Evening star

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work it was proposed by Mr. Blaine for the

commission to do was of considerable import

ance.

FBOr. LANOBTON'S OPINION.

A Stab reporter was talking this morning

with Prof. John M. Langaton, who very ably

represented this country in Hayti for a number

of years, until he resigned when Cleveland be

came Freiident.

"There is the greatest need." he said, "of

the Exercise of the best diplomatic skill in

Hayti at this time. Mr. Blaine saw this when

he proposed to send a very strong commission

there. The riches of commerce Are in the

West Indies trade, and America alone of all

the great nations is almost cut out of it. The

government is not in a position to protect her

citizens in their rights there and they are

obliged to yield np the riches of this trade to

foreigners. I have seen the fleet of fruiters in

seven years grow from four little vessels to

thirty magnificent crafts, some of th^m the

finest steamers that sail the Atlantic. None of

them are American. They are foreign navi

gators carrying our commerce. Our interests in

this trade, and. moreover, the transcontinental

canal questions, are seriously involved in this

matter. With the building of a canal between

the two oceans and the direction this will give

to ocean trade, we must have some vantage

ground from which to look out for American

interests and protect American citizens in the

commercial contest.

so PROTECTION.

"One of the chief reasons we have not a large

fleet of merchantmen engaged in the West In

dies trade now is that the government does not

protect them in their rights. They have not

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1889). Washington, D.C., 1889-07-08. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1889-07-08/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1889-07-08.