Evening star
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The *Evening Star* reported on political controversy in Haiti surrounding President Borno's eligibility, his decree extending the Council of State to secure reelection, and extended American financial control under the 1915 treaty. The article also noted heavy outward migration among Haitian farmers, with tens of thousands departing for Cuba and the Dominican Republic. An estimated 150,000 natives had emigrated since the American occupation began, resulting in a local labor scarcity.
El *Evening Star* informó sobre la controversia política en Haití en torno a la elegibilidad del presidente Borno, su decreto de prórroga del Consejo de Estado para asegurarse la reelección y la extensión del control financiero estadounidense bajo el tratado de 1915. El artículo también señaló una intensa emigración de agricultores haitianos, con decenas de miles partiendo hacia Cuba y la República Dominicana. Se estimaba que unos 150 000 naturales habían emigrado desde el inicio de la ocupación estadounidense, lo que provocó escasez de mano de obra local.
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V new constitution was rreparea
hv Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt and adopted
by Haiti, by decree of its Pr< sident,
acting as dictator.
The council of State elected Presi
dent Porno in 1922. It is claimed that
he is ineligible to serve as President,
since he was the son of aiien Frermh.
although he was horn in Haiti. The
decree establishing the couneil of
state was for a term of 10 Tears,
which term lias now expired, hut
President Borno. a candidate tw re
elect inn next April 12, has decreed Its
extension for another 10 years, and It
is alleged he has filled several vacan
cies on it with his own relatives and
cabinet officials and expects it to re
elect him. Tn the meanwhile the peo
ple have not been permitted to vote
for a new Assembly, whose constitu
tional function It is to elect the Presi
dent.
The treaty of 1915 with the United
States has been extended by presiden
tial decree until 1936, without, coming
before our Sonate. This extends our
control over Haitian finances. The
National City Bank is negotiating an
additional loan of $16,000,000 to Haiti,
the bids for the loan having been ad
vertised bv our State Department, in
1922 the Haitian foreign debt was
$6,971,874.
Haiti has a population of 3,000,000,
mostly small formers. Jn 1924 there
was an emigration of 21,013 ftom
Haiti (o Cuba; ill 1925 there were up
ward of 30,000 emigrated to Cute., and
many more to tho Dominican Repub
lic Since American occupation, it is
staled. 150,000 native* have migrated,
so that today there is a scarcity of
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Evening star. (1926). Washington, D.C., 1926-03-13. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1926-03-13/ed-1/?sp=6
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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1926-03-13.
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