The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-16
French Representative Cables
His Government That Situa-
ton Is Acute and Critical.
ELEVEN MEN DRAGGED
FROM BED AND SHOT
New Government Summarily Ex-
ecutes Political Suspects.
Powers Act in Concert.

PARIS, March 16.--The situation be-
tween the Haytian Government and
France has become acute and critical.
-rhe French legation at Port-an- Prince
is nlenaced and general massacre of
the white residents of the. island Is
feared. This Information was con-
veyed in an official dispatch to the
Foreign Office FROM NJ. Carteron, the
French minister to Hayti.
The French cruiser in the l1strees is
expected very soon at Gonaives, where
she will act in cooperation with the
British and German ships Of war now
on their way to Hayti.
Eleven additional persons have taken
asylum at the French legation. Gen
eral Alexis, the President of Hayti, has
ilatly refused to allow any refugees IN
the consulate to depart.
General Antenor Firmin, who led the
last revolt in Hayti is among the
refugees under the French flag. The
foreign Office recognizes that the gen
eral and his followers are revolutions
lists, but it declined 10 hand them over
TO the Haytian government on tho
apnilnd that there were no assurance
tilgt tho men would have a legal trial
BERLIN, March 16-Thc German
Admiralty has ordered the cruisel
Bremen, at present at Curacao. to 81
to ort-au-Prince, Hayti, for the pro
lection of German subjects or othel
foreigners.
"A telegram received here by the Ger
man Gable Company from Port-au'
Prince says that the safety Of foreign
ers there was seriously threatened.
1t is believed here that the Haytiar
Government is meditating forcible
measures against the right of asylum
afforded by foreign consulates.
PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti, March 16
r-Eleven men of prominence here were
dragged from their beds this morning
and summary shot, near the cemetery
by order of the new government.
The city Is in d state of terror aho
the inh bitants arc fearful of what may
happen next,
It is regarded as absolutely indispens-
able that an American warship should
be sent
1t is generally believed that NJ. Mar
celin and M. Borno did not know OF
General Leconte's action until the mer
were shot.
NJ. Borno told the French minister
that an awful conspiracy against the
government. originating in the consu-
lates,'' having been discovered, 1t Is
impossible to continue negotiations fol
embarking the refugees. Therefore
France must immediately deliver to the
Haytian government all her refugees
The German minister will receive th'
Sarne notification today
This request was officially made IL
writing, which is construed here as De
ing the sravest ultimatun.
Foreign warsbips on Whs.
The proposed arrangement viii
France permitting those in the con
sulate at Gonaives to leave the coun-
try on ;heir giving q solemn pledge moi
to again disturb the peace of Flayt
probably will be much complicated, foi
in view Of the state of affairs now pre-
vailing many persons, fearing proseca-
ton, have taken refuge in the foreign
consulates
The French cruiser D'Dstrecs has
been hurriedly ordered to Gonaives, ano
the British cruiser Indefatigable, nov
at Kingston, jamaica, has been in
structed TO steam for this port. a
German warship has been hurriedly de-
n1anded by the German minister.
The police claim that they captured
Yesterday a woman carrying case OF
Remington cartridges, and add that
they have discovered q number of rihes
deposited by Marsillon Coicou in the
house of his sister. Slmeonne Salomon.
The government says 1t has captured
other letters from General Firnlln and
complains that he is using the French
Consulate for conspiring. which the
French Consul cnergeticaily denies.