The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-26
WILSON POLICY PUT
TO A TEST IN HAY7I
Drastic Step Believed Necessary
to Save Republic From
Red Handed Rebels.
MAY SEIZE CUSTOMS DUES
American Owned Railroad ".
fcrs the Chance for
Intervention.

WAsHiNGroN, Jan. 25.--Attemrt. VI the
Government of lIayti to check the r., ulu.
ton In that country have proved iu,ff.c-
tive thus far. according to dt spdt,h,s
to the state Department. tonsidcrabO,
anxiety Is felt here regarding the situa
ton.
1t is feared that II the rebel successes
continue many more days the United States
will save itself from serious embartass.
ment only by taking drastic action To- up.
hold the hands of the Oiestes Government
and discourage the revolutIonists.
The importance of the IIaytian situation
is not at all due to the position Of that
country among the Caribbean republics.
but because OF the fact that It IL the
scene of the first revolution in those re
gIons since the PRONUNCIATION OF presi-
dent Wilson's policy In regard to uprsinss
In Latin America.
with the revolution gathering force
daily, the State Department is confronted
with the necessity of demonstrating
whether the Wilson policy Of discourag-
ing the seizure OF governments by force
really means anything In practical way
or not Upon the action to be taken In
Hayti. apparently depends in large meas
ure the prestige of the Presidents pul,cy
in Latin America.
Should the revolution continue TO meet
thus far marked its progress, 1t viii he
only brief time before the Wilson Nd
ministration will be confronted with
| another Government In Latin America
which by the terms OF the Pres ldents
declarations II cannot officially recognize.
In the event Of the overthrow of the
Orestes Government and the installation
" "A revolutionary government. the hand.
of the United States will be tied In respect
Of further dealing with the situation. and
1t will have been demonstrated that the
dictum OF the Washington Administration
that there must be no more red handed
| revolutions. is not necessarily .ff!cacious
In Santo Domingo during the revolution
OF last summer the situation was much
simpler as the United States acts as re-
| ce.ver o. the Dominican customs and was
able 10 freeze out the revolutiouis's ny
| informing them that iu case they over
| threw the Government they would no; sc.
| the customs receipts.
This Of course removed al one stroke
| the chief object OF the revolution from
beyond the grasp of It's leaders. for with
out the customs revenues their seizure %:
| the powers Of Government would hc an
| empty prize.
Minister sullivan adopted a high handed
| course toward the reyOlutionlsts and
through the control of the customs re-
! ceipts by the United States successfully
carried IL through.
NJ such club at Hand.
In IIayti. however. the United states
Government has not any such ,!lb 10 ro.t
| over the rebels Washington cN,rr. sss
| less influence over Hayt probably than
over any other Caribbean rrpubl.. That
country, the population Of which - made
| up virtually of negroes, H. thu most back
! ward Of all and is but slightly dependent
/ upon the United States or any other cuu'-
| try
! II is the widest and least civilized and
/ has not the progressive tendencies found
/ In it's more advanced neighbors. No ar-l-
| meat from Washington which is MOI -'.
/ onded with force j. likely to carr weight
against the ambitions Of tn rebel lead. Is
Their disposition is Indicated tp some
extent by the fact that revolutions ere
lot only more frequent in Hayti than IN
7 any other Of the smaller republics hIt alec
. much more bloody a4l usually mar Nef
! hy barbara butcherics.
For this reason i : hclI hl GONE l,r,
. that the United states should mlN -rI SIS.
/ TO prevent the situation from getting 10
, youd It's control. The present Htyt an
Government II - understood. .-
4 that tlfe United states tthc amy u."d-I.,-
. II sees ~ In order that 'hc 'N,s''lr res.
may be preserved. even to t,'.lS u',.
I control OF the custom houses a. tenn
porary expcdiCut.
There is a strong probability that I'll,
orestes Government, If the sugEeStio
were made, would Invite the United stat
TO take charge Of the custom houses dI".
/ Ing the present emergency. There is 80
, doubt thar this would have IA. dr>. r, !
| result @; checking the revo.ut on.
| Should the object of the ~trurgio. '.r
control Of Government funds, a' removed
beyond the reVoluton!st. the irtliHs DO .
is that the large number of su"p'i, =
OF the rebel leaders would melt AWAY ....
night. This was the effect IN SAME i'.-
mingu