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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
June 11, 191911 de junio de 1919 · Americus, Ga.;[Americus, Ga.?] · US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines

Americus times-recorder

SourceFuente: Americus times-recorder · Americus, Ga.;[Americus, Ga.?] · June 11, 191911 de junio de 1919
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89053204/1919-06-11/ed-1/?sp=4

In contextEn contexto

US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines · 1916–1924

President Woodrow Wilson ordered US Marines to occupy the Dominican Republic in May 1916. For eight years, naval governors ruled by martial decree, facing guerrilla resistance ('gavilleros') and Senate investigations.Woodrow Wilson ordenó la ocupación militar en mayo de 1916. Durante ocho años, gobernadores navales gobernaron por decreto marcial, enfrentando resistencia guerrillera ('gavilleros').

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The *Americus times-recorder* reported on the U.S. occupation of Haiti under the 1915 treaty, which intervened to prevent European powers from seizing autonomy over unpaid bonds. The treaty placed U.S. officials in charge of Haitian finances, public works, and sanitation, alongside a naval general of gendarmerie directing the native constabulary. Brigadier General A. W. Catlin was appointed to command the U.S. marine detachment stationed in Haiti.

El *Americus times-recorder* informó sobre la ocupación estadounidense de Haití al amparo del tratado de 1915, mediante la cual se intervino para evitar que potencias europeas conculcaran la autonomía del país por bonos impagos. El pacto puso a funcionarios de los EE. UU. al frente de las rentas haitianas, obras públicas y sanidad, junto a un oficial de la marina al mando de la gendarmería autóctona. El general de brigada A. W. Catlin fue designado comandante del destacamento de infantería de marina de los Estados Unidos apostado en territorio haitiano.

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.

selling the bonds, skipped out with

the proceeds. Foreign buyers of this

kind of insecurity got “sore” and

a European government wa;; on the

point of taking an action which

would have resulted in the loss of her

autonomy to Haiti if the United

States had' not stepped In.

By the terms of the treaty of

1915 between Haiti and the United

States this country “occupied” Haiti

for the purpose of teaching its peo

ple to become independent and free

from foreign influence. We were

given the right to have certain offi

cials at Port-au-Prince, capital of

the republic. One of these was a

financial adviser through whom, and

subject to whose approval, the rev

enues’of the Haitian government

are expended. Another is a general

of gendarmerie who directs and trains

the native constabulary; Commander

Gayler of the LTnited States navy is

in charge of all public works in Haiti

while Commander McClean is in

sharge of all sanitation. Brigadier

General A. W. Catlin, who recently

served in France and who is the au

thor of one of the recent war books,

■‘With The Help of God and a Few

Marines,” is now in charge of the

United States forces in Haiti.

Aiding them are a nojly of United

States Marines. A number of these

Special Sale Thursday and Friday at Church well’s

DON’T SACRIFICE YOUR

LIBERTY BONDS

it is your patriotic duty to

keep them if possible. If

you must dispose of them,

to prevent your selling

them at a loss, we will ac

cept them at full face

value on your account or

a trade.

Shoe Sale

100 pairs of ladies pumps and

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Americus times-recorder. (1919). Americus, Ga.;[Americus, Ga.?], 1919-06-11. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89053204/1919-06-11/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Americus times-recorder, 1919-06-11.

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