The daily worker
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020097/1927-01-13/ed-1/?sp=2
SummaryResumen
The *Daily Worker* described the November 29, 1916 proclamation of martial law by U.S. naval forces in Santo Domingo, which dissolved the national legislature, suspended elections, and established a direct military dictatorship. The article asserted that the military regime was instituted to force the Dominican Republic to concede complete financial and administrative control to American investors. It further noted the expanding worldwide presence of the National City Bank of New York.
El *Daily Worker* describió la proclamación de la ley marcial del 29 de noviembre de 1916 por fuerzas navales estadounidenses en Santo Domingo, la cual disolvió el poder legislativo nacional, suspendió las elecciones e instauró una dictadura militar directa. El artículo sostuvo que el régimen castrense se implantó para obligar a la República Dominicana a conceder el control financiero y administrativo absoluto a inversionistas estadounidenses. Apuntó además la creciente presencia mundial del National City Bank of New York.
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of the marines, declared martial law
on Nov. 29, 1916. He ousted the
Dominican officials, dissolved the
national legislature, forbade elec
tions and declared himself ‘supreme
legislator, supreme judge and su
preme executor,’ established a re
gime of military force and court
martial, set up a rigid censorship,
levied taxes and increased the pub
lic debt. This military dictatorship
was, according to the official pro
clamation of martial law, set up un
der instructions from Washington
because the United States govern
ment has urged upon Santo
Domingo certain necessary meas
ures which that government has
been unwilling or unable to adopt.
“THUS THE UNITED STATES
FRANKLY SET UP A MILITARY
DICTATORSHIP FOR THE PUR
POSE OF FORCING SANTO DO
MINGO TO SIGN A TREATY GIV
ING TO AMERICAN INVESTORS
COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE
FINANCES AND ADMINISTRA
TION OF THE REPUBLIC.”
This National City Bank of New
York City, that keeps its govern
ment at Washington continually on
the jump and rushes battleships
overseas in protection of the inter
ests of “American investors” now
has branches in 76 of the most Im
portant cities of 22 important coun
tries scattered over the world. The
beginning of this year saw it ab
sorb the International Banking cor
poration which enabled it, in the
words of the New York Time, to
branch out "into a world-wide or
ganization under the one name.”
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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