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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
December 5, 19255 de diciembre de 1925 · Sumter, S.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

The watchman and southron

SourceFuente: The watchman and southron · Sumter, S.C. · December 5, 19255 de diciembre de 1925
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93067846/1925-12-05/ed-1/?sp=5

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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More on The Customs ReceivershipMás sobre La receptoría de aduanas

SummaryResumen

The *Watchman and Southron* reported on a statement praising the efficiency and low friction of the customs receivership in the Dominican Republic. The report highlighted the gradual replacement of American personnel with Dominicans, reducing American staff to the minimum required by treaty. It warned that careless selections for the few remaining American positions could disrupt the service's success.

El *Watchman and Southron* informó sobre una declaración que elogiaba la eficacia y la ausencia de fricciones en la receptoría aduanera de la República Dominicana. El informe destacó la sustitución gradual del personal estadounidense por dominicanos, reduciendo la plantilla estadounidense al mínimo exigido por los tratados. Advirtió que elecciones descuidadas para los pocos cargos estadounidenses restantes podrían perjudicar el buen desempeño del servicio.

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.

people, and is performieng ef

ficiently the duties imposed upon

it." He added:

i "There is, perhaps, no example

Jin history of a work of this kind

j being carried on with so little fric

tion. The credit for the success

of the receivership is due almost

exclusively to the personnel em

ployed and to the direction given

in its organization. The avoid

ance of friction and efficient op

eration of the service, which have

been the outstanding marks of the

receivership, could be entirely de

stroyed hy a few careless selec

tions to fill the very few positions

held by Americans.

“It should be noted that not

the least of the accomplishments

of the receivership has been the

gradual replacement of American

personnel by Dominicans, until to

day the number of Americans is

reduced to the limit that could

fairly be regarded as a compliance

with the terms of the treaty es

tablishing the receivership.”

1I1RTH 11WORDS.

(Spa rtanburg I ioraU1).

South Carolina is holding lir.st

place in the records of infant

mortality and it is highly interest

ing that this unenviable position

is said to l>e hi ought about in all

probability by the failure of South

Carolina physicians to report all

births. All deaths are reported,

but all births are not reported,

according to the view of those who

have made a study of the situation,

and unite naturally the death rate

among children is thus raised:

If this be true South Carolina

physicians will cctrainly be given

a new point of view as to the im

portance of their thorough co

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The watchman and southron. (1925). Sumter, S.C., 1925-12-05. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93067846/1925-12-05/ed-1/?sp=5

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