Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-03
SIMON GIVES UP STRUGGLE
President of Haiti Will Leave Capital
on Atlas Liner.
DIPLOMATS ARRANGE ARM1sT1CE
Hostilities VIII lie Suspended for
Three Days Until Arrangements
Are Made to Turn City over
to the Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, Aug. A three days
armistice has been agreed to in Haiti by
President Simon and the local leaders OF
the revolutionists now investing Port Au
Prince. The temporary suspension OF hos
Titles was arranged by the diplomatic
corps In the Haitien capital at the request
of President Simon, who will resign.
All advices received by the State depart
ment today point to the early retirement
OF President Simon. 1t is believed that he
will soon seek refuge on foreign soil. The
official dispatches indicate that he will
ask transportation somewhere away from
Haiti, on an American warship: which re-
quest will be granted Immediately.
. simon Leaves CITY,
!. PORT .ttf PRINCE AUG president
Simon embarked this afternoon on the
rDecembre without the protection OF
foreign flags and accompanied by q de-
tachment from the army still faithful TO
him, commanded by General Monplsisir,
the minister Of war.
The ministers OF the United States, Ger
many and France notified President Simon
that they would assume responsibility for
the refusal of the National Bank OF Haiti
to turn over any government funds to the
Simon administration which is considered
as having fallen.
A committee of safety has been organ
ized to maintain order. The population
is greatly excited. Chief Of Police Saint
Lo, with an escort of police attempted to
board steamer at the wharf when the
party was attacked by a mob. Firing was
heard from the pier. Five soldiers were
killed and six other wounded in the fight
ing on the water front. The firing con-
tinues. Saint Lo and his escort managed
to embark.
Diplomats Secure Truce.
The committee Of foreign diplomats WHO
visited the revolutionary camps yesterday
for the purpose Of arranging a truce re-
turned last night, having been at least
partly successful in their mission.
When the ministers decided that Presi-
dent Simon's cause was hopeless and that
II he continued TO defy the enemy, the
occupation of the capital was almost GER
tain to be followed by lawlessness and
pillage, in which the foreign interests
might suffer. they urged Simon 70 resign.
This he said he would do II a truce OF
three days in which the security OF the
city could be arranged was agreed upon.
The diplomats undertook to negotiate
this truce While American Minister Fur
mass remained here to help control the dis
orderly element, the French and British
ministers went to Petitionville. and the
German and Cuban ministers to Croix Des
Bouquets, the two camps OF the revolu-
tionists, a few miles from the capital.
Those who visited Creix Des Bouquets
had little trouble. The rebel commander.
General Ducaste, was disposed to be res-
sonable and accepted the plan for = three
days truce. He demanded. however. the
nomination Immediately of committee Of
public safety. charged with responsibility
for maintaining the security OF the capital
after the departure OF Simon.
warainE TO ReVOIutiORists.
The rsvolutionists at Petitionvile. COM
manded by General Perslte. were found in
much less favorable mood. They re-
minded the diplomats Of the summary
execution recently. by President simon's
order, OF political suspects, and denounced
the government as a band OF assassins
The demanded that Simon leave the capital
at once on receipt OF their answer. threat
ening that otherwise they would attack
the city without further delay.
The diplomats thereupon warned the
revoIutlonists that disorders within the
capital would be suppressed. II neces-
sary. by the American. British and German
forces on the scene.
The American cruiser Des Moines is in
the harbor and the Chester IL expected
hourly from Cape Haitisn. Tha British
cruiser Melpomene arrived yesterday and
the German cruiser Bremen was due otday