1891-May-03: The internal political situation in Haiti shifted dramatically with the resignation of Anténor Firmin as Minister of Foreign Relations.

1891-May-03: The internal political situation in Haiti shifted dramatically with the resignation of Anténor Firmin as Minister of Foreign Relations. Clyde viewed this as a potential “beginning of an important change” that might allow the United States to revive the negotiations for the Môle. However, the resignation actually signaled the strength of Haitian public opinion against territorial concessions, as Firmin had found it impossible to balance American demands with the constitutional and nationalist requirements of his own country.