. Again, as
treatment of Lueders, the Hayten gov
ernment is prepared to show that he had
been before arrested and convicted of
the same offense, namely, resisting and
assaultng an officer. The first offense
was committed over year ago, and the
Haytien law, like that in our country i'll
some cases, provides for a much more
severe penalty in the case of a second
conviction. Also, as an indication that
there was no discrimination practiced
towards Lueders on the score that he was
a German subject, it can be shown by
the Haytien government that the person
arrested with him at the same time for
the same offense, native full blooded
Haytien, was subjected to exactly. the
same penalty-$500 fine and years i'm
prisonment-that was meted out to
Lueders.
The case is regarded at the state de-
partment as one that might properly be
adjusted through the regular channels or
Diplomatic negotiation, instead of through
the strong means of demonstrations III
force, particularly in view or the Iact
that Lueders is now at liberty ana IN
Germany, and the acute phase Oh the
ease has been passed. A.
The Havtien minister states that the
renublic is preparing for any eventual-
ty. considering that its honor IS lnvov-
I'd in the present trouble, and that 1t can
NOT Weld to demonstrations OF. force by
;, nowerful nation. The minister says
that Hayti's ports are unfortihed, ana
that the country has no navy, but has an
army of fair proportions. Naturally IL
could not expect to contend against one
of the most powerful nations on the glo9e,
hut with the honor of the republic at s,ake
he declares it would resist 10 1he .us,,
and would prefer to be crushed ra'nen
than to yield to what 1t REGARDS as "n
injustice. TT. comedian that
tbe Monroe doctrine applies to the pres.
ent cose. and for that reason eXpect that
The neople of the United States VIII not
y = nnroye the crushing of Hayti by pow
~ ~, Euronean government, or that the