New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
HAYTIANSISSUE APPEAL
sSK FREEDOM TO Arm.
Vail Ouerthroso of 4leris "Patr1otic
C;slizing and Humanitarian"

=. &c an appeal TO the nations not 10 lnterlere
..b mans TO arm against the government of
I,-esident Nord Alexis. which the address says is
= ,a+r3otic. civilizing and humanitarian task"
,ha address is also a statement of the alleged
s.,hsrous tyranny under which the people Of
1Iavtf live II says
7, tbe Republic Of Hayti atrocities are actually
.tins p plac which recall in more than one aspect
those recorded in the sncent hSsory & aa OJ tS wdf6 is
iics of Venice and Fadua- me MIole a; "uLlG as
7.6 with horror. and she newspapers OF America
France EnsshG o aIe nesonding voices arise to pro
,sst agains5 these atrocities and 10 censure their
2e 10 yourself TIE blending in single ind
-dual Of Caggla , Mahuof Of 9he 1he Conci Of ZEN
Tan r3ore formidable gravitate around this lndl-
,dTs aT9 mich g0u constitute the government of TIE
f:ie Black Republic They go anoqa png and the
aafline gun 1T their sides .o.,+.
hshols small nation Of intelligent civilized and
s,frnissive Industrious people aho slllGe .f
0 sk ggf has i tortured its people ransacked it and
has partially destroyed it
DRIPPING BLOOD ON HEAPS OF ASHES"
And this people & GPe 10 merging 9 say.Ts f9gF
Enough Of being pilfered enough OF beng aT hsTe
mn in swing all their deadly paraphernalia'
snd since then necessarily pursue the Work OF e e2
termination and Of ruin And Gripping nlooo oon-
tinuaiy streams on heaps Of ashes = :. from,
The oonst[mI5oaa io aate when the highwey1nen have
-renrhedf tie power from the people which they
have usTeie Tbe Iaw Abolished. 1t is now replaced
sr arbitrary action. The lawyer? He is sagsed.
rbe iydee? He Is morally suppressed Ihere is the
-n1i-srv commander, whose veto and verdict are
s eeople,s representatives? The word defled
saw rather representatives or public proxies or
tbe means Of The cannon and the gatling gun.
amid q circle Of bayonets. lnaccessibie 70 Ihe
go. 49, E7verv morning they go TO the national
psace to learn what dubious combination G IS IN IN
order and in favor OF which IheE WIN M dN 80
vote or what consummated crime they VIII nave
10 approve - +,a country
anG @ Ine ecompetftion Of extortion by hierarchf
cal Conspiracy Of scoundrels the members members % OF
1,hirh from top 10 bottom, mutually uphold one
hn9rI1er- al +bis7 In order 10 plunder the coun
~ i5 ~ sn safety In fact, the public revenues
a.. Tocteted in proportion they are collected
~ d3Gss al h9 l9 mes 9Seee q divers fortunes built upon
The ruin and the starvation of the people are fGH
patton Of a sudden downfall
BEND UNDER CRUSHING YOKE
IN This U-sv. since December Il. 1902, the Hay
,isn reorle bend under q crushing and humiliating
yoke 6fesqse s5 E oose 81 e fpem ooy den5 hat
day invaded the capital OF the repuolc nrohe INTO
masters Of the country Because, ever since in dire
5nurdeTous paths armed with the sword and fire.
adding crimes TO preTaTicatlohsi 'he d 1eii
and t The Senpe vegetate in the most frightful
misery compelled 10 lie idle. TO starve, waiting
FOR death because their masters have been elected
I'm. becs5se false coin has caused the ruin of
Commerce and industry. the total unproductiVeness
esoganey. al the remarkable children Of this
unhappy country-Rith the exception OF very
small number. those given up 70 Naefancy OF az, IA
which the native dulness is 50 intense that no IN
could POSSIBLY paiiiate their state-and all those
have name in literature in science and arts
all those possessed by any distinction whatever
constituting the elite Of the nation, stirred up by
Jess fishly educated TO save the people and the
country, have united conformity IN order TO strug
Ele against the vandas that ruin that country In
its richness IN its institutions and IN Its pest
fcIons.
FAILURE OF REVOLUTION
DR. Bobo then says that General Firmin is the
chief of the party that hopes to emancipate the
people from those conditions. He eulogizes
General Firmin for his constant and deep pa
triotc ardor his remarkable administrative
ability and unassailable uprightness" He then
describes the revolutionary movement led by
General FirInin last winter, saying:
After long preparations had been completed, at
Che cost Of great sacrifices and hardships, alas
We declared the revolution on January 10 AT
county town Of the r,epartment Of Artibonite
II Tas like electric current running through
vas sronsed Is t5at nor fasv understood? It
was not body Of men adhering 10 an insurrec-
had been blindfolded for so long. to. light, fam
3shed beings that hocked to the unexpected pit
tsnoe While all those who in the provinces TOOK
1nslefactors in power. surprised. terrified. having
IoSt their heads, fed in every direction
In the upper circles. in the delegations, in the
national palace, al the bundles ready for ship
piunderng Of The pIIblic O'i treasury hoarded in
places Of safety, they stood in the neighborhood
warned Since he esriT hours few more in.
ttants Of doubt and Of dread and the whole asso-
Cation Of crime would evacuate the republic.
reached on the sixth day on which hope radiated,
out which was also the day which they were
INTO the grave! We then learned that our arms.
shipped from New york had been seized by the
government Of the United States W
al az the habitual delegates of oeath jumped down
oo5ssses us no longer 10 seek eneer IN ee
sno sIaughtering 70 the best of their abiity I'm
country were burned down. and for whole days it
ro regular man hunt without truce & OF M eaGg af9s
70 me top Of the mountains
PRESENT CONDITIONS DESCRIBED.
The address describes present conditions in
hayt as follows:
n practice Reelection of their chief Nord Alexis
80 should this venerable of ninety-three
election Of oonfederate s ge Secretly Y asponted By
VI ~ Iotten governmental spheres would take his
firearms - ~-e - '~' '''''' anu ---
Wholesale Imprisonment and shooting continue
esoesey, oevod Of any protection and frightened.
s.e1uslly leaves the country. Foreigners not
Sps[Ted either. Those that suspected OF sym
e1odus Is continual Distinguished citizens from
sery point Of this country land IN the neighborfng
,fhasnos from every steamer They are leaving
r5a country, hunted down, their property burned.
pohcered, with only few cents left In their
GAYS ~ ~ @' " - :" -"
a. me prospects for the future dark and alarm
iiit, out al least In their surroundings they
I've not 10 fear being killed like dogs any time
eSeNse at the present time in the republic The
n1.i sn who does not belong to the corporation OF
.LstS"s. and who is consequently al the mercy of
&c common spy may be accused of being g friend
alsht hight and progress, and is therefore never
Es rphr DTEa al he uTfn fs
NE, next morning. At night should he hear
stoned noise at his DOOR and open IL,
80 ttsss should be broken in. he is gagged and