The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-16
HAYTIANS SOLICIT
TREATY CHANGE
Unofficial Agent Says the FL
nancial Provisions Are
Unfair.
APPEALS TO CONGRESS-

tIllltIl NV NV af'hN
eminent has prepared he put into erect
was made last night by Ernest Chauvet.
edHor-proprie,or of lie NoupeHtste, a
newspaper OF Port-au-Prince
and a former consular official in this
country. Mr.. Chauvet. who says he was
sent here unorIcially by the Haytian
rrrnent, said that he had addressed
a letter to President Wilson In which
he stated that the proposed convention
10 unfair in the extreme" He has also
sent a circular to the same effect to
all United states Congressmen and has
requested the Haytian Minister TO ar
rantxe an interview for him with secre-
tary OF State Lansing.
In his letter to President Wilson Mr..
Chauvet said In part:
The terms OF the treaty are unfair
In the extreme the conditions 10
not warrant the United States In
forcing upon Hayti a treaty which 30
seriously involves its sovereignty as
an independent republic.
acknowledge that Hayti Is in
most urgent need Of the help OF the
United states In establishing con-
ditions which will result in stabilizing
It's Government. The Government ana
the people realize that their custom
houses nave not been properly ad-
ministered and wish to effect an ar
rangement through which in future Its
custom houses and Its general n
may be conducted by a bank financed
by American capital and, IL possible,
overseen by Representatives of the
United States Government, but or
Ganized under Haytian law. so as TO
admit to this service being conducted
under the nag Of Hayti.
/. II appeal to the American people and
their Government" said Mr.. Chauvet,
TO see that a few conditions OF this
convention are altered to suit better the
temper and spirit OF my people before
we are called o &C accept II. The
terms for control of Haytl drawn up by
Paul Fuller. President Wilson'S personal
Investigator in Haytl, We are now ready
70 accept In toto but since he presented
his report the United States has landed
marines on our soil. This puts US COM
pletely at its mercy and 1t Is now pro-
posed 10 make demands which to US
Are intolerable.
Conditions Proposed to Hayti.
"Mr. Fuller's memorandum provided
that In return for the guarantee OF the
United States to protect Hayti from for
eign attack. suppress Internal revolu-
tons and supervise the Government
Hayti will ooncede the PROFESSIONALLY OF
the United States Government, will
grant II exclusive ooaling rights and
will prevent any other nation from us
inG the Mole st. Nicolas. a height which
It 10 believed tho United States will
some day wish TO fortify for the pro-
lection of the Panama Canal. This ar
rangement also stipulated that United
States marines would b. withdrawn
from the island only when the United
States deemed order sufficiently estab-
lished. Hayti now agrees TO this.
1.-THE main requirements and those 10
which objection Ia made by my Govern
ment and my people are that the United
States shall appoint an American ad-
miRistrator and collector In charge OF
each port and shall govern absolutely
all expenditures OF public moneys This
Wilson note also forbids Hayti to cede
any territory To any other country thar
the United states n makes II impos-
sible for Il 10 increase Its public debt,
except by agreement with the President
OF the cniteu states' Inc Shl'eu o""'ee
Is entrusted WIN carrying OUT this o"h'
rentlon' IL IL 10 last Yen yoaIs'
"For six years" continued Mr.. Chau-
VT, II have done everything In my
power TO persuade my countrymen that
II Is for our best interest to proceed
hand in hand with the United States. !
am cohnueh' ina tMs county avanus
supreme as inc FespeS'er u ha''oI,''
rights. Ana III now s,a'ns our Oh
oectlons to TINS convention ! appea, 70
the eplrt OF the Monroe postrlhe anu u
the sense OF FAIRNESS anu 'us''ee "'
. !.
I'M convention IN sausi"SuoIs ~
principle, Dut iS purposes an "
achieved II the customs OFFICIALS W
~iaytsns not Americans, anu u ths
present fTench natiohai pahh ~ Anner'
icanized. Haytian OFFICIALS ana mer
chants are agreed thst such . schein'
would give complete Sohuoi over nay
tan nnahces' inc rIes'oeh' oa un'
Cniteo states sAn appolht ~ ne"u y
his American bank VINO would De apl'
to supervise al custom mouse receipu
n an government Iuhus. -,
This american pank manager VII
ne recognized ny Inc iiaSIan uoNerh'
ment II nave the same power any
rights as "a governments oiiciai. n
VIII nave supreme controi over an Gus
toms INVESTIGATIONS Hls pank WIN con
troll all foreign oans ana WIN also giV'
preferences 10 american capltallsts,
one OF the american directors o
TINS Jain WIN pv VI S4".ee nc y"
tional budget Inc directors WIN max
Iuli monthly ,eports 10 Nv H"e''e"'
and haytiah governments .,