The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-03-19
THREE POWERS
MOVE UPON HAYTl
BRITAIN, GERMANY AND FRANCE
HURRY WARSHIPS TO
ISLANDS.
REIGN OF TERROR REPORTED.
( Dozen or More Alleged Revolutionists
/ Slain Supposedly on Orders OF
the Government.
FOREIGNERS ARE IN GREAT PERIL.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March &C.
Between ten and fifteen Haytiens al
legged to be revolutonists We're shot i'll
Port au Prince, IIayti, yesterday morn
ing according to information which
reached the state department today.
Great excitement prevails in that city
and reign of terror has struck the peo-
pie.
The executions took place before day
break and it Is understood were the acts
Ut the island government.
In the event it is found desirable TO
dispatch Il war vessel To Port au Prince
TO look after the protection Oh Amerl-
can interests during the excitement the
navy has almost half Il dozen ships that
could be sent there without delay. These
include the cruisers Tacoma and Des
Moines, the former now cruising III the
WindWHrd islands and the latter at
Guantanamo. and the gunboatS Du-
huque, Marietta and paducah. all at
Guantanamo engaged IN target practice
British Cruisers Move.
LONDON. March 1G.-The admiralty
this morning sent orders 10y cable 10 the
British cruisers interchangeable and CreSSy
in West Indian waters, 10 proceed to
liaytI for the protection of British inter
estS.
IL LoltIl bCi
BERLIN, March l6,-'rhe German
admiralty, on the request of the foreign
office. has ordered the cruiser Bremen.
which is at present at Curacao, to go 10
Port gu Prince. Hayti, where she Is to
be at the disposition of the German MN
lister for the protection of German sub
jectS or other foreigners.
The foreign office has been in CORE
spondence with the French government
with regard to the political arrests made
recently in Hayt and the general situa-
ti0n of unrest that has existed in the
island during the past few weeks and ON
March II the two governments decided
on Il courSt of action.
French Vessel, Too.
4 French cruiser also. it is learned
here today has been ordered to Port au
Prince.
\ telegram received here by the Dor
man Gable company from Port au
Prince, March -. says the safety of io:-
cigners there is threatened.
1t is believed here the Haytien govern
ment is medtatinc forcible measures
against the right OF aNlum afforded by
reyolutioniSts.
Massacre Is Feared
PARIS. March 16-Thc situation be
tween 1lHNl anu Idiltt HIS httblu'
acute The French legation ut Port au
Prince is menaced and a general massa-
ere Of the white residents of the island is
feared.
The French cruiser D'Estrcs is eN-
pected soon at GonaiveS, where she will
act in cooperation with the British and
German ships of war
Gen. Firmin, who led the last revolt
in Hayti is among the refugees under
the French flag The foreign office rec
ognizes that the general and his follow
ers are revoutionists, but it declined
To hand them over 20 the Haytien gov
eminent on the ground there were no
assurances that the men would have n
legal trial.
The Temps this afternoon publishes
Il spocial dispatch from Port an Prince
saving that the local situation is grave.
Gen. Alexis claims that the plot against
him was Matched in the French legation
and IN attack upon the legation is
feared.
The information has reached diplo-
matte channels in Washington that Mr..
Borno the Ilaytien minister Mt Santo
Domingo, has accepted the position of
minister for foreign affairs for Hayti.
and that Gen. LocOnte, the newly APP
pointed minister of the interior, has ac.
copied that portfolio.