PLOTTING IN HAYTI.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8537, 18 March 1908, Page 5

PLOTTING IN HAYTI.

TWELVE PERSONS SUMMARILY SHOT. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Associatien. LONDON, March 17. Reports received from Port-au-Prince, the capital of tho Republic of Hayti, bring news of a serious situation. Before daybreak on Sunday last soldiers forced an entry into the houses of a dozen residents of the city, dragged the inmates out, and summarily shot them. This high-handed action, it is stated, was taken by the express order of the Minister of the Interior, General Loconto, who charged the persons shot with being concerned in a conspiracy in favour of General Firmin. Many revolutionary sympathisers have taken refuge in tho French and German Legations, and the Government has submitted a demand for their surrender, alleging that the conspiracy was hatched at the Consulates. Tho French cruiser Destre&s has been ordered to proceed to Gonaives, a porton a bn.y of tho same name, sixty-five miles north-north-west of Port-au-Prince. The German authorities are despatching the cruiser Bremen to the Haytien capital, and the British cruisers (Jrcssy and Indefatigable have also been ordered there from Jamaica. (Received March 18th, 9.13 a.m.) LONDON. March 17. President Alexis, with a view to avoiding complications, authorises the refugees at the Consulate to leave Hayti. He claims to possess proofs that Firmin consnirod to assassinate him and his Minister!. Since the outbreak 27 conspirators, who wore all blacks, have been found in possession of firearms, and were executed without trial Tho refugees include General Nadrcau. Coimnandarifc of Port-au-Prince, and Chief Justice of Hayti. France refused to surrender the rr fugecs. OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE NOT DESIRABLE. | A HINT FROM WASHINGTON. NEW YORK, March 17. The authorities at Washington consider that the Government of Hayti ought to be allowed to put its house in order without outside interference. Tho Consuls at Gonaives ar,o reported to be trying to arrange for the removal of the refugees from the Legation. Political mattera in Hayti have been in a state of ferment for a long time past. Last year it was alleged that plotting against tho Government was secretly supported by Now York capitalists, and investigations made by detectives on behalf of the Haytien Government were stated a few weeks ago to have strcngthenod this view.