New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
SEES HOPE FOR HAYTI
GEN. FREDERIQUE HERE.
Reuolutionist Tells Story of His
COuntry's WrORgs

| General ]. F. Frederique, of Hayti, veteran
of two instructions. Of them successful. the
| other he says, only in temporary collapse.
| is in New York He is Of the chief aids of
General Antenar Firnin, head of the recent
| revolutionary movement in Hayti who is now
| a refugee in the French consulate at GOnatves
The story as told by General Frederique OF
! his coming 10 this city from ST Thomas. where
| he had been in exile, is one of perfidy on the
part of J. D. Hallen, a detective who the gen.
| eral SAYS pretended TO be in sympathy with
| the enemies of the Alexis government and in
| duced General Frederique to come north
| learned his secrets and after dvulgtng these
| to the Haytian Minister at Washington, de-
| serted his supposed friends.
| TELLS OF TREACHERY.
Hallen according to the general pretended
that he. had a syndicate with ready cash 10
advance for an instruction. The money was
| never forthcoming. but from another source IN
| New York the insurgents obtained arms ana
ammunition, the same having been recently
seized by United States Secret Service agents
In a Brooklyn warehouse on the information 1ur-
nished by HaIlen, who sailed last Saturday for
the West Indies.
Although he is counted one OF HdytlS IN
,renid military leaders and bears the scars OF
bullet and sword received in the f1rmln IN
surrection of 1902 against President AleAls anu
| In the revolution against President Hyppohte pS
Iegitirna on whose staff he was command
ant il was in an almost tearfui voice that
General F>rederique told yesterday of the DASH
ing of his hopes, for the present at leas'' os
the seizure Of the war supplies
He told also Of the political conditions III
Ha,ti and took some hope from his belief that
t ,,a mould soon rise en- masse against the
rule of Nord Alexis
DEAL WITH PRESIDENT DENIED.
,,,o ,eneral also made public for the first
time here letter written by General firfi'iil
- President Alexis. in which the famous in
surgent leader denies emphatlcally the cheiSo
90 ,ba tIavtiau President that the 1nsurrectlon-
a. h.d a secret understanding with President
Roosevelt for the invasion of Hayti. In TINS
letter General Ffrmin says:
Certainly after my book MI RGoseyet gs, and and
Hay It is perfectly d ntpIr have en@r sVmpatbv rather
4hor aversion. for me; on the oiher fithd l nave
an an, iratton for him. but that is all respect
a, PooseveIt too much to have ever had any idea
Of asking him to befriend me WIN tie means % o,
tcnSlv Trations and respect myself too much
to allow idea SO 1np%'%f 20 the 70 sercan m states
@ MIND t the honorable man that Mr.. Roosevelt is
wv When m accoP feeP with slr Mr. I Hae the alone
informs you that have poca1 m esnos b adn
@ WIN H nf the Republic Of Hayti. he is committing
miogS dee deed nPa 1e and nd esteem Of
rom ron uer. mis- is why my patriotism has Obliged
~ ne - nut aside all other considerations and to
ses me e.. fhs letter to YOU 10 put before you the
dfaboIical conduct OF MI Haileh.
General Frederique said yesterday that he
came to New York against the advice of Gen
araI Firmn on the invitation of Hallen.
General Firmin advised me against him.
he said He did not believe in Hallen. but
did He promised us the means of war. so
came here in spite of General Firmin."
HOPEFUL OF FUTURE.
General Frederque spoke hopefully of the re
peval aof hostiIties. The fight must go on
he said and he would know when it was again
taken up. The general modestly evaded a
question as TO whether he would be one of the
chiefs lie expressed the belief that General