The Wilmington morning star

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ments and methods, they raise

such subsistence crops as corn,

beans, rice, sugar cane, the

starchy manioc root, and various

tropical fruits.

Haiti also exports an unusual

variety of commercial crops. Of

these, coffee is well in the lead,

followed, normally, by bananas,

sisal, cotton, sugar, and cacao.

Although the war has brought its

usual quota of shipping and trade

problems. Haitian economy has

been stabilized by recent ship

ments of coffee and sugar; by

cotton crop agreements with the

United States, and otner nnanciai

and trade assistance from the big

continental neighbor. Particularly

welcome have been orders from

the U. S. War Department for

Haitian coffee. Haitian sisal, too.

is proving a valuable fiber to take

the place of some of this lost raw

material of the Orient, while rub

ber planting there also is expected

to help meet war needs.

A significant indication of in

creased interest in the United

States is seen in a recent decree

making English a required sub

ject in Haitian schools.

In an area about half the i;ize

of Virginia, the Dominican Re

public .presents samples of some

of the world’s most varied climate

and scenery—from humid jungle

to cactus-dotted desert, from ten

thousand-foot mountain heights to

the Lake de Enriquillo, 150 feet j

below sea level and saltier than:

sea water.

Most of the Dominicans, who

number roughly a million and

three-quarters, are concentrated

either in the lowlands and valleys

Df the north, or around the capital,

rrujillo City, in the south. In re

cent years the Dominican Republic

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Wilmington morning star. (1943). Wilmington, N.C., 1943-03-14. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78002169/1943-03-14/ed-1/?sp=7

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Wilmington morning star, 1943-03-14.