The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-28
BLAINE'S DIPLOMACY.
Is He Trying to Ultimately Get
Mole st. Nicholas
THE UNITED STATES MEN-OF-WAR
Their Being In Haytien Waters Is Explained
Upon This Hypothesis Existence
Of Secret Treaty Asserted

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner-D Dispatch
NEW YORK, Dec 27.-The Worlds spe-
cial correspondent at Cape Haytien, Hayti,
writes: 1t has been a matter of wonder
to everybody familiar with Haytien affairs
to account for the presence of st least one
United States war vessel being kent in
Haytien waters during the past year. AS
soon as one vessel has returned to the
States another is sent to take its place
There are no interests to protect because
an American beng an alien in Hayti can
acquire no interests that he cannot take
with him, and the opinion is gaining around
that the protection of American interests
is but screen behind which political in
trigues are carried on. The United States
naval officers sent to Hayti on the war
ships thought they could see "a niger in
the woodpile."
The reason has at last appeared and takes
the form of secret treaty by Blaine with
Hippolyte, whereby Hippolyte bound him
self In the event of his success to cede Mole
st. Nicholas to the United States in return
for the aid and cooperation of the United
States during the late civil war in Hayti.
Inc partlsans of Legitime have charged,
and the party of Hippolyte admits, that
Hlppolyte could not have succeeded had it
not been for the cooperation of the United
States war vessels in these waters.
1t IS recalled by. the Haytiens that the
haroor of Gonaives was blockaded by three
well equipped war vessels of Legitime The
Clyde steamer Ozama, laden with contra
band OF war, attempted to run the block
ade and was captured. 1t was claimed by
the United States minister, who was not
only personal friend but a partisan of
Hippolyte, that the blockade was mot eff
fectual." Commander Kellogg, of the United
States steamer Ossipee, thereupon re-
leased her by force, the Ossipee ateaming
into the harbor and towing the Ozama out
On the arrival of Admiral Gherhardi he
demanded $500 from Legitime's govern
ment as indemnity for the detention of
the Ozama The demand was backed bv
the rifles of the corvette Kearsage, and
was Paid without the formality of a hear
ing to Admiral Gherardi himself.
The country is on the verge of a reyolu-
ton, caused by the publication of the terms
OF the treaty between Blaine and Hippo
lyte. In the north, what is becoming known
as the National party, is lead by General
Salvane, son of the late President Salyane.
In the south the partisans of Legitime are
hot for the deposition Of Hippolyte 1t is
said that Hippolyte cannot cede Mole st.
Nicholas without exciting popular .evo-
luton, which would result in his downfall
and the revocation of the treaty. The
powerful interests represented by foreign
merchants in the island are in favor of the
cess1on, for" as one said, ''if the United
States get the Mole they will be compelled
to take the entire country or else give it
up" Another said: Il am so sure that
Hippolyte will ultimately cede Mole ST.
Nicholas to the United States that am
going there to invest some money in that
vicinity"
When the North Atlantic squadron left
New York it was given out by the navy de-
partment that the ships were only going to
make the routine winter cruise in the West
Indies. Since the ships have arrived here
it is announced by the admiral that they
will not leave Hayti for three months. The
steamer Kearsage has been ordered to pro
coed to the Mole and survey the harbor
The desirability of the Mole as a coaling
or naval station is beyond question. Stu
ated on the windward passage where it is
but fifty miles wide, it practically com
mands the entrance to the Caribbean sea
from the east or north. The location is
healthy, the harbor pacific and the water
good. Three forts would defend it per-
fectly from the waterside, while a low
range of steep mountains render it impreg-
nable from the land.
The signing of the deed whereby the
Mole is delivered to the United States will
De IHe Signal LOT popular uprising against
Hippolyte, and it is well known to Hippo-
lyte and to all that in the excitement the
government of the United States would
have to assert its rights. If Hayti cedes
the Mole to the United States, it will only
be as security for the payment of loan of
Sl4, 100000 which Hayti is trying to nego-
tiate in the United States. Of course it is
wholly improbable that the United States
should guarantee the loan or interest itself
n m cd 11 4l,N
a syndicate is formed to loan S14,00O,0O or
more and then sell to the United States for
S30,000,000 or more. Such schemewould
equal the credit mobilier if they could get a
big discount from Hayti and collect a of
the United States before the loan was CON
summated. The party of Legitime in Hayti
is not even in favor of the loan. They
say that if Hippolyte was not president of
Hayti. they would make claim against the
United States for 800 paid Gherhardi for
damages.