New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-26
MR.. DOUGLASS BACK.
HE CONES ON A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
HAYTrS PRESENT PROSPEROUS CONDITIONS
THE MINISTER'S PLEASANT RELATIONS
WITH THE ISLANDERS.

WITH TIE lSLANDEES
Frederick Douglass the United states Minister "a
ayt. arrived in Brooklyn from Port-au-P Prince yes.
terday afternoon on the Dutch steamship Prns Fred.
erik Hendrix. Mr. Douglass was accompanied by his
wife and by Theodore Wiener, American citizen
engaged In business in Hayti who will be the guest
OF Mr.. Douglass while In this country. Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglass and Mr. Wiener went Washington on the
Pennsylvania Railroad train which leaves Jersey City
at 10 While waiting for the train Mr.. Douglass
spoke TO Tribune reporter I'm regard 10 Haytian
affairs and prospects and his impressions Of the
try and the people, The venerable United States
Minister said that his ten-months' stay in the republic
had been every agreeable and that he had enjoyed
remarkably good health lie has asked for sixty days.
leave Of absence, exclusive Of the time occupied in
coming and going, in which @ make this visit 10 his
native land "Thc climate of IIoyti during the months
OF August and september he said, "is not very
desirable to a born in northern latitude, and
especially the climate OF Port au Prince. take 1t
a piece Of good fortune that the conditions Of tho
country were such 10 permit me TO leave IL without
dcrimcnt TO any American interest For the present
there is nothing apparently TO end9nger the stability
Of the repulc. The coffee crop, which Is the main
source Of revenue, is remarkably good, and good
crops bring cOntcntment Just hard times bring
plants and er0ans There provisional govern"
mont under President Iypp0le before he was irs1i-
arly nauguyatcd. He was Elected President by tho
Legislature the 18th 18th Of October, 1889, and
/ Il
conclusion as he had headed the successful revolution.
II. Hyppoe is quiet, dignhed and apparently we'll
informed with great rcpose Of character. lie is very
amabc, but should take IL that he is man who IN
| crisis would show all liz; hrmncss necessary
- assert his control / think the indications
now are that the government Is about as
firmly seated 'as at any former time. There Is
always In these south American countries more or
less criticism Of the 'outs against the ms and
Iaytl is exception.
There Is one thing in which the people of the
United states could help the Haytians little
by telling the truth about them, and not having
them constantly paradcd before the world as on
tho eve u revolution | used to notice tha'
in early Abolition times here if You wanted to get
up mob Il only necessary TO say there would
be one. Constantly saying that Iiayt Is on tho
verge Of revolution bcgets impression concern
Ing 1t that ought not to be. Hayu has had
revolutions to be sure, but some Of her Presidents
have served their terms out. one Of them' Boyer
WIG President for twenty-five years; another Ief'
Gard, held Office for eight years. and thiTd'
SOulOuque, for twelve years
If such reports IN regard 70 impending revolu'
tions are spread here, they reach llaytl sup
poser
Yes. We DO them justice in that regard Be-
sides they get an idea that Americans want revoln-
tons. therc-tlat there is money made ont Of their
revolutions Men who have "A lot II Old muskets
]
"a market for them. You know. They would no'
he sorry to have an order from llayti Inc
general Impression IS that nesraes can't govern
| themselves
VIII you please state the present condition Oh
the race question in llayti. Nr. Douglass z!
