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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
April 21, 189221 de abril de 1892 · San Francisco [Calif.] · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

The morning call

SourceFuente: The morning call · San Francisco [Calif.] · April 21, 189221 de abril de 1892
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94052989/1892-04-21/ed-1/?sp=3

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

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More on Samaná BayMás sobre Bahía de Samaná

SummaryResumen

*The Morning Call* reported on the United States Navy's strategic interest in acquiring a coaling station at Samaná Bay, highlighting its superior harbor and its commanding position along shipping routes to a future Nicaragua canal. However, the correspondent noted that complications existed because the Samaná Bay Company held prior treaty claims, necessitating that the State Department resolve the company's damage claims against the Dominican government before securing a title.

*The Morning Call* informó sobre el interés estratégico de la Armada de los Estados Unidos en adquirir una estación carbonera en la bahía de Samaná, destacando su magnífico puerto y su posición dominante a lo largo de las rutas de navegación hacia un futuro canal de Nicaragua. Sin embargo, el corresponsal señaló que existían complicaciones debido a que la Samaná Bay Company poseía reclamos derivados de tratados previos, lo que exigía que el Departamento de Estado resolviera los reclamos por daños y perjuicios de la compañía contra el gobierno dominicano antes de asegurar un título de propiedad.

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.

our Government has kept aloof.

"Now, however, the United States has a

navy and it is necessary to provide coaling

stations for it. It finds that the bay of

Samana is th" most available point at which

to coal its vessels, because of its excellent

advantages from a marine point of view.

Engineers have declared it to be the best

place for a coaling station in the whole

West Indies, as it is easily approached with

out danger from reefs or shoals while it is

a matter of peril to nndert.ike to reach

many of the other islands, so hemmed in are

they by lancers to the navigator.

"Another thing, the station is la the di

rect line to the Nicaragua canal and, when

that sh*ll have been opened to navigation,

there will be no better point from which it

can be readily reached from the East. It is

a good placo for a war-vessel to lie wnile

awaiting orders or for any other purpose,

as it is the healthiest of all the islands of

the West Indian group

"In consideration of these facts it is more

than likely that our Government will take

fomc decided step toward putting itself in a

warn t> retain its coaling station there. But,

a-. I have said, Si can get no clear title to

the station, and, in fact, no title of any sort.

It belongs to tho Samana Day Company,

under special treaty, and as that treaty is

made wtth American citizens our Guy-em

ment is bound to respect its provisions.

The claims of the company for damages

against the Dominican Government cau no

longer be ignored by the Statu Department

st Washington, and it is my belief that

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The morning call. (1892). San Francisco [Calif.], 1892-04-21. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94052989/1892-04-21/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The morning call, 1892-04-21.

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