The evening world., 1920-02-25
BENoIT TRIED TO EMULATE
ToUssAlNT L'oUVERTURE.


One Benoit, a highly educated ne
gro, who had taken to the bush, was
known to have succeeded Charlie
magne; he had the active support Of
Charlemagne's sub-chlets, notably
Papa le Nolr (the Black Pope) and
Chu-Chu. Charlemagne, threatening
TO drive the Americans into the sea"
as Toussaint rOuverture and Dessa-
lines drove the disease racked troop
Of Napoleon, had never gone fur
ther than to fire few shots into
the capital II was hardly expected
the present
Elmer Knutson OF Minnesota,
brother OF Congressman Harold
l{nutson, has been in the West In
dies making Industrial Investigations.
He visited a village about forty miles
North of this city Jan. Is. Several
friends were with him. All were
armed; no white man goes far out
side the limits of any Haytian town
or city unarmed. He was chatting
with the French padre OF the village.
"Of COurse," he said to the priest,
there is no Caco activity about
here"
"But, yes" said the padre. "For
the last dey there has been much.
There are many Cacos about, 1 am
| glad you and your friends are armed.
They are strangers l think they
have come from many miles to the
north. All, there are some now"
The padre pointed out a group OF
very ordinary looking ragamufiins
crossing the village clearing, who re-
garded the visitors curiOusly. Mr..
| Knutson and his friends returned to
the city without unnecessary delay.
Their information reached brigade
Vheadquarters and plans were made
for disposition OF the marine and
gendarmerie outposts to cut off from
the hills the band Of Cacos believed
10 be an Independent raidtnE party
OF type which has practically dis
appeared since the American occupa-
tion. The movement was one to
cover two or three days
GETTING READY FOR ARSON
PiLLAoE AND RAPINE.
Wherever white men came in touch
with citizens that night, they nOticeS
the "creoles," as the Hayuaps cal
themselves, were uneasy and nervous
I
Cafe Bordeaux, at the Hotel bellevue
tho American Hotel and the Sea sid,
Inn. Tho natives strode up and dowI
the corridors and galleries; they wen
, down the whitened clamshell Dor
} derod walks % whisper together
thero was something queer" abou
tho way they looked at white men
D Word OF tho tense unrest cvei
Y reached the beautiful Hotel Mon
, taEne, on the hill overlooking tn
| town, where there were no crcol
guests; inquiries were made as TO tn
r asyums arranged for white womei
% folks in case OF trouble" And stil
a no one anticipated a Caco raid; som
sort OF political demonstratol
against President Dartlguonave an
r. the Americans was tho worst locke
n for.
= Qt should be remembered that ther
arc many highly educated suhStantia
citizens OF POrt-au- Prince who are n
O more Cacos than Henry Cabot Lodg
a IA a Hudson Duster, who none Tho les
=. desire a change OF administration an
y AN ending OF the Occupation")
I After 3 o'clock at night the stree
% OF Port au Prince are ordinarily
le quiet as those downtown in New Nol
70 AT the same hour, What had bee
ID going on Was that Benolt, gatherir
up a foroe az his stronghold in Il
a middle north. had moved them
le scattered detachments, off the beat
% trails, down TO the outskirts OF I
city, where they mobnized. Colle'