New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-25
HAYTFS SUSPICION AROUSED.
WHY SHE WOULDN'T ALLOW A WEATHER
STATION AT THE MOLE.
HER EVIDENT FEAR THAT THE uSrTED STATES
CONTEMPLATED ANNEXATIoN-AN ANUS

CONTEMPLATED ANNExATIoS-AN ANUS
mo CORRESPONDENCE
Washington. Aug. 2i-rt has Jus; developed that
the Haytian Government in It's recent refusal to
permit the establishment OF United States
weather Bureau station there based Its action on
a suspicion that the United States intended the
affair as an initiative in territorial acquisition.
While almost all Of the governments negotiated
with cheerfully co-operated in the movement for
extension OF the Weather Service Hayti absolutely
refused The result was instructions Of the most
positive character refusing 10 allow any word Of
American weather warnings IN any shape TO reach
that country. The correspondence between the two
Governments follows:
Legation OF the United States,
Honorable Brutus st. Victor Secretary Of state
for Foreign Affairs. Port-au-Prince Hayti.
pleiely study the Atmosphere changes in the ,rop-
les desires to aolisn meteorologeai stations In
trail America. Ny Government desires 10 have your
Republic Join IN the great benent that will be OBJ
tanned from the meteorological observations In the
study Of great hurricane and storm centres 80
prevalent at certain seasons u the year In that
sectior. which not only bring widespread damage
to commerce. but also lay waste great areas OF
territory In the esiahlishrent OF sucn stations
the knowledge viii te such IA 70 give warning e
be equipped with the late., and best Instruments
10 study all features Of the atmosphere as they
Desiring thet you shall share IN the great benefit
ersfrOm II SKIS OF you your peratlon In this
advancement in the world Of slence. not by the
expenditure Of money your part. but that one OF
your Republic. Ny Government suggests. and, -
have already stated. requests yoIr cooperation
and consent that such observatory Dc located At
Mole St Nicholas. on account Of its adyantsgeous
position and its connector by bic with the Lead
Ing commercial centres You will greatly favor me
by returning an early reply. Accept. Mr Minister.
my high regards and Consideration. I have tie
honor. etc. W. F POWELL.
Department Of State for Foreign Relations.
-, Portau-Prince. July o ls@
Mr. Minister: 7 have the honor 70 acknowledxs
the receipt of dispatch Of I'd OF this month. No 35.
by which you inform me Of the desire OF your Cow
eminent 70 proceed 70 the establishment ~ a me-
THEOLOGICAL observatory AZ Mole ST Nicholas. and
Government in favor Of the project. Well appre-
ciatng the eminent services that this observatory
would be called 70 render 10 navigation IN general
FASTENED 20 inform % that interesting question.
giving way 70 consideration OF high interior poll.
tics. sees ITSELF with much regret unable TO grant
am well persuaded. Mr. Minister. that the space
Of time. short as Il may he that has expired since
your happy arrival among will amply sufifce
70 mind as rerspicuous and high as yours 70
appreciate their value the imperous reasons
that have led the Hayt.an Government 70 take
''''' &c ''''" r ST. VICTOR
Promptly or the receipt Of this reply Secretary
Wilson gave Chief Moore q, The Weather Bureau
the follow NJ instructions:
I forward you a cory % rhe Haytisn Govern
ment's dispatch declining 10 permit US 70 estSonsn
a me'eoroleecal station n that territory ! ,ninSS
course all can DO is 70 make use OF the con-
tiguous countries that are friendly 70 us ! desire
that IN the conduct NJ your work IN the Carioosan
patches 70 the Hayian Government and nave no
correspondence whatever with I, along meteoroo-
ierior motive on the rart 81 this Government ard
Il Is duty keep away from them entirely