Evening star

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present situation is atrocious. The

governor of Port au Prince has exeI

cuted 160 political prisoners, a veri!

table massacre for which there can

be no justification. His death follow;

ed at the hands of a mob after he

had fled for protection to the Dominican

legation. A reign of terror

now prevails. The United States is

not directly resoonsible. and vet must i

i hold itself as accountable in a meas'

ure for the maintenance of order in

Haiti. This is practically an impos!

sible task under existing conditions

j in that republic, but a degree of

supervision is maintained through the

presence at Cape Haitien of an American

cruiser. Whether this country

will be compelled to intervene to

check these inhuman performances is

a question that cannot now be answered.

These Haitian outbreaks are

an outrage upon civilization.

j

Military training as an incident to

employment as contemplated by some

I of the big American firms will repre|

sent a relaxation from the routine

of regular duty as well as valuable

education.

Shrinkage of the general fund in

the United States Treasury of $750.000

daily does not seem so startling

when compared with the outpouring

of treasure in the war in Europe.

The Leelanaw incident was managed

in a manner which prevents any

tedious inquiries as to whether it

should be classed as an unfortunate

accident. i

Col. Roosevelt would doubtless ap

prove 01 a song dedicated to uncle

Sam entitled, "I Did Not Raise My*

Ship to Be Torpedoed."

The next Congress will be asked

to consider revenues as well as reforms.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1915). Washington, D.C., 1915-07-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1915-07-28/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1915-07-28.