| Show SAN SI DOMINGO IS I i 1 FRa CB NAVAL SQUADRON IS TO GO THERE RE 0 Indemnity Due Ee der of Citizens of Prance to Be Bc I Enforced Paris Parig Jan i iThe The French Frendt govern government I ment mont has commandant comman ant of the naval squadron on Oft the le Atlantic to pro proceed proceed j immediately to Santo Saab DomI Domingo 80 In view of tie the feeling in ht San Domingo against the French 11 consul l in j presenting pre the j claim daim of francs franca the f following statement of the French position n is given from a 8 source whose Ifo accuracy cy of information is 1 undeniable I In accordance with the treaty tT y con concluded concluded coi eluded in 1835 between President Heureaux a and the French minister to Hayti the government t of Santo Sant Do Domingo i mingo agreed to turn over to the French Freach consul eon ul a monthly indemnity in reparation for tor services rendered and i damages damage sustained SN by families of ot i French citizens who had led been assassinated In default of payment the treaty stipulated that anion action might be betaken betaken taken takeD apin t the improvement com corn company pany having the concession conces lon to collect 1 the revenues of the island Since the assassination of at President ident Pre I Heureaux the Ute indemnity has been withheld but on account of the dis dla disturbances disturbances following his bis death France made n JIll ta immediate demand for payment pay payment ment As 8 more than six months have passed peni without action and Santa Do Domingo Domingo mingo bad bd faith in the executive executive tive tire of the the French con consul consul conguI sul guI in conformity with the treaty treat re received received an order to place an embargo on the revenues of the improvement com coin company pany The execution of this order pro provoked provoked yoked dl coe which the govern government government ment of Santa Domingo has not at attempted attempted attempted tempted to suppress and serious in insults Insults suIts have been offered to France and the consulate As soon mon as aa advised the French government cabled to the corn com commander mender man et of or the French Atlantic squad squadron squadron squadron comI ron to proceed immediately to Santo Domingo Domngo I I |