The causes that produced the race question arc
Easily stated Under the old French law ana
,,,ernment and custom there the children Of slave
holders ,by slaves not put upon Level
| With tloIr slaves They were constituted sep
| arate class, Their interests were entirely apars
from those II the slave and not entirely ldehtihed
! with tie masters. For IN" credit Of the French f"
| must be said that they did not buy and sell their
own children as was done in the United stated
They emanclpated them, and Of course the negroes
J wer, placed IN a kind OF anti sympathetic attitude
to them and they to the negroes. The policy OF INC
| French masters was u divide and conquer But the
race question is not very serious one there lhero
I, no man in Ilayt who by consequence Of his color
loses any right before tho law or any right IN society,"
There was time when parties we're divided little On
race lines but the question took the form that
| IL takes In tn, country. Men and women have their
preferences thcIo a, we'll here. would say 1t was
a preference rather than prejudice that sometimes
shows Itself there IL the selection OF society, ana 50
on.
some Of the papers here gave out report that
was having "a hard time OF 1t when / first went TO
lIayti They had il that the cologCd people did nob
/ want a co0I,4i nan-a black man-doWn there Tor
American Minister, and that was oetracsed Why, 1t
was the height Of nonsense Nothing of the hind
| occurred
What are the commercial relations Of the United
states 10 ayt. IN comparison between those OF Hay
md other countries -
Franco has more trade with Hay than the Unitd
states have. But wo feed the Haytiln'. The tnitea
states sell more provisions than any other county,
! Incy get their Hour only from the nilcd state
YSu came home Mr. Douglass on a Dutch vessel.
! Woud not an American steamship HE 10 Iiayu en-
ic, Iayti now produce, h large amount II
lpCwOod, and i exports 1@.VoO0O pounds oil cotyo
/ amount ot commerce already carried between The
nitcd states and liayu, an American steamship line
Mr.. Wiener remarked thai there was an opening Tor
q bs ice trade In llaytL When Mr. Douglass asa 10
Nuor't 10 laytt prontaaiv but Mr.. Wlclcr said has
| idea thit al ice making machine would be pay
ric Conversation tutIcd on the Fan American Con.
! ,rre--. ar which llaN'l Was rcpr'-cutci
DO tic lilyt.au, favor AsourliOn, Mr.. Douglass -
Ihrlc /, a div sion of opinion aio3t arbitration.
some tAuk IL - good. some doubt is cApHltI. >
Are tnc !laSta Weild.Spoaed toward TIE thhol
81 rls more Intelligent people think very well Of
/ ,cry erroneous uuc-that t." tinted states Is VcTy
auNlou, To- ret .~-,,>.on 81 Hal', sHhc o' o1f
/ paper, have c.ratci mat mpr'--IoH' ,.n. ,t,,
Il, llA>tl .u Your opinion. Republic Win
iou nu.; Judge the IIaytan,." said Nj. Douglass,
erayciy. Is yoI Wodu am Other people ~ tHc N"'it
-fu.la- from a lpW DDliitllu not 49, Jie htiSHVS "
,,nn i.t, have attained but by tle depths from When
tl,y I.,,, come. \ "a must remember uld HleS NV
',, itl .\pe..cuce ll 20. crllm,It for very shNS
tnr. and tntt ting school ont II "h,h I,sS 100
/ Nh. unt a NcIF -pud one. 70 edy Ia" .'iss'
l"t there tlcy are. Iney have govern.
nrnt Ihcy lave judiciary Ioy ave
.,',ti,. a.lurtnlrut. lacy nave an cAt'utNe ut-
rs.tmcrt Incrc j, icing conducted IA u'iF soAniry
L,~sc b,ue',. ships u all nations Udh be seen
/ - ',,.,.f u.-,s They carry q government II IS
fut Inc Iuitel state Government II l. hot ING
i,..l'. IN tot .ruIucpt Bat % J., government. anu
! i,W and orlcf arr maintained, aud there are tf,H
'uiy circumstances that lead me 70 believe mat the
| "r,'try has a ultuIt II yuu 20 back a mite Way ia
| tN'tnry van ,poU tlat some the greatest nAtol'
N oday wer Torn and rent by ii'u'nal ,tfli'H 1lS
tr or i've ccutuic, $50. lou d>hed me II me nav
| sus uIcd he American people. rod MoN ut'IS
| vo. "a lime when We did not recognize uem ~ dl' -
| u,fl,u Iouy after thry were irce We r"lnerd %