The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17
FEAR MASSACRE
OF FOREIGNERS
IN ALL HAyIl
Coming of Warships Is Awaited
With Apprehension by
N0nresidents
Believe Germany VIII Open Hos
tiIities at Once on
NOrd Alexis
Many Alleged Conspirators Are
Slaughtered by Order of
the President
SPECIAL DISPATCH 70 THE GAIL

""rc" i0.-ine WtidcSt apprcnenstOns
are prevalent here today. II is feared
that when the foreign warships reach
this port the infuristcd Haytiep SOL
diers will attack the foreiguers and a
massacre Will result. IL Is the opinion
in well Informed quarters that upon
the arrival of the German cruiser
Bremen here that Germany may even
Immediately declare war upon Hayti
unless the executions are stopped and
If the foreigners here are In the least
danger.
This action, IL is added, might be
taken regardless of any attitude the
United States may assume. In any
case joint action on the part of the
powers is likely to occur at any mo-
ment. In all 81 persons were executed
by shooting here yesterday. 13 at the
cemetery and the balance at Salines
was shot with his father
President Alexis, in his proclamation
on the subject, after stating that Cen
eral Firmin had been conspiring in the
French consulate at Gonaives to bring
about an uprising here March Is, says:
'Massillon Coicou. in the presence
of clear proofs of his guilt, confessed
his crime and denounced his accom-
plices Documents found in his pos
session show that even officers of the
palace guard were among them
TELLS OF CONSPIRACY
The plan OF the conspirafoss Was TO
assassinate the chief OF state and the
principal members. OF the government
Those captured with arms in their
hands received only the punishment
which their anarchical conduct de-
served. The treacherous officers are
now being tried BY courtmartial'
The situation here last nj ght was ter
rifying. Troops were stationed at every
street corner and sentries and watch
men kept vigil at intervals All the
streets leading to the palace were
defended by guns so placed as to stop
all traffic. The palace was fully lighted
at o'clock in the evening, while dark
ness prevailed throughout the rest of
the city.
The prisons are overcrowded and all
suspects arrested are placed in irons.
General Nadreau, commander of the
forts of Port au Prince sought refuge
in the French ministry last night, and
General Profile has been appointed to
succeed him.
The chief justice OF Hayti is also
a refugee in the French legation. and
he and General Nadreau refuse to leave
their place of refuge in spite of the
promises of the government to protect
them.
ALEXIS LOOKS TO FRANCE
President Nord Alexis is anxiously
awaiting some indication of the atti-
tude of France in regard to the uIti-
matum of Hayti on the subject of the
Gonaives, which will be formally de-
livered this afternoon.
The president yesterday afternoon
during reception al the palace in
formed his warmest partisans that he
was not afraid of a naval demonstra-
better, rather than remain indefinitely
in the present situation.
1t is generally understood that the
Haytian government is ready to take
the refugees at Gonaives by force IL
they are not delivered up
In spite of this, however. President
Alexis, in order to make his demand
clearer and to avoid Complications. has
just issued an order that the last of
the refugees in the French legation at
Port au Prince can leave the scountry
without molestation. The appearance
of foreign warships here may bring
about a crisis. The representatives
of France, Germany and Great Britain
have notified their governments that
they are apprehensiye of a massacre
of foreigners at any moment.
wARsHIPs ON WAY
The German cruiser Bremen is ex-
pected at this port today and the Brit
ish cruiser Indefatigable is on her way
here. France. having only the cruiser
D'Estrees available. Will rely on Ger
many and Great Britain for the pro-.
lection of French interests at Port au
Prince, leaving to the D'Estrees the
task OF defending the refugees at Co
naives.
An American war vessel possibly
the gunboat Eagle, is now on the way
from Guantanamo to Port au Prince,
Hayti, where the Haytian zovern-
ment yesterday summarily executed q
number of alleged revolutionists. The
vessel is not sent there because of any