Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-16
SHIPS OF POWERS
HASTEN TO HAITI
Announced That British Navy
Sends Two Cruisers.
GERMANY FOLLOWS SUIT
Island Revolution Assumes Serious
Aspect
ELEVEN MEN sUMMARILY SHOT
Government Threatens to Deny
Refugee Privilege to Foreign
Consulates.

Great Britain and Germany have
both ordered cruisers to Hayti to
protect the interests OF their sub
leCts. 1t is announced that the
revolution in the islands has
assumed more serious aspects.
Eleven men have been sumnlarilv
shot by the government. and there
is talk OF denying the privilege OF
refuge at the foreign consulates
on the charge that the consulate
officers have been giving aid and
comfort to the revolutionists. 1t
is the worst outlook that has been
known recently III the MANY ups
and downs of the ins ular govern
ment.
PARIS. March 1s.-rle situation be.
tween the Haitian government and
France has become acute and critical.
= The French legation at Port au Prince Is
menaced and general massacre of the
white residents of the island is feared
This information was conveyed in an
NJ Carteron, the French minister to
Haiti.
The latter part of last week NJ Borno.
the Haitian minister of state assured NJ
Carteron that Haiti would agree to allow
the refugees who had taken asylum in
the French consuates AT Gonaives and
St Marc to leave the island This MORN
ing there came the news of the execu-
iron at Port au Prince on Sunday OF be
tween ten and twelve prominent persons
on the Charge of conspiracy against the
government, together with a cabegram
from NJ. Carteron announcing that Gen
Nord Alexis, the president of Haiti had
not only refused to confirm the assur-
ances given by Nj. Borno but he had
fatty declined to permit the refugees in
the consulates to depart Eleven addi-
tional persons have taken asylum at the
French legation.
Powers in Accord.
The French cruiser d Estrees is expect
ed very soon at Gonaives. where she will
act IN cooperation with the British and
'ierman ships Of war now their way
20 Haiti.
II Is understood here that France Ger
many and Great Britain are acting in ac-
corr in this situation
ten. Antenor Firmin. who led the last
I"Not in iia1ti. Is among the refugees
Under ne French flag. The foreign Office
recognizes that the general and his fol-
lowers are revolutionists. but il declines
10 hand them over to the Haitian govern
ment on the ground that there were no
assurances that the men would have
.agal trial.
Local Situation Grave.
In this connection il was exnIained that
according to French tradition any man
who sought refuge under the French flag
should have al least temporary protection.
The refugees number about TOO in all
Inc French foreign office pointed out re-
Gently that in taking this stand il was
only following out the French traditional
pohcy in Haiti and it explained that
Gen. Nord Alexis himself. when he was =
IeEoiuiionist. once sought and obtained
from France the same protection thar
rance IS now giving TO the men who at
tempted TO overturn his government
The Temps this afternoon publishes
special dispatch from Port au Prince saw
ING that tie local situation is grave. Gen
nora Alexis claims that the plot against
hiln was hatched in the French legation
ana an attack upon the legation j. feared
the correspondent SAYS. because NJ car
t"r"n. the French minister declines TO
denver The refugees under the French flag
10 the Haitian authorizes
LONDON. March lG.-ln The house of
commons today Herbert Asquith. chan
ceIlor Of the exchequer, stated in answer
10 a question that orders had been sen,
this morning 10 dispatch the cruisers In
oefatigabie and Crescent 10 Haiti for the
e,ection of British interests.
Protect German Interests
BERLIN. March 1G.-TAe German ad-
mIraItE upon ;h" request of the foreign
office has ordeTed the cruiser Frem4n
which IS al present at Curacoa 10 20 to
Por' au Prince. Haiti. where She is to be
al the disposition of the German minister.
for the protection of German subjects on.
other foreigners.
The foreign office has been in corra-
SPUndcncD with the French government
with regard 10 the political arrests made
recently in Haiti and the general si,ua-
tiun OF unrest that has existed in the
island during tine past few weeks and
March II the two governments decided
apon a course of action. \ French cruiser
Ais" it mas been learned today has been
ordered To Port au Prince.
Outlook Is Stormy.
y telegram received here by the Ger
ulau cable Company from Port au Prince
March II says that the safety OF for
eiGners there was seriously threatened
and that the arrival "a a cruiser was
awaited anXiously.
II is believed that the Haitian govern
ment Is meditatng forcibe measures
against the right of asylum afforded by
foreign consuates in Haiti to Haitian
reVolutiouistS.
Between ten and fifteen HaitianS, al
legged 20 NJ reVelutionists. were executed
IN Port au Prince. Haiti. yesterday morn
ing. according 10 information which has
reached tn" State Department. Great eX-
Ctt"ueut prevails in that city and trouble
Is feared. the executions took place be-
for" daybreak. and il is understood wora
the acts Of tie island government. Haiti
il is said. c6ntemDlajes getting rid uf all
Of the refugees in all Of the consuates
on the island and an order is expected 10
b. issued today for their deportation.