Maryland women's news
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The *Maryland women's news* published Horace G. Knowles's account of the 1916 American intervention in the Dominican Republic, alleging that President Wilson secretly deployed naval forces to seize the nation without congressional approval or a war declaration. Warships landed marines under covering guns, after which American authorities presented President Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal with a treaty subordinating national sovereignty. When Henriquez refused the terms, the American naval commander initiated full military subjugation of the republic.
El *Maryland women's news* publicó el relato de Horace G. Knowles sobre la intervención estadounidense de 1916 en la República Dominicana, alegando que el presidente Wilson desplegó secretamente fuerzas navales para apoderarse de la nación sin aprobación del Congreso ni declaración de guerra. Buques de guerra desembarcaron a infantes de marina bajo el fuego de cobertura de su artillería, tras lo cual las autoridades estadounidenses presentaron al presidente Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal un tratado que subordinaba la soberanía nacional. Al rechazar Henríquez las condiciones, el comandante naval estadounidense inició el pleno sometimiento militar de la república.
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this nation was founded and which its people cherish, or ruthlessly dis
regard its obligations and become an imperialism comparable with the old
monarchies of Europe.
The following is a condensed summary of the case as presented by
Mr. Knowles:
The Invasion.
In May of 1916, when the Dominican Republic was at peace with the
world, while it was a party to two existing treaties with the United States
and in direct violation to one of them, and without the slightest attempt
to appeal to or use diplomatic means or submitting any question in dispute
to The Hague tribunal, President Wilson ordered a part of the United
States Navy, without any notice to the Dominican Government, to go
secretly to Santo Domingo to seize the government and proceed to subju
gate the people. This was done without consulting or informing Con
gress, without a declaration of war.
American battleships entered the roadstead of Santo Domingo City,
and under the cover of long range guns landed a force of marines and
took possession. This was a paramount act of war. A little later the
United States presented to the Dominican president, Francisco Henriquez
y Carvajal, a treaty which completely destroyed the liberty, independence
and sovereignty of his nation, putting it under the absolute control of
the United States. It was an exact duplicate of the treaty which had just
been forced upon the helpless Haitian government by guns and bayonets.
President Henriquez refused to accept the demand, whereupon the Ameri
can admiral, acting, of course, under orders from Washington, proceeded
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Maryland women's news. (1922). [Baltimore, Md.], 1922-03-25. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, record cr08515-1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/2019251000/1922-03-25/ed-1/?sp=6
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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Maryland women's news, 1922-03-25.