Evening star

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ordered him to take life easier.

U. S. Help Needed

He is supposed to do no work

on weekends. But his concern

over Haiti’s misfortune led

him to invite me to the palace

on a Sunday morning for aa

Interview*. He said he urgently

wanted the people of the

United States to understand

the situation.

“We are in dire circum

stance." he said. "We sorely

need help. We must get help

from the United States.”

Without assistance, he con

tinued. there is danger that

Haiti will go Communist be

cause communism thrives in a

climate of misery and poverty.

“We hope—and we think it

would be wise—that our good

friends, our good neighbors, the

Government and people of the

United States, will help us, the

smallest and poorest country in

the Caribbean.

“We are interested in a true

democracy In this country. And

we want to be of constructive

help to your country in its big

gest task, the light for a free

world.”

Discovered by Columbus

Haiti occupies the western

third of Hispaniola, an island

discovered by Columbus in

1492. It was ruled by Spain

until ceded to France in 1697.

It won independence in 1804,

becoming the first Latin Amer

ican country to do so.

When Mr. Duvalier assumed

the -presidency in 1957 he was

confronted with staggering fl

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How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1959). Washington, D.C., 1959-08-26. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1959-08-26/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1959-08-26.