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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
March 30, 192730 de marzo de 1927 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · March 30, 192730 de marzo de 1927
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1927-03-30/ed-1/?sp=8

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The *Evening Star* reviewed American newspaper editorials defending the U.S. military occupation of Haiti against domestic critics. Excerpts from the *Charlotte Observer*, *Savannah Press*, and *Wall Street Journal* credited American administrators under Commissioner Russell with establishing stability, building schools and roads, and ending a cycle of violent revolutions. These commentaries maintained that the Haitian population benefited from American oversight and desired its continuation.

El *Evening Star* reseñó editoriales de periódicos estadounidenses que defendían la ocupación militar estadounidense de Haití frente a las críticas internas. Extractos del *Charlotte Observer*, del *Savannah Press* y de *The Wall Street Journal* atribuían a los administradores estadounidenses dirigidos por el comisionado Russell el establecimiento de la estabilidad, la construcción de escuelas y caminos, y el cese de una serie de revoluciones violentas. Dichos comentarios sostenían que la población haitiana se beneficiaba de la tutela estadounidense y deseaba su continuidad.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

by butchery. The slaying of political J

prisoners had made Haiti politics even

more sanguinary than usual for Carib

bean ci^mpaigning.

“The United States.” it is pointed

out by the Charlotte Observer (Demo

cratic) “has constructed good reads

for them and built schoolhou9es, es

tablished a fine system of policing, and

has surrounded the natives with ad

vantages which they do not want to

see taken away. It is a land

of primitive negroes—as primitive as

ever they were in Africa—bitf thev

know a good thing when thev see it

and would he willing to fight'to stav

under Uncle Sam's roof.” The Savan

nah Press (Democratic) holds that.

"Haiti is now a paradise compared

with its former condition, and it will

be a blessing if the President of the

island remains still under the influ

ence of Commissioner Russell."

Quoting an earlier editorial, the

Wall Street Journal (financial) states

"Uncle Sam, that notorious Shy lock,

land-grabber and tyrant, took over the

management of that island 11 years

iigo. In those days it woijid have

been easier to find, because Its prin

cipal harbor and capital. JPort au

Prince, could be located by its odor far

out to sea. It was about the most

loathsome pest-hole in the Central

American republics. Presidents were

elected for a term of seven years, six t

of them, prior to our intervention, hail

functioned in less than four years.

One was blown up In his palace one

j died by poison, one was killed by the

mob, and the three others were de

posed by revolutionists, which mas as

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1927). Washington, D.C., 1927-03-30. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1927-03-30/ed-1/?sp=8

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1927-03-30.

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