Diario las Américas

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Press Censorship, Plans Free Elections

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti —(UP)

—Former Haitian President Paul

E. Magloire flew into exile Thurs

day night and his departure touch

ed off jubilant demonstrations

throughout this capital city.

Magloire’s departure signaled a

complete victory for the people

over military dictatorship. Hai

tians danced in the streets and

ripped down posters proclaiming

“Long Live Magloire.”

Magloire bowed to the pressure

of a nationwide general strike

Wednesday and stepped down as

Chief of State, a post he assumed

immediately after resigning as

President. But Haitians were not

satisfied and Thursday he surren

dered control of the armed forces

by resigning as commander-in-chief.

Tension ran high from the time

Magloire’s decision to go into exile

became known and his actual de

parture some hours later. Author

ities frankly feared an attempt on

Magloire’s life.

A heavy guard protected Mag

loire when he left the Dessalines

army barracks, where he took re

fuge after resigning as president,

for the airport. A military trans

port waifed with its engines run

ning.

A strong patrol of armed troops

dispersed crowds waiting at the

airport and set up road blocks on

all incoming roads. A crowd of

nearly 10,000 had massed at the

airport to see Magloire leave.

In the eerie light of flares, Mag

loire and a few of his followers

about talking Congressmen into

voting for or against the revision

of the 1948 sugar act' that was

passed by Congress earlier this

year.

The revision, in effect, gave do

mestic sugar growers, including

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1956). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1956-12-15. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1956-12-15/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1956-12-15.