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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
1871-04-13 · Kenosha, Wis. · 1865-1905 US annexation debates, customs question

The Kenosha telegraph

SourceFuente: The Kenosha telegraph, Kenosha, Wis., 1871-04-13
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033123/1871-04-13/ed-1/?sp=5
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SummaryResumen

Based on the provided excerpt, the newspaper reported that according to observers, the only way to secure Dominican independence and prevent the territory from falling into colonial subjection by another nation is through the adoption of a specific recommended course. Additionally, the article noted that the island's most important commerce, the tobacco trade, was rapidly becoming a German monopoly, with German subjects and their influence exceeding those of any other foreign power in the north and central districts.

A tenor del extracto, el periódico refirió que, según varios observadores, la única manera de salvaguardar la soberanía dominicana e impedir que el territorio cayese bajo la sumisión colonial de otra potencia radicaba en adoptar la política aconsejada. Además, el artículo hizo notar que el ramo mercantil más lucrativo de la isla, el comercio de tabaco, se estaba transformando aceleradamente en un monopolio alemán, superando los súbditos germanos y su ascendiente a cualquier otra influencia extranjera en los departamentos del norte y del centro.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

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.

From the original pageDe la página original

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.

th® freedom and substantial dependence

of each being guaranteed by the strength

of all. It is under the resolution of Con

gress, to recommend that such a comse

be adopted or abstained from. They

simply state as their belief, founded upon

the observations they could make, and of

the facts they could learn, that th’s is the

only way in which Dominican independ

ence can be secured, that if it should be

judged best not to adopt that course, even

the present shadow of independence will

be taken away. The Dominican territo

ry is one of the purest and richest on the

earth. Unless some such means as those

above mentioned are resorted to, it is to

lie exhausted and helpless until some na

tion shall seize and hold it in colonial

subjection.

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.

The commercial relations of the Do

minican part of the island present one in

dication not to be passed without men

tion The most important commerce of

the island by far, the tobacco trade, is

carried on mainly by Germans, and is

with the principal seaport of the new

German Empire. To suoh an extent has

this tendency developed itself, that this

trade is rapidly becoming a German mo

nopoly. The Commissioners found that

the number of German subjects in impor

taut business operations and agencies in

the north of the island exceed those of

any other foreign power, and their influ

ence is extending steadily up to the cen

tral districts.

THE SLAVERY QUESTION.

The influence which Santo Domingo,

under a stable government, would exercise

upon the inst itution of slavery, has not

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Kenosha telegraph. (1871). Kenosha, Wis., 1871-04-13. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033123/1871-04-13/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Kenosha telegraph, 1871-04-13.

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