Rock Island daily Argus

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regard .to the conduct of the foreign con

suls during and since the recent bloody

occurrence iu the llaytiaa capital. It is

Usual in such circumstances for the de

feated belligerents to find refuse in the

consulates, which enjoy iu llayti and in

the Spanish American countries the an

r.cient "ritiht of asylum," recognized in the

lfliddle ujjes as belonging to church build

ings. Invaded the Consulate.

It apfti that the soldiers of lien. Hip

polyt tulve not respected that right this

time, and that they have forcibly taken

from the Dominican and other consulates

at Port-au-I'riuce political refugees, who

weresdiet immediately. The paper L'Or

tlre, without alluding to those executions

or to t"he violation of consular residences,

speaks as follows: '-There are people who

imagine that they are safe because they

are iu the consulates. Very good: Hut

how is it that persons who went out from

a consulate, in order to attack the jail,

have entered there again, after the flight

of their accomplices? What is the right

such people make use of, and under

what right do the consuls act as they do?

Will Have It Questions Answered.

"Are llie consulates a kind of fortress

from which they sally forth when they ex

pect ii win. and to which they return as

8oon,iLs Uy have lost the fight f And

L'tlrdre add.-.: "That will make the sub

ject of another article." It is evident that

this p&miised article will lie an arraign

ment of the a-sylum privileges en

joyed by the consulates, which

are so useful in mitigating the

horrors attending the frequent revolu

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Rock Island daily Argus. (1891). Rock Island, Ill., 1891-06-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053945/1891-06-11/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Rock Island daily Argus, 1891-06-11.