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take matters Into Its own hands.

Situation Embarrassing.

From the standpoint of the peculiar

position which the United States occu

pies as a buffer between the nations of

Europe and the troublesome Central

American republics, the situation bids

fair to become extremely embarrassing.

Particularly is this the case in view

of the 'act that when the present revo

lution In Haiti first broke out several

months ago, the Descartes, wnich was

then at Cape Haltlen, with marines

ashore guarding the French consulate,

was withdrawn after the arrival there

of Admiral Caperton's squsdron with

assurance3 from the American Govern

ment that French Interests would be

guarded by this country.

The State Department has not yet

volunteered any explanation for the de

lay in sending Admiral Caperton to

Port-au-Prince. Although on Tuesday

the department was fully advised of the

crlllcal situation at Port-au-Prince,

where the mob had already stormed the

Dominican legation and had killed

Governor Oscar, of Port-au-Prince, who

had taken refuge there. It was not until

yesterday that the department re

quested the navy to send a warship to

Port-au-Prince. In the meantime. Ca

prton. hearing of the trouble, hnd set

all from Cape Haltlen on his own re

sponsibility for Port-au-Prince. He ar

rived, however. Just thirty minutes

after the mob had killed Gulllaume. In

fact, as he entered the harbor the mob

was then parading the streets with por

tions of the dead President's body car

ried aloft on poles.

That the State Department is now,

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The Washington times. (1915). Washington [D.C.], 1915-07-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1915-07-29/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington times, 1915-07-29.