The Daily news of the Virgin Islands

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palace guard, with the militia’s

urban shock troops, number 20,000.

They have the license to rob and

kill at will.

A third new force are the rural

militia, numbering around 30,000.

Their group leaders have a few

rifles each. But the majority is

armed only with machetes, which

are efficient enough against 3

totally :narmed population.

To show his power in the capi

tal, Duvalier has twice brought

throngs of machete-swinging pea

sants into Port-Au-Prince to cele

brate “anniversaries” of his rule.

The U.S., to show disapproval

of Duvalier’s autocracy, has de

termined to cut off the financial

aid that has enabled him to pay

government payrolls. This is

weakening his hold on Haiti.

The hemispheric boycott by the

OAS is planned to speed his

downfall.

BULLDOZING

Road Grading

Paving

ART ANDREW

Cu.

P.O. 1138

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Daily news of the Virgin Islands. (1963). Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., 1963-03-01. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025327/1963-03-01/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Daily news of the Virgin Islands, 1963-03-01.