News from Haiti
Government Willing to Negotiate with Germany!
In wake of the riots, as well as Germany announcing their intention to withdraw, President Thomas Lambert, who had remained largely silent since his last message, announced from his residence via radio that he would be willing to negotiate peace with Germany to the Haitian public. Reactions from whoever in his Cabinet is still in Haiti, as some were evacuated to Havana, Cuba, have been mixed, but the news has been met relatively positively by the populace. The Office of the President further made it clear that the intention was to secure the Germans’ withdrawal and negotiate compensation to the German corporations for nationalized assets.
Protests in Occupied Areas Intensify, Partisans Skirmish With Withdrawing German Troops!
Meanwhile, despite the news of German withdrawal, protests in occupied areas of Haiti have only intensified, switching from a “get out” mentality to a “stay out” one. As protests have grown across the occupied countryside, partisan militias that have formed up in resistance to the Germans and in support of the People’s Republic have popped up in greater numbers. A few of these militias that formed merged into one, called the People’s Guard. The new, larger militia has begun to occupy villages and towns in central and southern Haiti, such as Vallières, Marche, Fond Parisien, and Mirebalais in the name of the People’s Republic with lax German resistance, as troops that were occupying the towns were more focused on withdrawing with as few casualties as possible than they were with defending. So for the government has made no endorsement of armed resistance, but it also hasn’t condemned it either, though this may change as they focus on securing peace.
Fear Spreads after News of German Atomic Bomb!
After news reached Haiti of a successful test of a nuclear weapon by Germany, panic began to spread. Some fear that the Germans could double cross the People’s Republic, who was now seeking peace after news of Germany’s planned withdrawal, and use this weapon to destroy the rebelling Haitians, then establishing their own twisted puppet regime out of the ashes. While this particular conspiracy theory hasn’t taken off - yet - some begin to question just how committed the Germans truly are to peace.