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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
June 27, 192227 de junio de 1922 · Great Falls, Mont. · US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines

Great Falls tribune

SourceFuente: Great Falls tribune · Great Falls, Mont. · June 27, 192227 de junio de 1922
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045217/1922-06-27/ed-1/?sp=11

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: The mirror · May 18, 192218 de mayo de 1922Later articleArtículo siguiente: Norwich bulletin · June 27, 192227 de junio de 1922 →

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SummaryResumen

The *Great Falls tribune* reported that the Senate committee chaired by Senator Medill McCormick suspended its findings on Dominican affairs due to active negotiations to end military rule in Santo Domingo. Regarding Haiti, the committee concluded that reducing marine forces would inevitably lead to renewed brigandage and revolution. While acknowledging administrative blunders and instances of cruelty toward natives, the report maintained that the occupation had established peace, solvency, and security.

El *Great Falls tribune* informó que la comisión del Senado presidida por el senador Medill McCormick suspendió sus conclusiones sobre los asuntos dominicanos debido a las activas negociaciones en curso para poner fin al régimen militar en Santo Domingo. En cuanto a Haití, la comisión concluyó que reducir los efectivos de infantería de marina conduciría inevitablemente a un rebrote del bandolerismo y la revolución. Pese a reconocer desatinos administrativos y casos de crueldad hacia la población nativa, el informe sostuvo que la ocupación había establecido paz, solvencia financiera y seguridad.

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.

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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.

ment of its findings on Dominican af

fairs "in view of the negotiations hap

pily begun between the state depart

ment and the doniinican leaders look

ing to the termination of military gov

ernment in Santo Domingo."

The declaration that early withdraw

al of or drastic reduction in the Ameri

ca marine occupation force Haiti would

we followed certainly by brigandage

and revolution was made in the report.

The report was signed by Senator

McCormick. republican. Illinois, chair

man, and Senators Oddic, republican,

Nevada; Pomerene. demo^at, Ohio,

and Jones, democrat. New Mexico, who

have held protracted hearings and re

cently toured Haiti and Santo Dom

ingo.

The committee found that on the

whole American administration in

Haiti has been of great benefit to the

Haitiens and was so regarded, it was

said, by a vast majority. The Ameri

can occupancy, however, waa described

as one both of "failure and achieve

ment," the report stated, adding that

there had been some "blunders and

a few instances of cruelty againat na

tives by members of the military force.

"I« brief, under tbe treaty between

Haiti and the United States," the re

port said, "the peace of the republic,

the solvency of its government and the

security of its people are published

for the firat time for many year*."

Terms for Reunion

of China Announced

by Leader of South

Peking. June 20.— (By The Associ

ated Press. >—The formation of a

"United States of China," modeled

after the American federation, and a

national conference at Shanghai to dis

cuss demobilization of superfluous

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Great Falls tribune. (1922). Great Falls, Mont., 1922-06-27. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045217/1922-06-27/ed-1/?sp=11

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Great Falls tribune, 1922-06-27.

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