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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
July 7, 19397 de julio de 1939 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · July 7, 19397 de julio de 1939
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1939-07-07/ed-1/?sp=11

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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SummaryResumen

The *Evening Star* reported on a brief Washington press conference held by General Rafael Trujillo alongside Dominican Minister Andrés Pastoriza and an aide named Aguilar before leaving for the State Department. Trujillo characterized his American journey as a goodwill mission intended to improve relations between the United States and the Dominican Republic. Answering questions, Trujillo stated that he would spend July studying American agriculture, industry, and culture, and denied receiving any overtures from the German government.

El *Evening Star* dio cuenta de una breve rueda de prensa ofrecida en Washington por el general Rafael Trujillo junto con el ministro dominicano Andrés Pastoriza y un edecán de apellido Aguilar antes de dirigirse al Departamento de Estado. Trujillo calificó su viaje por Estados Unidos como una misión de buena voluntad concebida para mejorar las relaciones domínico-estadounidenses. Al responder preguntas, Trujillo aseguró que dedicaría julio a estudiar la agricultura, la industria y la cultura norteamericanas, desmintiendo haber recibido propuesta alguna por parte del régimen alemán.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

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.

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On his left was Minister Pastoriza

and on his right one Senor Aguilar.

Senor Aguilar, a volunteer helper,

said:

“There are only seven minutes be

fore they have go go to the State

Department. Now, will somebody

ask a question? Gen. Trupillo wiil

reply in Spanish, and I will tell you

what he said.”

No questions were asked at once.

The general offered a remark of his

own. Minister Pastoriza passed it

on in English:

“This is a good will trip for im

proving even further the good rela

tions between the Dominican Re

public and the United States.”

Throws in Comment.

A correspondent began a question.

With time growing short, Senor

Aguilar had a comment:

"A release containing a statement

from Gen Trujillo will be ready for

you downstairs. I think it will an

swer all the questions you could ask.

You ask questions now and I will

let you know if it is not answered

in the statement.”

In reply to three questions, Gen.

Trujillo disclosed that he intends to

spend July in the United States, in

quiring into the country's agricul

ture and industry and its cultural

centers: that he has received no

overtures from the German govern

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1939). Washington, D.C., 1939-07-07. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1939-07-07/ed-1/?sp=11

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1939-07-07.

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