New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-29
HIS RECALL DEMANDED.
INVITED STATES MINISTER SMYTHE IN
TROUBLE WITH HAYTl.

HE TOLD PRESIDENT HlfIOLh IL ~"
THE GOVERNMENT AND INCIDENTALLY
CHARGED HIM WITH MIsAPPRoPRlATlNG
BEvENUEs-THE PEOPLE INDIGNANT
Henry NJ Smythe. of Virginia. the United
States Minister to Hayt has put MS ioo' III
q" The citizens of the Black Republic through
President Hippolyte. have demanded MS RECALL
Nr srnvthe. of Virginia thought he knew more
-n.,, ,oarag;nq Hayti than President Hippoyte
ad lie did not hesitate to tell the President So
,d no also suggested some radical REFORMS
10 won, so far as to say that the governmental
revenues had been msapplied by the President
% his own ends; hence the demand Tor MS
recall.
Edmond Fortune. a representative or the
Massachusetts, Life Insurance Company, or hos
ION returned from the West Indies yesterday on
the Dutch steamer Prinz Winem l. The
steamer stopped at various points in the north
49,, rart q, South America and also touched at
Trinidad and Port au Prince. Mr.. Fortune
,o,r5ed the steamer at Trinidad on January
and when she touched at Port au Prince on
January 90 While at the last port Mr.. Fortune
went ashore and he tells Of some remarkable
do,nes of the American Minister there
Rrehy the story is as follows: Inc people OF
w., ara greatly incenscd at the new American
.org Frederick Douglass were colored men.
and the people of the Black Republic believed
chat they Rad be-n sighted by the change. Mr.
smvtbe's diplomatic career is about two months
did Before he had been in Hayt long he dis
o,.ered many matters not to his liking this was
nsnaci,1lv the case as to President Hippoiyte
"Tho pen is mghtier than the sword. was
Mr. Sn1vthe's slogan. and he wrote a letter. In
which he roasted" the President to his hearts
,ontent He gave his views. first. as To now
uayti should he governed Mr. S"Ythe COM
nared the administration of President hippo
lyte's predecessors. and showed that the present
Government with the President al the head'
orld ruin the country. After suggesting many
reforms. the Minister added the assertion that
,hs President was misapplying the revenues and
suplving them to his own ends.
Minister Smythe took this remarkable docu-
mon, to the Ministers Of other Powers ana asked
then TO sign II. They declined TO commit them-
selves although according to Mr. Fortune 'hey
fullv believed the truth of the charges which
xere Of a general and not Of specihc charac-
Ter. ,,,
with holiness bon Of two-months' diplo-
ro,ic career he then sent this communication
% President Hippolyte. who. according TO the
general report in Hayti imme9la,.eN w. St,lo-
the state department and asked that the o'p'"-
When the people Of Hayti heard Of the impu-
dent conduct of Mr.. Smythe. their anger "dS
great They hold that colored man l. -.
s,nerior CLAW and their laws. in carrying uu.
this belief prohibit white men from o"hins
nronertv in the country. Mr. Douglass m
rnmbency pleased the Haytians. and they len
that an Intentional slight had been pun uP"i,
theno nv the United States Government anu
that Smythe had been sent 10 Hayu Tor the
nurnose of creating discord and disruptng 'ne
Government with the ultimate purpose VI ''i~N
ing Hayti ar American possession
MR. sMyTIrE WOULD NOT ATTEND THE DINNER.
Not long after President Hippolyte had re-
ouested Mr.. Smythes recall. ne gave dinner 20
all the foreign ministers. Mr.. Smythe, although
invited did not attend. thus showing his spleen.
and exhibiting his anger at NJ HippoY'eS
action. .,- 49, oo,ra -
1yavt, heeye that President Hippoyte Is not
hianaloes an several OF the charges II
uss regarded as an insult for the Minister or
foreign mower 10 pose az dictator he aSV
saws thai General Manigat, who is now IN eAi.e
AZ Kingston Jamaica, will probably be HaHU
next President; he Is sun one VI '"' 'N''
powerful leaders.s - l.,
President HippOy,e's term Of four years Is
vnunp and ne is endeaVOring 70 intrench MIN
self strongly in the favor Of his followers, rms
OF course requires the placing Of many hehch
men Nanigat * said to be impatient ana
mani people believe that ne VIII surprise mp
povte some day and depose him.
This may have reached Mr. Smythe's ears ana
II is probable that he thought Hippolyte reany
should not spend 50 much money out OI ule
Governments treasury paving the way lor sup
port In the future. ,..
When Mr. Fortune left Hayt all was quiet
and President HippQlyte seemed 10 De PoPu'"''