New-York tribune., 1920-12-03

ington, D. c., and for the last four
years vice president and general man
agcr OF the ortauPrince Electric
Light Company, seem to be typical of
the opinion OF many people here.
I'VE have very little fault to find
with the United States Marine Corps
here said Mr.. Bloo. There have
to be sure, but these cannot condemn
the good work which the marines have
d~he in Hayti nor the conduct Of the
higher officers. In many cases they
have been exceedingly lenient for mill
tary men.
"But when you talk about the treaty
it is pretty deep. Our officials here
have violated the laws and have not
made good. Ninety per cent of all our
trouble here and the natural ill-fceling
which the Haytians have against us is
due to these officials. A great many of
us, as Americans, are ashamed to look
the Haytians in the face; | mean the
educated class of Haytian folks, who
always are courteous and we'll man
nered
Causes for Complaint
I'VE have been complaining for three
years about affairs here to the State De-
partment. The complaints have been re-
turned from Washington to the Amer
ican Minister here, Mr.. Blanchard, and
the result has been that systematic
persecution Of the representative
American business men who complained
has been conducted
"My company is but one which has
suffered injnstices against which, un-
der the system, the American Minister
as been the court of last resort Each
complaint has ended in the American
legation"
asked Mr.. Bleo, in view of Prcsi-
dent Dartiguenave's recent charges of
the lack of civility on the part Of Mr..
Mcllhenny, the American financial ad-
wiser, II American business men in
PortauPrincc agreed with the Presi-
dents views. Mr. Bleo said:
when MI McIlhenny arrived here
spects One was an official of the
electric light company and the other
an officer in the Haytan- American
Wharf Company, Mr.. McIlhenny said
of the electric light system: us the
worst ever saw; it's rotten In
" hat way??' he was asked. Generally
he replied. The wharf company's Off
cial. after an exchange of greetings,
also learned what Mr.. McIlhenny
hought Of his wharf, as follows: Your
wharf company is not giving satisfac-
ton. Goods are NOT being delivered.
If you don't do better III cancel your
conccssion'
"The Haytian-American Wharf Com
| oany owns the only wharf in Hayti,
Port-au Prince being the only port
whore steamships may pull up to the
docks and unload. Mr.. McIinenny
threatened to cancel conrcssion
granted this company by the Haytian
government, though under the terms Of
tHe treaty the inancial 7Nvser is at
tachcd to the Haytian Ministry Of the
Interior as an advisory official at q
salary of $4,000 per year.
Government Got Concessions
"The electric light company also op-
crates unde- an agreement with the
Haytian government whereby we are
to turn over our entire plant and light
lng system to the government at the
nd Of forty years. Early in our career
here the Haytian government was short
of money, and we amended the agree
ment TO al ow us to furnish the gov
ernment with free lighting in exchangc
for exemption from customs on goous
coming to US from the United States.
MIR. NcIhcnE has changed that
agreement by declining 10 allow our
goods duty free. AS 4 matter Of bust
ness it has been necessary for US to
charge the government for our electric
energy. The situation to-day is that
the Haytian government owes our COM
pany $4,000 which it would like to
pay, but cannot because the financial
adviser refuses to pay, and he holds
! the Haytlan purse strings.'