Mr. Powell to Mr.
Hay.
Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, Haiti, February 18, 1901.
No. 883.]
Sir: In reply to dispatch No. 452 I have the
honor to inclose copy of a dispatch forwarded to-day to the Haitian
foreign office, according to Department’s instruction.
I remain, etc.,
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[Inclosure.]
Mr. Powell to
Mr. St. Victor.
Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, Haiti,
February 18, 1901.
No. 416.]
Sir: I have the honor to call your
attention to the instructions from my Government as to right of your
Government to impose higher charges on American tonnage than is
imposed by your Government on French tonnage.
My Government is of the opinion that Article X of the convention of
1864 between the United States and Haiti is quite independent of
Article XI and creates absolute rights, which my Government can not
fail to insist upon.
Should, therefore, any higher charges be collected on American
tonnage than that ol any other country they will be reclaimed.
Accept, etc.,
