Show L OF W SOMETHING OF COUNTRY WHERE revolution IS 13 IMPENDING IMPEND ING corruption the most moat flourishing in austry and grafting by officials the general rule restrictions placed on foreigners chicago because gen firmin leader ladder of the revolutionists in haiti fled to tho the french consulate at gona ives ves and further because tho the pros ident ot of tile tho black republic gen nord lucas luc ls caused the execution n of a number of insurgents nta there Is much trouble in the country lying along the caribbean bea and tile the windward passage great britain Dilt DrI aln tain france germany and tho the united states are hurrying war ships to the island and there will be a war scare in tho the newspapers until ono one of tile the interested nations gen nord alexis takes hold of tho the situation firmly and compels the comic opera country to be have itself there has always been ti trouble in haiti and there always will be until the white man undertakes the burden of governing the country whilo classed as a civilized nation haiti is a striking example of how not to do it to bo be sure it has laws many laws all written in excellent french in many big books and there Is an army with a general for every hundred men there Is also a judicial system a school system and and a more or less democratic form of government ern ment but all of this has done little toward civilizing the country corruption in office has been perhaps the most nourishing flourishing industry while hatred of or foreigners idleness and inactivity characterize tho the officials from the top to the bottom there Is one general rule in haiti graft with every change of ad adminta mints the friends and supporters of the successful candidates hasten to take possession of some office the cus torn tom house preferred for tilts this is the principal source of revenue the public rev revenues enties are derived from the dui duties tIes which are collected both on imports and exports the latter are paid in united states gold and the former in the money of the country ow I 1 ing to the corruptibility of the officials when they are natives only a part of the revenue finds its way into the coffers of the national government some of these days as things are going at present the resources of the republic will be utterly exhausted bankruptcy will ensue and some nation or nations will and alna it decidedly advantageous to take possession and put haiti on its feet the country has lias steadily retrograded and it will never s tand stand erect until the white man Is given property rights and the money influence and civilization of the caucasian brings a now new era to this land so richly blessed by nature at present tho the foreigner who settles in haiti must submit to many restrictions strict ions ile he may live only in tho the open ports can call own no real estate nor carry on a retail business in purchasing the natural products of the country lie he Is not permitted to deal direct but must employ a native middleman thus subjecting himself to ex |