Evening star

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Middle Course Adopted.

Had Uncle Sam been an old-fash

ioned imperialist—had Uncle Sam been

half the acquisitive imperialist the

chief critics of the Haitian occupation

say he is—he would have saved him

self a lot of trouble by taking over the

government entirely, sending down a

governor general and establishing an

efficient administration after well

known Colonial models.

Or, if he had been the doctrinaire

legalist that his critics would like him

to be, he could have avoided immediate

responsibility by withdrawing alto

gether and allowing the Haitian poli

ticians to resume their wonted ways.

Instead he followed neither of these

courses. He adopted a middle policy of

re-establishing a Haitian government

and arranging to control it under the

forms of law. There was much to justi

fy such a policy, but it has also opened

the w'ay to endless criticism.

Bandits Hunted by Marines.

The final justification of the policy

must be found in the successful educa

tion of the Haitian people to resume

control of their own affairs and to con

duct them with a reasonable degree of

respect, for the standards of modem

civilization.

The first pressing obligation was the

restoration—or rather the establish

ment —of peace and order. This meant

changing the habits of a century. In

the north were numerous bandit gangs,

known as Cacos. from which were re

cruited the endless succession of revo

lutionary armies.

Incited by disgruntled politicians,

these cacos set out to oppose the Amer

ican occupation as they had each suc

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1929). Washington, D.C., 1929-12-15. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1929-12-15/ed-1/?sp=43

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1929-12-15.