Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13

since their discovery ny i.u'opsa ,n
'", .,,0ontal travellers have been dub
ss"s these Islands 1.-The necklace oil
caribbean c diamonds" emerald gems
e' ~" ding of the wave" "hawless Jew
' ~, IN turquoise" and other epithets
90 ,.,,lated to express great value as
' . as beauty; and 1t is frequently as
..rted especially since the spanish 'l,,
&c N.,.oan war--that Uncle Samuel win
.oouer or later stretch out his strong
, ,Isat hand and gather them all INTO
o,ser Of territories. But IL Prest'
~, rsos.y,lt or any of his successors
s.rAor, an idea of such benevolent
Hesitation" the sooner he puts the
'..a,v.tIoable ambition out OF his minu,
M better for all concerned. Though
Ssutitul beyond compare, the best OF
,,,ss so-called gems have serious iaws,
VIZ s ytislti--the most beautiful OF them
AN sW a. absolutely hopeless, so FAR az
Education is concerned, as long as ire
natsot descendant OF the present
so,,,,stion remains above ground. IL IL
~ derenerate OF the West lndies---the
.'.o,cei ablaok sheep of the Antillian
t%sm,ly our soldiers might easily seize
,Sass norts and compel ostensible sub
Sn,s.Ion along the edges Of the island,
but the dreadful rites OF primitive Alrl,
esn barbarism would still be practlceu
n the interior, and the hercely ihhe-
asndent sayages, hidden in the swamps
sra mountain Businesses, would CARR
an n murderous, implacable guerrilla
wsrfare 10 the bitter end, bidding de-
dance 10 the best white troops as SUI"
eessf,Aly as they did In years gone oy
10 the armies Of France and spain. ~
/, an omen boast IN Haiti today that VI
an invading force should land upon
their shores they would at once burn
N, towns, destroy the crops on the
plantations, kill or drive on the cattle
and poison all the streams and welis;
and then they would retire inland,
having the tropical sun, yellow FEVER,
srue and malaria to complete the work
II exterminating the whites, Undoubt-
ecly they would keep their word, and
icr every worthless negro life hundreds
Of white soldiers would be sacrificed.
Surely America has trouble enough
now with her own Astounding but
much adulterated and mostly civilized
eoored population, without Haitfs MIL
lion blacks who at heart are as savage
Is the tribes Of the Congo.
In this so-called republic there Is no
Rmblance Of law and order Every
thing bends TO the power Of brute force
and the lives OF men are taken as cool
ly as II they were flies, The saying
Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown" Is here exemplined to the ut
most, where out Of IS successive presi.
dents, only one lived to complete his
term Of office, The Haitien army
from $4,000 TO 10000 strong-is as limo
cent OF anything like discipline as Of
regular arms and uniforming. But
what II lacks In other respects II more
than makes up in plethora OF officers
m gorgeous array. Ii is AUTHORITATIVE,
" stated that there are upwards OF
ziVV generals" to say i,othing of ma
lors colonies and all III rest Of them
Some years ago Ftest. Salnave
raiseed common negro laborer whom
he happened TO see In the chain.
gang and admired on account OF his
bare and brawny arms, TO the rank Of
general Of brigade The new officer
mad no money to buy uniform, and so
ne began by "swiplng' a beautiful pair
gold-laced trousers from a tailor's
thop FOR this offence he was paraded
nound Port au Prince on a donkey,
us lace toward the tail and the stolen
Trousers tied around his neck. This un-
oward Incident, however did not az
KY nus career as general OF brigade,
mough II occurred on the very day he
.sVelVed MS commission, He made q
HVhous record In the army. from the
haiuah standpoint, and his ugly por-
ual To-Day occupies place Of honor In
DE palace.
me halllan government is supposed
wy patterned after that of the
euNu nlates-With several important
siSuohs' as, for example. article s
we constitution prohibits white
men from owning any real estate in
wsV. Ihls IS vigorously adhered to;
g SF cerialn other clauses, such as ar
IVY ~ winch guarantees personal lib
~, III W everybody, Is ignored. Univer-
~, suliage is proclaimed In the consti-
co, .u' uut only for the election of the
ss ana senate, The president Is
l r. by the people, but nominal
~ .ne senate and the congress, AS
\, .% OF TACT, he is never elect d
49,, ' oel selzes the reigns OF govern
y. MI ana nolds them as long as he can.
Ss. always a general" and exer-
49, 49, lhe despotlc sway of a military
srs,s Nei'her the cabinet nor the
hss, not mousse of representatives
NJ ' influence over him, so long as
mlnor ' eohttol the army. Yet every
ma ulnclal OF the government has
tboosao s"er 10 imprison whomever he
hg ~, WITHOUT going into emharrass.
1s tI n as to the alleged offense OF
ham,, ,,1p'soned. Thus IL frequently
viii Ne snst an official gets even
td gr"S s poltcal opponents or satisfies
s,cs ,slses TO his hearts content: for.
gs t. iale In this careless country.
n,r.,' ilAeiy to remain there. thou n
r,,a3 Of no crime, until the next revo-
10 seen, ,n'oWs open the prison doors
on,iI,ne recruits, Article "a Of the
" tor no,,. aoolishes the death penal
ersen,,p on'lcal offenses, but wholesale
var ra lake place after each petty
n,s.s ny constitution expressly guar
Ia, aeHslous freedom, and this has
t.rt,, uie open revival OF fetishIsm. as
Ilhs In me interior Of Africa. with
man ~ ,onlhg details. Nominally Ro-
has ,,,u avne the bulk OF the population
D.el,n,s. 70 its ancient cults. es-
rosS.. Wy diabolical cults Of Obea ana
a w w The 'Voodoo"--in Africa cali.
onous S"nI lhe mysterious, non pois-
fross SepoW serpent. which the me-
knovs ~ as the supreme being. II
and inn pest, the present, the future.
n. bs bofs much OF It's knowledge 10
tr,lv ~ pl!est chosen 10 be tempar
AiFb snolea With his love. Both these
De le,,a. Vuharies must be obeyed 10
tnt mi. p their faithful followers
tti ~ influence is all the grea or
gu, Il n9re dangerous because the
tro t,,noill eu on In secret. There are
eileyas Hal sacts Of Voodooists. One
tslsn, mat animal sacrifices are g,f.
rts,, 'le other demands human soc.
H.,i and practices csnnIhaIIsn,
, r9N w,,,,ss twentieth century and al,
"a, sos, .'n sight Of the American f,ar
lsr,r' y. over Porto Rico. The "ems
az Of vou,oque was a faithful adher-
hot ys svouoo' fetishism: and his fore.
lrsu naL Therlomge, was a hIsh
frs,ds,,, n,y about thirty years aro
tai.t N, "elhaye-an ignorant black
estits ~ Fought himself into the eve
su a,ys. ana after short reign
atog N =, y. out by clubs ana killed ike
Nt ri wy streets--Snu1hf 70 nhaai.