New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-10
DIPLOMATIC COMPLICATION IN HAYTI.
A SEMI OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HYPPoMTE AS.
SAILS THE CONSULAR PoDY-HoUNDING
THE DEFEATED INSURGENTS.

THE DEFEATED INsURGENJS.
"LOrdre," Portal Prince paper entirely devoted
to the Government OF General HyppOlito, publishes In
It's number Of May 30 rather threatening paragraph
in regard to the conduct of tho foreign consls during
and since tho recent bloody in the Hayan
capital II is usual, in suah circumstances, for the
defeated begarents to ind refuge in tho cOnsuates,
which enjoy in Hayt and in the spanish American
countries the ancient right OF asylum" recognized in
the Middle Ages belonging TO church buildings. IL
appears that the soldiers of Genrl Hyppote have not
respected that right this time, and that tlbN have
toPciby taken from the Dominican and OTHER consuates
at Prince political refugees who were shot i'm
mcdiatey. The paper "EOrdre," without ahucIng TO
those executions to the violation OF consular resi-
deRces, speaks as follows:
There are people who imagine that they are safe
because they are in the cOnsulates. Very good But
how is it that parsons who went out from consulate, in
order to attack the jail have entered there again. after
the fight OF their accOmpces' What il the right such
people make use Of and under what right do the consus
act as they do7 Are the conslaes kind Of fOrtsses
from which people sally forth when they expect TO
win, and TO which they return soon us they have
lost the fght7" And LOrdre" adds THAT viii make
the subject OF another article
It is evident that this promised Article will be an
arraignment Of the asylum privilege enjoyed by the
consulates which useful in nit gating the horrors
attending the frequent revolutions, especially In Hayt
In case the Government Of General Hyppolte should
dare TO claim AUTOMATICALLY, not TO respect practical
w. the consular privilege of asylum which always
recognized tile foreign powers OF Europe and America
cannot fail 10 unite and 10 assert by ultimatum OF
an international character the right Of their consls TO
protect political refugees.
The same Port Prince paper attacks the defeated
Insurgents in ferocious manner. Tie affair."" ID
SAYS did not last long but its consequences have been
bloody They were what tly ought TO have been:
say no more about IT, and 1t is urgent that they should
continue for some time longer. The actual Govern
ment is or the defensive What is true for the private
citizen is a fortior true for tlLs Government When
Won kin in defending Yourself you kill well-that is,
Won kill according 10 all legal forms. The rebels must
10 anuihated and also the party which they represent"
Then the IIyppote organ lays all the responsibility
upon the head Of General Maugat. the axied lcafer
WHO has been pointed ont already by The Tribune Is
the probable nstgator OF the troubles which caused ON
Nav o tbs first proclamation Of the state Of siege at
port an Prince. II is sufficient" LOrdre," ito
Give the name OF the secret chief to the insurgents to
convince the Republic thai the rcVOutl0nstS OF Port
,. Prince are bandits OF the worst kind. LegtmiSs,
pouantlss Prophetists Canalsts, Nationals and Lib
erals even former HyppOlitisls have unanimously
grouped themselves under the banner OF ST. surin
killed them. w killed, because those who not
yet killed viii be- ANY other candidacy actually
supported. would also have killed thcin."
THE HAYTIAN MINISTER SAYS 1T WAS A MOB.
No further news received from Hayt yesterday.
The Haytan Minister, Mr. Price said that he regarded