Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-14
OUR DIPLOMACY IN HAITI.


OUR DIPLOMACY IN HAYTL
The Mole saint-Nicolas and Efforts to Sc
cure 1t.
A srArxxrxr OF TEE CASE SUPPOSED TO IN
ASArE FROM Ex-MIN1srKR DoUoLAss-HYPPoLlTE
DEFENDED FROM AccusATIoSs OF BAD FAITH
AND ME-. BLAINE CRITICISED.
Following close upon the resignation OF Mr..
Frederick Douglass a. United States minister
to Hayti appears q pamphlet publication on
THE Haytian Question" The author is con-
cealed under the nom-de-plume of Verax, but
there are indications in the pamphlet and a
display of knowledge Of details of recent diplo-
matte negotiations which lead to the belief
that Mr. Douglass is not the author the data for
the pamphlet was furnished by him. The whole
tenor of the publication is to defend the gov
eminent of Hyppolite from accusation of bad
faith or of ill-wlll toward the United States In
the matter of the Mole Saint-Nicolas and to
point out the errors claimed to have been made
ON the part of the Americans.
Speaking Of the importance Of this matter
the writer says:
..As a pendant, 40 to speak, to the eastern
occident appears on the horizon. about to pro-
pound itself to the nations of the world.
The piercing Of the Central Amer
;r,n-o.san;c .ansl -,ath.r 81 $780,
- - N;..raa-,s - .h. .,o~n,nns
o.o,,on,;c i,,tsrasts naaaaa Ia A. ha a.
veIoned nv thar entsrnrise must ;neyi,abIv
male The Sea of the Antilies Nth ito ancircliny
nri,,cinaI maritime and comme5c;aI no,rera Of
Enrope and of the ereat rsnnblic of the limited
S,ates Of Nortb Amsr;cs
These preliminary reflections may be not al
.o,e,bsr I.Ineisss in s.tsbi;shins .,..rIU ,he
si,na,;o, ~ tha H.v,;ar -a.,,hEa :, .h;s -.
Of tba WaIa Sain,- S;coIas Ia.tn IN L. a III
inc AZ the northwestsrn noint Of The al nd Of
Hsyti ,,o;nt.5 Ill a cinnnn 80 - 80
necesssriIv ba The Pnrone.n Ena 10 tho inter.
oceanic canal wbetber this he comnIeted at
p.rar,a o. a,'antr,IIn =. N;o.-s.no >,
Tbs wr;ter asssri. int i'm nr,ss- 40 ,,;.,a,d
american oninion mon this story of the Mole
SaintNicolas there I,a. heen and still i. in The
rtterances M POLITICAL circles a lact 81 frant
ness a. To the exact nature Of the dsmands
mads unon the Uav,ian covarnment
,-,. -.
Inc Dad faltn charged 10 zen. Hyppohte,
the writer claims, is based on promises alleged
To have been made in December. 1883. Inv Mr..
~, r., C,;. u.u.;.., .-.h.. q.
M M ieu- Inc ~! uAA NC Lon, SHns W
lie T7bese alleged nroInises Included ma
one of the considerations for inter-
vention in favor of Hyppolite
permission to the federal navy to have
IA. s settioh on ..e oos " n.! wiz
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"nat puTporteu 70 oe oocunIehs gIanune
powers 70 Ene anu pieusins aIe ny Ppoii'e gGs-
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SeHerSi Ametiesn youIna.s. WIN "ha.eVer
,tn",la1e AZ. IN lou.
ssioneI agreement. have hen made be,vcan
the president of Hayti and the United States of
America for the cesaion of this same bay Of the
Slole Saint-Nlcoias. whlcn ms excellency, fresl-
os a. sn.r Gn, ues s"o'n luz VIC ose
Another Argument that m .peb document ma
the alleged Authorization of N. Ellie really ex-
listed Is that the America, n.eo.;ator. in ;h.;r
reply TO Mr. Firmin. made no alIusion 10 II.
rur y,,s,nx oy n. ,,,o,,,rv
m
Inc writer 'ninAs IL strahge thnt "nle 30
much Is saiu OF ue mission OF NJ Enc, whose
authority is questioned, nothing is said of the
authentic mission of DR. Nemonrs Aupnste who
was received bv Secretary Bayard in tbe sa,ne
month of December. lsS3. MIR. Bavard il ia
asserted not only accented nothing and Drom-
ised nothing. but DECLINED even to receive NJ
Ellie.
ut ia known" said the writer "tbat NJ
Aueus,e exnres,ed the visws and inte,t,ors ~
Gen. Hyppolite mot only yerbaIIv in ,hs of,;cial
Interview winch he had with Mr. Ravard Inn,
,Iso in writing II, . ,Iocrm.n, o,l,lrass5 ., g.
secretary of State ar hi. r.onsst Cd ,h;ni
Was officially nnbIisbe5 ami rommnn;c.t.J -
tb, two bonsss AT Cnnor.ss "
Vow in this docpmont NJ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
10 declare in n manner as cIcar ca,ooor;c.i -
formal s.. nav be ,b,t - ,~,s =; ,,o,';sa ,;,h;
tho ,ntcntIon. OF C;en Hynnoii,. .ni h.. "a
berents w ,.eds The NIL. idfin,'T;onios .a ~.
Cnite,l States nor In any Other nat;on :"
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n] rioS W 'hA 0Nrihp STATES
ie "iI'ei eoinDA'S VIC ioeA @1a' IL was on
accouil' Vi 'he PROMISES REFERRED 70 tnat the
.hi'eu states lent supper. 70 the hyppohte
government "ha' eshea 'ne intervention
oi the Ihi.e1 states n eislmeo was the action
$50, =, W Pi''eS' Aineiioan GULL
In ,r;,or st, :, .,,..- Al:
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a., 49, ~ IL. '. oo, AZ OaPe Hsyi;
S, ,a. 'n 80. az 49,. Vi me Chiteo
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Hoe,n ,ri 60 Soue on Legitme gun
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