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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
January 18, 193918 de enero de 1939 · Washington [D.C.] · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

The Washington times

SourceFuente: The Washington times · Washington [D.C.] · January 18, 193918 de enero de 1939
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1939-01-18/ed-1/?sp=2

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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The *Washington Times* reported that thirty-two German-Jewish refugees arriving in New York aboard the Red Star liner *Westernland* planned to establish new homes in the Dominican Republic. The article noted that the country's capital, originally named Santo Domingo, had been renamed Ciudad Trujillo by Rafael Trujillo, whose past record with immigrants was criticized. The arrival occurred as over 1,500 Jewish refugees faced potential return to Germany after Paraguay and Uruguay barred their entry.

El *Washington Times* informó que treinta y dos refugiados judeoalemanes arribados a Nueva York a bordo del transatlántico *Westernland*, de la naviera Red Star, planeaban radicarse en la República Dominicana. El artículo anotó que la capital del país, originalmente llamada Santo Domingo, había sido rebautizada Ciudad Trujillo por Rafael Trujillo, cuyos antecedentes hacia la inmigración eran objeto de críticas. Su llegada se produjo mientras más de 1.500 refugiados judíos se enfrentaban a una posible repatriación a Alemania tras prohibírseles la entrada en Paraguay y Uruguay.

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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.

the Caribbean’s second largest

island.

It was discovered by Colum

bus, who is buried there. Its I

capital city, Santo Domingo,!

the oldest white settlement in

the New World, was named;

after the patron saint of the

father of Columbus—until Tro-!

jillo came along. He dubbed it I

Ciudad Trujillo.

Trujillo’s past record with;

immigrants isn’t so good.

The Dominican Republic was

originally a Spanish colony;

and felt French rule for a time.

1,500 JEWS FACE

REICH RETURN

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 18

(I.N.S.)More than 1,500 Ger

man-Jewish refugees now on the

high seas en route from Europe to

Paraguay may be forced to re

turn to their starting points with

out debarking from the ships on

which they are passengers, it was

learned today as both Paraguay

and Uraguay indicated unwilling

ness to accept them as immi

grants.

The Paraguayan government in

timated today that it will not ad

mit any Jews regardless of their

nationality, financial and social

positions, unless they have pass

port visas dated prior to December

18. Passport visas granted at

later dates to the refugees now

on their way to South America

were said to be fraudulent.

Since the Uraguayan govern

ment has also established similar

barriers, it appeared probable

that the refugees would be forced

to return to Europe without leav

ing their ships.

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 (1.N.5.).

German Jewish refugees seeking a

haven in Latin-America arrived

today aboard the Red Star liner

Westemland. Thirty-two of them

plan to build new homes in Santo

Domingo.

To meet requirements of the Do

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The Washington times. (1939). Washington [D.C.], 1939-01-18. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1939-01-18/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington times, 1939-01-18.

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