Evening star
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The *Evening star* reported on trade and economic conditions in Haiti, citing American Chamber of Commerce statistics showing that annual exports reached over $21,000,000 before fluctuating with post-war global market cycles. The article noted that annual import duties averaged over $2,100,000 and pointed out the country's extensive undeveloped natural resources. It also observed that the 1916 constitution modified previous bans on foreign land ownership, allowing foreigners to acquire property for commerce, industry, or agriculture.
El *Evening star* informó sobre el comercio y la situación económica en Haití, citando estadísticas de la Cámara de Comercio estadounidense que indicaban que las exportaciones anuales superaron los 21 000 000 de dólares antes de fluctuar conforme a los ciclos del mercado mundial de posguerra. El artículo señaló que los derechos arancelarios de importación promediaban más de 2 100 000 dólares anuales y resaltó los cuantiosos recursos naturales inexplotados del país. Observó asimismo que la constitución de 1916 modificó las prohibiciones precedentes sobre la propiedad extranjera de la tierra, facultando a los forasteros a adquirir bienes inmuebles con fines comerciales, industriales o agrícolas.
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pay specially troublesome European
debts. Domestic claims are being
adjusted.
M. Be lie grade lu his Monday speech
at Lyon denied that exports have
been stimulated, yet official statistics
show that the export* in the first
year after American occupation were
17,220,290, the next year 16.276,321,
In 1918-19, $21,460,290; In 1919-20,
*18,990,032; In 1920-21, *4.953,570; In
1921-22. *8.696,612; In 1922-23. *12,-
128,429. (Reported by the American
Chamber of Commerce of Haiti.)
Duties on imports collected annual
ly have averaged *2,175,399. Haitian
business—exports and imports—like
that of other countries, is affected by
world market conditions, and no one
need be reminded that the world has
had both fat and lean years since
the world war Prior to American
intervention exports had been par
alyzed by non-production, due to the
anarchistic conditions in Haiti,
v*
Haiti has an area of 10,204 square
miles and a population of 2,500.000,
mostly negroes. The dominant lan
guage Is French. It has great natural
resources, not well developed. Until
the new constitution was adopted, in
1916, no foreign-born person could
hold property in that country'. The
predominating colored people ex
cluded whites as rigidly as we are
about to exclude the orientals. The
new constitution modifies that ex
clusion somewhat and permits for
eigners to own property needed for
the carrying on of commercial or
manufacturing enterprises or for
farming. Not much exploitation nas
followed that invitation yet, and as
viewed by the Department of State
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Evening star. (1924). Washington, D.C., 1924-07-04. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, record cr38020-2. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1924-07-04/ed-1/?sp=6
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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1924-07-04.