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United States military occupation of

the black man’s republic proved that

he is politically irresponsible, or does

it indicate, as the islander, contends,

that the United States, however

s benevolent its purpose may. have been

in establishing its military control

therej only added to the burdens of the

iblack man? Time was when Haiti

istood alone; there once ruled on the

throne the Emperor Christophe, ac

counted one of the most picturesque,

if perhaps one of the most savage

rulers any people ever had. His mag

nificent pleasure palace, Sans Souci,

is only a ruin now, the citadel perched

high above it on a mountain top, has

no counterpart In aty the Western hemi

sphere. These attest the Haitian’s

past, but what of his future? He is

.filled with foreboding, for the white

man’s hand is in his land. The fol

lowing is a sketch by a correspondent"

in the Christian Science Monitor.

Tlie Citadel of Christoph*.

I had stumbled in, the night before,, on

a gendarmerie officer in the Northern hills.

The next morning, mounted on the horse

of the magistrat communal. I was riding

to Gros Riviere, along the Joli Trou trail,

a winding passage ever high ridges, through

dyewood and hardwood forests, a tumble

of mountains below in a sort of giant’s pit,

with those loud, clear and child-like songs

sung by men’s voices floating out of the

depths. On a neighboring summit, in minia

ture by reason of the miles intervening,

stood a pile of brick, and stogie, grim and

medieval looking. It was the citadel. To

the barely accessible rocks upon which it is

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Montgomery advertiser. (1920). Montgomery, Ala., 1920-11-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020645/1920-11-03/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Montgomery advertiser, 1920-11-03.