New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
TITIulTT " TO HAYTI.
THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT PERMIT
HER TO ENFORCE THE NAVAHOE CLAIM.

0-Urfrighf IsoS. TIE Associated fresa1
Por,.au-Princc. Nayu May s-ouc would say
ibaf u!ufnatDnns Addressed . the Hayian Govern
tn.rt tickle us seas. OF Us imp0rtancc and are
.u1ur, that Il dofes on. Minister Powell gave the
Foreign Orl.c thlrty-egAt hours IN which 20 sig
Nifty It's intention ~ carrying out me provisions o;
the Treaty OF lsd with equal emphasis he has
lust replied 20 n Communication = NJ nrutus -.
Victor 'hc Foreign Minister. on the subject NJ
fine Illegally levied on ~" 'lYdc Steamer N"Nanoe
formerly the rluriugla.
The cnAfye AGAINST tho Nsyaho~ wes % purely
technical character. and wts no doubt Simply con-
coctcd IS lower officers Of The customs fcr the
sake % a possible division Of spoil The Thuringia
brourhf 10 the nor, ~ NiraFoere three barrels -
n,-rchnndi-, IN. marks which dia not exactly
corrosrond with those on the manifest. Tho
r.ct duty WIS paid them. however Nevertne-
,esg on July Is last the customs CHIEF a. Miragoane
formulated a complaint against the vessel u IS
alleged nv the clyde officers tha; Ne had previously
endeavorcd obtain considerable gratuity from
the company The technical irreguarity In regard
70 the three barrels - merchandise was used by
h,-, as a urotcxf ror his corrupt demand Nothing
was paid 20 hlm and the steamship wa nominaiy
seized ana dre ~ $500 imposed upon h"r owners.
The company repr"s"nta'lv" ~ NrhS'Auo stooh
firm ana the company appealed 10 ~" American
state Department through Its trevclng 1gent Mr.
psct+norn Nr Powell ~ his special request.
or.red a correenordsnco with the Haytlan Gov
orrr,.nf on he subject. and asked that II make
thorough investigation Of the case before arriving
o., . anal determination IN regard TO y. Mr. Powell.
upon studying a. himself found that me "6 n'
eyui,ratlou Of the difficulty entirely correct
r,he charge mad. by the officer OF the customs
,Voe attempted srnugpling The penalty which was
levied was many times the value Of the goods
Mr. Powell asked the Haytan Government 10 fur
nsh hin, with copies OF the alleged faulty invoices
This II refused to do lie obtained them. however,
from the clyde company About December q last
m, Government threa 'oned 20 take ina possession
Of th. vessel unless the nne was paid The AmeTi-
ran Minister Informed the Minister OF Finance,
through the Foreign Minister. that the vessel
must no, BE- se.1cd She AZ thni time proceed
ing 10 this port Tho Government yielded 80 FAR
ns to modify ito previous orders. teegraphns I'm
ned,atoly 10 cape Hayti-n That the Navahce was
not 10 he molestcd. Tho affair was thus adjourned.
as Mr. Powell supposed until he could receive the
papers I'm the case. They reached him oni" TWO
weeks ago and ne submitted them together with
his conclusiors thereon. 10 The Minister OF finance.
through tho Foreign Minister. A day. or two ego
ne received a reply stating that me Baytian Gov
eminent regarded the whole affair as having been
closed carly IN January. that Il did NOT propose 10
reopen II ard would not remit the fine. and thar
~ tn. YVES not paid II would lay hands on the
ves.ei In a letter to the Foreign Minister. dated
May p 1895. In reply to the communication MI
Powell pronounced the fine Illegal and declared
TINT but for technically the manifest and IN
voices were entirely regular He dweIt upon tho
failure Of tho Government 10 furnish Information
IN regard to the case requested by him. the rep
re.entat!ve Of a friendly nation Immediately inter
es,ed In H. and IN CONCLUSION ne used this unmis-
taxable language;
This fine imposed sy the customs authorities OF
Nlrasrare. VIII not he paid by Mr.. Clyde. and In
the o. any vessel belonging 10 the clyde Line
being seized and held for the paymen, cf TINS sum
| snail demand its instant release and shall CLAIM
Sufficient dnriages from TIE Haytian Government TO
cover the loss sustained by Mcssrs. Clyde Co. or
mat thew may suffer by ITS detention. or this In
dcmnity / shall demand prompt payment WITH
,tls cir desire you to understand mat the mel
dent is closed so fhr This legation !s concerned
4, mis- ul,imaiun, decidedly brusque II IL IN
ia terms Mr. Powell does not expect any answer
Nor 10, 8 he expect that the Cly de company or the
American Government viii ever again hear ofiici-
eIIy fronl the Uaytian Government about the Nnya-
hoe claim II viii probably be allowed simply to
dron into oblivion without further ado But IN the
sven OF ANY pay steal attempt being made TO ENFORCE
the fine IMPOSED at Mragoane Mr.. Powell Is nrmly
jcterrn ned 20 send at once for an American man
of-war The obIect-icsson to which the Haytian
S,overnnent was subjected some years ago, when
the Phpa de lphla. with shotted guns Under Admiral
boz 81 Por,-au Prince. may be repeated The Hay
tam, however after their bitter experience with
the Germans are not likely TO invite anything ~
IKE Kind on the PAT. q the Americana. wnomfhey
hold iust no N Ia ) 81 more wholesome respect