concerned may be the upshot of the present troubles.

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Germany has a good deal on her hands at this moment.

In regard to Haiti, the case of young Lueders seems to be more
complicated than it at first appeared.

By the laws of Haiti he is a Haitian, having been born on Haitian soil
of a native mother; but he was educated in Germany, and served his time
in the German army, so he has voluntarily assumed the duties of German
citizenship.

This makes the case hard to handle.

Haiti has a perfect right to insist that he is a citizen, and must be
treated according to her laws, but Germany has also some right to say
that he is a German citizen, and shall not be abused by a foreign
country. Were Haiti a more powerful country than she is, there is little
doubt that she would take a stand and insist on her rights, but as it
is, she does not dare to resist a strong power like Germany.

There was, as we told you, a report current that Germany did not intend
to send any ship to Haiti, but that the matter would be settled by
arbitration.

Three days after the announcement, two German cruisers entered the
harbor of Port-au-Prince, and sent in an ultimatum, which is a
government's final decision on a given subject.