New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
NO WHITE RULE In HAYT[I
General Frederique Says Interven-
tion Talk Is Merely Pretence.

General Pierre p. Frederique. s. prominent mem
her OF the Progressive party of Hayti which is op
posing the present government discussed yesterday
cable dispatc;- from Port-au- Prince which said
that the opponents OF the present administrs ton
were planning to bring about the control OF the re-
PUBIC oy the United States. He said that no white
man Will ever have control OF Hsyti. and that
American rule would be the last that Haytisns
would accept, because he said they know full well
the condition OF the negroes in the United States
From my knowledge OF the Haytian people
give 10 mat report the most emphatic denial" said
General Frederque The opponents OF the pres-
ehe government are not capable OF contemplating
such a solution as satisfactory their interests
90 not speak OF the Progressive partv alone which
rs the most powerful and the most thoroushly on
poeeo 10 Noros dictatorship. but also of every fac
~ ii hs9u. Even Nord Alexis himself who
oepended upon the American government 10 pro-
'ec' MIN from the joint action Of the powers and
Is seeking now perhaps the same sunport ~ his
Hlahhcs4 power in the face OF the general dis
Satisfaction of the people would not contemplate
80 % iehoteIy American control IN Haytian affairs
II the Port-au- Prince correspondent had stud
eu inc story OF Hsyi and the disposition of the
people he would not have given the slightest
'eoehce 10 the runor he sent the press of Amer
Nohoiuons under the present administration
arc certainly intolerable and cannot last much
longer The people tired of tho despotis1,, and
''i"a'Ism or the government, but that does not
mean that they would be glad TO give IN their
u'ohoihy ana accept American control for the
sake OF protecting their lives and properties
FROM the most illiterate 10 the most highly
cultured. the Haytians know that when they lose
ieil autonomy the giganti; deed of 1904 ceases to
"Ne any signihcsnce, and that the Hsytisn peopIe
o0'lne once more a band OF slaves. For these rea-
ons tne most despotc government of their own ia
petetaDle TO the protection of any power They
"ouiu All unite to combat the Same nation should
a.. s'tenpt De made to interfere with the purpose
"a -aNishlIs the independence Of the country
iOu may be sure that white man will ever
esAih nave control Of Hayti. The last ono was
-'0Poieon l. and for having tried to maintain his
u0hhauon against the resolution Of the people tho
sun OF hayt devoured the blood OF his best army
As 10 American rule in Hayti. that Is the last
'uie "hlcn the Haytians would accept for they are
not ignorant Of the American color prejudice and
ehey are well Informed the condition of their
orothers' tho Afro-Americans and they do not
envy them. This barrier TO American influence in
davu' already strong, has grown stronger since
the United States government supported so openly
the baroarous government OF Nord Alexis sanction
ing as satisfactory all the abonninsble crimes it
has committed.
AT any rate whether Nord .s sincere or not in
MS dealings with Washington the American peo-
PIE may be assured that there win be no Ameri-
can control in Hayt. either provisional or defni-
tive"