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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
January 23, 192123 de enero de 1921 · Washington, D.C. · US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · January 23, 192123 de enero de 1921
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1921-01-23/ed-1/?sp=31

In contextEn contexto

US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines · 1916–1924

President Woodrow Wilson ordered US Marines to occupy the Dominican Republic in May 1916. For eight years, naval governors ruled by martial decree, facing guerrilla resistance ('gavilleros') and Senate investigations.Woodrow Wilson ordenó la ocupación militar en mayo de 1916. Durante ocho años, gobernadores navales gobernaron por decreto marcial, enfrentando resistencia guerrillera ('gavilleros').

← Earlier articleArtículo anterior: Springfield weekly Republican · December 30, 192030 de diciembre de 1920Later articleArtículo siguiente: Dearborn independent · May 7, 19217 de mayo de 1921 →

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SummaryResumen

The *Evening star* reported that the United States initiated steps toward withdrawing forces from Santo Domingo and establishing a native governing commission to restore self-government. The report recounted that naval officers instituted military rule in 1916 after provisional president Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal refused terms of a proposed treaty. Under the occupation, Dominican school enrollment grew from 18,000 to 100,000 pupils, and gross annual revenues expanded from $4,600,000 to over $7,000,000.

El *Evening star* informó que Estados Unidos inició medidas destinadas a retirar sus tropas de Santo Domingo y establecer una comisión de gobierno nativa para restaurar el autogobierno. La crónica relató que oficiales de la armada impusieron el régimen militar en 1916 luego de que el presidente provisional Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal rechazara las condiciones de un tratado propuesto. Durante la ocupación, la matrícula escolar dominicana aumentó de 18 000 a 100 000 alumnos, y los ingresos fiscales brutos anuales se incrementaron de 4 600 000 dólares a más de 7 000 000 de dólares.

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into Domingo and the United States

.nded naval forces to prevent furler

bloodshed. Dr. Henriquez y Carijal

was elected provisional presisnt.

but the United States refused to

cognize his government until he

?reed to the provisions of the projsed

treaty of 1915. He refused, and

le United States declined to pay to

is government the revenues collected

nder the treaty of 1907.

This condition continued until the

nited States directed the naval offisr

in charge of the naval forces in

ominican waters to assume direction

f affairs, and in 1916 a temporary

ilitary government was proclaimed,

t that time there were 18,000 chilren

attending school in Santo Doingo.

Now there are 100,000 pupils,

nd the gross revenues of the repubc

have increased from about $4,600,>0

to more than $7,000,600.

The United States has begun Bteps

iward a withdrawal of its fortes la

aiito Domingo and the appointment

i a governing commission of Doilnicans,

the ultljg^ wjilct

ill be th?'"?Mtor&tion of' ieif^govrnment

in Santo Domingo.

Although the government of Haiti

i directly under Haitians,, the "United

tates has maintained a- military

jrce "there to insure order since July

8, 1615." For the first time.-in more

tan a century tranquillity .and scanty

of life and property exist in

iaiti. The Haitian people thiemelves

are said to be Unwilling for

tis force of occupation to be withrawn.

although there are forces .at

orlc to bring it about. The Uuited

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laits 1? SdlU tW UC vau/ I". ".v..

raw from Haiti entirely, however,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1921). Washington, D.C., 1921-01-23. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1921-01-23/ed-1/?sp=31

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1921-01-23.

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