Evening star

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by the installation of the relatives of

the Victorias in all the good places under

the government This nepotism, coupled

with the method by which Victoria was

made president, served to arouse a popu

lar protest throughout the republic, and

it was not long before this took the shape

of open revolution with the Haitian fron

tier as the rallying ground. It has grad

ually spread over the more remote prov

inces and seems to be growing.

The moving spirit of the revolution is

Horatio Vasquez. who. along with his

partisans, was exiled some time since,

going to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies,

and there awaiting a favorable oppor

tunity to launch the revolution. As he .Is

something of a popular hero, and as the

discontent over the manner in which Vic

toria was forced upon the people is wide

spread, he has brought about a situation

that does not look any too favorable to

Victoria and his nephew.

With this situation In the country, the

State Department at Washington has set

to work to bring about a compromise. It

is informing: the Victorias that their fu

ture is somewhat dark, and that if they

do not agree to make certain concessions

they are likely to lose everything.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1912). Washington, D.C., 1912-05-14. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1912-05-14/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1912-05-14.