The Dallas express
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The *Dallas express* reported on Rear Admiral Thomas Snowden's official report describing the accomplishments of the U.S. military administration in Santo Domingo. Snowden stated that annual internal revenue collections rose to $3,500,000, regressive taxes were eliminated in favor of property taxes, and the $20,000,000 loan of 1908 was projected to be fully retired by 1926. He highlighted that substantial government savings were redirected toward constructing public schools, roads, harbor improvements, and sanitary facilities.
El *Dallas express* informó sobre el reporte oficial del contraalmirante Thomas Snowden en el que describía los logros de la administración militar estadounidense en Santo Domingo. Snowden señaló que la recaudación anual de rentas internas se elevó a 3 500 000 dólares, que se eliminaron impuestos regresivos en favor del impuesto sobre la propiedad y que se proyectaba saldar por completo el préstamo de 20 000 000 de dólares de 1908 para 1926. Destacó que considerables ahorros estatales se canalizaron hacia la construcción de escuelas públicas, carreteras, mejoras portuarias e instalaciones de saneamiento.
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started the Island Republic on the road
to prosperity and successful self-government.
Rear Admiral Thomas Snow
den, made public by the Navy Depart
ment It was prepared In response to
an inquiry from the State Department
as to what steps had been taken to pre
pare San Dominican people.
The military Government has set the
country an unassailable example of
good government, free from graft, giv
ing a square deal to all, an adminis
tration absolutely above reproach.""
Admiral Snowden's report declared.
Internal revenue eolectlons of San
Domingo have increased from an av
erage of 8700,000 annually before the
occupation to aproxlmately $3,500,000
last year, with prospects of a million
dollars more this year, the Admiral's
summary said. Certain taxes bearing
heavily on the poor on property sub
stituted, the first attempt at a direct
tax In San Domingo, the report said.
As a result of the financial rehab
ilitation of the Republic the floating
debt has been liquidated and Indica
tions that the $20,000,000 loan of 1908
will be paid by 1926, more than thirty
years before maturity, the Governor
reported. A revision of the tariff sys
tem has resulted In a 70 per cent In
crease in Imports and added customs
collections, he added.
Much graft, dishonesty and ineffi
ciency In Government offices has been
eliminated and the money saved there
by has gone towards the building of
schools, roads and public buildings,
port improvements and sanitary ar
rangements, the, repdrt said
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The Dallas express. (1920). Dallas, Tex., 1920-08-28. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, record cr23680-1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025779/1920-08-28/ed-1/?sp=1
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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Dallas express, 1920-08-28.