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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
1927-01-13 · Chicago, Ill.;New York, N.Y. · 1924-1960 Trujillo era

The daily worker

SourceFuente: The daily worker, Chicago, Ill.;New York, N.Y., 1927-01-13
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020097/1927-01-13/ed-1/?sp=2
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SummaryResumen

The *Daily Worker* condemned U.S. financial and political control in Santo Domingo, emphasizing the dominant role of the National City Bank of New York. Quoting the book *Dollar Diplomacy*, the article recounted the landing of U.S. Marines in 1916 and Washington's refusal to recognize provisional President Henríquez y Carvajal unless he accepted a treaty expanding American control.

El *Daily Worker* condenó el control político y financiero estadounidense sobre Santo Domingo, enfatizando el papel hegemónico del National City Bank of New York. Citando el libro *Dollar Diplomacy*, el artículo recordó el desembarco de los marines en 1916 y la negativa de Washington a reconocer al presidente provisional Henríquez y Carvajal a menos que aceptara un tratado que ampliaba el control estadounidense.

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.

very coast.”

In the years that followed the Un

ited States securely fastened its

financial tentacles upon the Island,

and with financial control went in

terference with the political life of

the nation. As in Haiti, so in Santo

Domingo, we find the National City

Bank of New York, a Morgan-

Rockefeller outfit, the dominating

influence. Whenever a spark of

smouldering discontent would light

the fires of opposition in the island,

U. S. warships were always ready to

"do their stuff.”

One stage of this development Is

carefully narrated in “Dollar Diplo

macy” as follows:

"American financial and political

interference in Santo Domingo final

ly led to armed intervention, m

April 1916 another insurrection took

place in Santo Domingo, and this

time, on May 4, 1914, United States

marines were landed. ‘Stealthily

American battleships entered the

roadstead of Santo Domingo City,

and under cover of a score or more

long-range, big-caliber guns the

American admiral, with a large

force of marines, landed on Domin

ican territory.'

"President Jiminez resigned and

the Dominican congress elected Dr.

Henriquez y Carvajal temporary

president. The state department

refused to recognize this legally

chosen president unless he signed

a treaty with the United States

which Washington had been pres

sing on Santo Domingo since 1915.

This treaty was even more drastic

than the one forced on the republic

in 1907, and was similar in nature

and intent to the one forced by the

Wilson administration on Haiti, It

called for the control by American

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The daily worker. (1927). Chicago, Ill.;New York, N.Y., 1927-01-13. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020097/1927-01-13/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The daily worker, 1927-01-13.

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