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slightest sign of relaxing his iron grip

on the affairs of his long suffering

country. Alexis has -a' record, a. very

bad one. It seems incredible In this

age, but those who'are in a position to

know assert that this old negro presi

dent is probably the most "undesirable

citizen" of a republic which possesses

a surfeit of such.Vthat he is endowed

with a positive thirst for the shedding

of. blood and that he is not at all par

ticular as to whose blood it may hap

pen to be. He is also an out and out

voodoo worshiper, and Is known to

have been the high priest of supersti

tious and bloody rites that are entirely

foreign to the duties of a president as

they are understood farther north.

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Alexis Is one of the three negro presi

dents, the others being his neighbor

the executive of the Dominican Repub

lic and the very respectable President

Arthur Barclay of Liberia.

An Admirable Executive.-

It Is a relief to turn from the bar

barities of the old savage who rules

Haiti with the despotism of a vicious

dictator to the' admirable administra

tion of Alfonso, penna,' the capable and

dignified chief .magistrate of the great

republic of Brazil. He Is unique

among the Latin-American presidents

from the fact that he is a man of

peace. His record is admirable In

every respect. He has never been en

gaged In any of the plotting and plan

ning so characteristic of tropical poli

cies and has never been in sympathy

with revolution in any form. When

the Brazilians were scheming to get

rid of old Dum Pedro. Penna kept aloof

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Rock Island Argus. (1908). Rock Island, Ill., 1908-06-20. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053934/1908-06-20/ed-1/?sp=7

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Rock Island Argus, 1908-06-20.