Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09
WASHINGTON is GRATIFIED
i. Congressional Leaders Move to Speed
Up Inquiry Organization.

Congressional Leaders Move to Speed
Up Inquiry Organization.
By the Associated Press.
Word from Haiti that quiet pre-
vailed throughout the island was re-
ceived with qualification in Washing
ton today as leaders in Congress pre-
pared to expedite organization OF the
House foreign affairs committee so
il might pass upon the Porter reSolu-
ton to authorize creation of Haitian
commission of inquiry as recommended
by President Hoover.
On Capitol Hill, the hope was eX-
pressed that it would be possible to
get the House committee functlonlng
in time for it to act upon the measure
by Friday. II this could be done. 1t
was believed by some, the resolution
formally could be placed before the
House before the week, end adjourn
ment.
From practically all quarters on the
House side the opinion was expressed
that little opposition would be voiced
either in the committee or on the House
floor to the setting up of the commits
sion of inquiry as urged by MI. Hoover
both in his annuaiTfnessag TO Congress
and also in his special message OF last
Saturday.
$4,000 Fund Is Urged.
The Chief Executive requested that
$4,000 be provided to meet expenses OF
the commission. Because the measure
calls for an expenditure OF money, IL
was thought the House would act flrst,
although there is nothing to prevent
the Senate from initiating the legisla-
ton.
The reassuring news from the island
was received as the detachment OF 500
Marines nobilized hastily last week and
ordered to the island neared its des-
tination, They will supplement the
force of TOO Marines already there.
A dispatch from Brig. Gen. John II.
Russell. the American high commits
sioner at Haiti, received late yesterday,
told OF the gathering of the largest
body of Haitian malcontents yet to be
reported to the State Department.
This, Gen. Russell said, occurred yes
terday morning at Chantel. where a
crowd of 1000 surrounded the outpost
building, crying Down with Borno,
down with Freeman" Borno is Presi-
dent of Haiti Freeman could not be
identified by the State Department.
A French priest and three men OF the
native garde succeeded in holding the
mob off.
Threaten to Kill Corporal.
A crowd of 1000 threatened to kill
the corporal of the garde at Torbek,
near AUX Cages, the dispatch also said.
Directions have been issued to call in
the garde outposts from Torbek and
Chantel in order to prevent their being
rushed at night with consequent
seizure of arms and ammunition by
xiisorderly elements.
The Marine reinforcements sailed on
Saturday from Norfolk, where they had
been assembled from the bases AT
.Quantico, Va and Paris Island, s. C.,
and are expected to reach PorE au
Prince late tomorrow. Two Marine
planes took off from Quantico Saturday
planning to fly to Port ALL Prince by
way of Miami, but were detained IN
Georgia by bad weather. 4
Three opposition papers in Port al
Prince voluntarily havef suspended pup
lication although they'were encouraged
by Brigade Comdr.. Cults to continue
The papers said nof news could be print
ed. but the authorities contended the
real reason was they were facing bank
Tuptcy. =
The brigade commanders official re-
mort of Sthe Friday incident at Au2
Caves said the ammunition in the bel
Of the machine gun used to drive OF
attackers there was was not even ex
haustad in the defense, the object be-
ing TO show that the Marines had hrec
only so long as the natives pressed for
ward.
Three persons have been arrested
here and one at Cape Haltlen In tn'
past two days, charged with being strik'
agitators.
American families from Aux Caye
and Jeremie arrived at Port au Primo
this morning aboard the naval yeSSe
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