Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-03
OsceoIa to Join Rear Admiral
Caperton's Squadron in
Haitian Waters.
COMMISSION is NAMED
TO MAKE PEACE PLANS
Hope of Inducing Northern Army"
to Disband-Country Is Threat
ened by Famine.

| Secretary Daniels today ordered
the United States gunboat Osce-
ola to proceed from Guantanamo
to Port au Prince, Haiti, to join
Rear Admiral Caperton's expedi-
tionary squadron.
Admiral Caperton cabled the
Navy Department that all was
quiet at the Haitian capital and at
Cape Haitien yesterday. He
made no report concerning the
peace commission dispatched
from Port all Prince to Cape
Haitien to persuade the northern
army to disarm and disband.
The battleship Connecticut,
carrying large marine reinforce
ments, is due at Port au Prince
tomorrow.
Haiti Threatened by Famine.
Haiti, racked by revolution and
mob rule, now is threatened by
famine. Reports coming in today
say many cities and towns are on
the verge of starvation, and it
probably will be necessary to
send food supplies and sanitary
relief as one of the first steps in
rehabilitating a government there.
Secretary Lansing conferred today
with r. L. Farnham~ of the National
City Bank of New York, director in
the National Bank of Haiti, and Presi-
dent Casenave. president of the Haitian
bank. They discussed particularly
Hattfs national finances and the status
of the national railway line in which
the New York bank is interested.
Other conferences will be held so
American officials may gather all in
formation in their work of restoring q
government to supplant the anarchy
which eliminated in the assassination
of President Guillaume and other Of
ficials.
Await Outcome Of Peace Move.
Officials of the United States govern
ment today awaited the outcome Of the
new peace move in Haiti. commits
sion, composed Of Haitians and an
American naval officer, has been
charged with the task of restoring the
government of Haiti by Rear Admiral
Caperton, head Of the American expe-
dictionary force at Port au Prince, in
cooperation with prominent natives.
In advising the United States gov
ernment kof the action Rear Admiral
Caperton said he had sent the COM
missioners to Cape Haitien, where the
Bobo revolution originated, to disarm
the natives and bring the rival politi-
cal leaders to Port au Prince to join
in general peace conference.
Admiraps Message.
Admiral Capertons message. dated
Sunday, said:
Am sending on the Jason a commits
sion to Cape Haitien composed of the
following: Lieut.. r. B. Coffey, U. S. N;
ex-President Legitie of Haiti, Arch
bishop Conan, Gen. Polynice, ex-Min-
lister Charles Zamor and Col. Chevalier.
MY instructions to the commission
are to require the army in the north
to their homes. Leaders Blot and Bobo
to return to Port au Prince with the
commission and join in conference
to promote order in Haiti.
A later message from Admiral Caper-
ton reported quiet at Port au Prince
Sunday night. following local dis
turbances Saturday night, and a raid
on the Wesleyan mission, where ma
tive who had killed a prisoner in the
Jail, was secreted What became of
the fugitive the dispatch did not say.
French Guards on Duty.
The French legation guard from the
| cruiser Descartes landed at Z o'clock
yesterday morning.
"The French minister" a Navy De-
partment statement said, conveyed to
Rear Admiral Caperton the thanks of
| his government for the protection af-
| forded the French legation by the
American landing force"
| Secretary Daniels said that rein
| forcements for the American expedi-
| ton would arrive at Port au Prince
on the battleship Connecticut next
| Wednesday.
REFUSAL OF MEDIATION.